Copperheads
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Copperheads were a faction of Northern Democrats during the American Civil War who opposed the war and advocated for a negotiated peace with the Confederacy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copperhead movement | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Democrats
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
disloyalty to the Union
ⓘ
treason ⓘ |
| activeIn | Union states ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1865 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| advocated | negotiated peace with the Confederacy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Peace Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | New York City Draft Riots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticized |
Republican Party war policies
ⓘ
wartime civil liberties restrictions ⓘ |
| declinedAfter |
Union military victories in 1863
ⓘ
re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 ⓘ |
| hadStrongSupportIn |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-war
ⓘ
pro-Southern sympathy ⓘ white supremacist ⓘ |
| influenced | 1864 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaSupport | Democratic-leaning newspapers in the North ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | likened to venomous copperhead snake ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Alexander Long
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clement Vallandigham NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Abraham Lincoln administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
emancipation
ⓘ
military conscription ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnConfederacy | favored recognition of Confederate independence if necessary ⓘ |
| positionOnUnion | favored preservation of the Union through compromise ⓘ |
| region |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | dissent in wartime United States ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | War Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
preservation of slavery in the South
ⓘ
states’ rights ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByOpponentsAs | pejorative label ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Copperhead movement