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.
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
They were opposed to using force to keep the south in the Union.
Copperheads were a faction of Northern Democrats during the Civil War who opposed the war and advocated for a negotiated peace with the Confederacy. Their presence in the North and parts of the West highlighted significant political divisions and dissent against wartime policies, particularly regarding conscription and the emancipation of enslaved people. The Copperheads' activities and rhetoric often fueled tensions between different political factions, reflecting the broader societal conflicts of the time. Their influence waned as the war progressed, but they remain a notable example of internal opposition during a period of national strife.
They were called Copperheads.
Many Copperheads were also War Democrats that by 1862 believed that the war was simply not going well enough to support it. With the encouragement of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the Copperheads were most active in the Midwestern states. There they operated by running Democrats for public offices, obstructing the Union's various draft acts , to outright plans for overt acts of rebellion. The latter never took place but were a threat to Republican power.
Anti-war Democrats
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The Copperheads were the anti-war Democrats.
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Anti-war Democrats ("Copperheads")
Copperheads (Anti-war Democrats)
They were referred to as Copperheads.
They were called Copperheads.
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Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
Anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
The Republicans called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads" because they were comparing them to venomous snakes.