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Jennifer L. Weber, Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North (2006)

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Jennifer L. Weber, Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North (2006)

Description

A detailed history of the anti-Lincoln and anti-war northern Democrats commonly known then as the "Copperheads." Weber details some of the plots and other schemes the Copperheads were involved in while trying to end the Civil War, which included political strategies for defeating Lincoln and even plots with Confederates to overthrow Lincoln and the Republicans by force. It goes into the motives and beliefs behind the Copperheads and how they became such a powerful force during the Civil War.

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Weber, Jennifer L.

Source

Weber, Jennifer. Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Date

2006-XX-XX

Contributor

Weber, Jennifer L.

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Weber, Jennifer L. , Jennifer L. Weber, Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North (2006), Civil War Era NC, accessed December 8, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/71.