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Who did copperheads back in the 1864 election?
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What did civil war copperheads do?
They were the anti-war branch of the Democratic party. If the Democrats had won the 1864 General Election, it is well possible that the Copperheads would have been able to call off the war.
What was copperheads in the American Civil War?
The Copperheads was a large group of anti-war, anti-Lincoln Democrats that wanted to secure peace with the Confederacy. Their main point of historical influence is in the 1864 presidential election. The Democratic party, nominating George B. McClellan, the old Civil War general, wanted to put a quick stop to the war, giving the CSA its independence. As it happened, Atlanta fell to Sherman, Grant pushed Lee back to Petersburg, and Lincoln's re-election was secured as the public was now sure of an American victory in the war. The Copperheads pretty much fell apart.
What was copperheads in the civil war?
The Copperheads was a large group of anti-war, anti-Lincoln Democrats that wanted to secure peace with the Confederacy. Their main point of historical influence is in the 1864 presidential election. The Democratic party, nominating George B. McClellan, the old Civil War general, wanted to put a quick stop to the war, giving the CSA its independence. As it happened, Atlanta fell to Sherman, Grant pushed Lee back to Petersburg, and Lincoln's re-election was secured as the public was now sure of an American victory in the war. The Copperheads pretty much fell apart.
Did Lincoln win election 1864 or Douglas?
Lincoln won the 1864 presidential election.
What was the exact date of the election of 1864?
November 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln won the election! :)
1864 in presidential election the democrats?
The person who won the 1864 presidential election was Abraham Lincoln.
Who was Lincolns Democratic opponent in the election of 1864?
Lincoln's Democratic opponent in the election of 1864 was General George McClellan.
What candidate and party did Fillmore support in the 1864 election?
What candidate and party did Fillmore support in the 1864 election
What had the South hoped for in the election of 1864?
They hoped lincoln would not win re-election in 1864, and they would be able to make peace.
Why do you think president lincoln beleived the copperheads were a threat to the union war effort?
They were the anti-war Democrats, who were in favour of a compromise peace. If Lincoln had lost the election of 1864, McClellan (a suspected Copperhead) would probably have gone for this outcome, and the South would have got their independence.
Why did president Lincoln believe the copperheads were a threat to the union war effort?
The Copperheads were a group of Northern Democrats who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. They were also called Peace Democrats, because they were in favor of a compromise peace. The Confederates believed that if they could prolong the war, and cause enough war-weariness in the North, Lincoln could lose the 1864 election. If so, the South might gain its independence. Unfortunately for the Copperheads, the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 meant that the Radical Republicans prevailed, and Lincoln was re-elected. By the time of his assassination on April 15, 1865, the war was essentially over.
