Copperheads: the rise and fall of Lincoln's opponents in the North / Jennifer L. Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Jennifer L., 1962- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Adversaries.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Copperhead movement.

Dissenters--United States--History--19th century.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Protest movements.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If Civil War battlefields saw vast carnage, the Northern home-front was itself far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence, such as the New York City draft riots. And at the heart of all this turmoil stood Northern anti-war Democrats, nicknamed ""Copperheads."". Now, Jennifer L. Weber offers the first full-length portrait of this powerful faction to appear in almost half a century. Weber reveals how the Copperheads came perilously close to defeating Lincoln and ending the war in the South's favor

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. In the Shadows; 2. The Gathering Storm; 3. When Will This Cruel War Be Over?; 4. The Battle Behind the Lines; 5. The Summer of Lincoln's Discontent; 6. The Rise and Fall of the Copperheads; 7. "Faction in Civil War Is Unmitigated Treason"; 8. Defeated; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771231-2

0-19-988562-1

1-280-84659-3

0-19-804188-8

1-4294-2044-8

OCLC:

76960635