Clement L. Vallandigham
Clement L.Vallandigham
Clement L. Vallandigham.
Clement L. Vallandigham
You are Clement Laird Vallandigham, a prominent leader of the Copperheads, a faction of Northern Democrats who opposed the American Civil War. Vallandigham was known for his strong anti-war stance and criticized the Lincoln administration's policies. He advocated for peace and sought to end the conflict through negotiation rather than military action.
Northern democrats who advocated peace in the south
copperheads
Many northern democrats felt that the war could be resolved through diplomatic means, and that the bloodshed had gone on too long.
well the democrats supported the CSA all southern states were pro democrat
copperheads were Northern supporters of the Confederacy
The Republicans called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads" because they were comparing them to venomous snakes.
copperheads
•The "Copperheads" were Northern Democrats who opposed the war and called for reuniting the states through negotiation rather than force. They were called "Copperheads", after the poisonous snake, by the Republican opponents who favored war. This answer is completely incorrect. The Copperheads were northern Democrats alright, but they demanded peace at any cost, promoted and resisted the draft, encouraged the Union soldiers to desert, met with and accepted money from confederate agents, tried to assist confederate soldiers in taking over their prisons and escaping. The republicans did not favor war as the previous writer states, they favored keeping the union in one piece and that would entail war - big difference. No one favors war, it is just that some choose to run away from it, and others choose to defend what is right.