January 1, 2024 • 98 mins
President Lincoln called them "fire in the rear." Northern anti-war Democrats--called Copperheads--advocated for a peaceful resolution of the war and sharply criticized the Lincoln Administration's restrictions on civil liberties in the North. This episode explores the Copperhead movement, introduces a few prominent Copperheads, and evaluates their arguments against Lincoln and the war.
11:00 - Copperheads in the Press.
16:00 - Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy.
29:00 - Copperheads in Politics; Ohio Rep. Clement Vallandigham.
34:00 - Ohio Rep. Alexander Long; Censure and Expulsion in the House of Representatives.
44:00 - Indiana Rep. Daniel Voorhees.
50:00 - NY Mayor and House Rep. Fernando Wood; NY Police Riot.
59:00 - NYC Secession?
1:04:00 - 1864 Democratic Party Convention.
1:10:00 - Lincoln Administration Constitutional Restrictions; Suspension of Habeas Corpus; Martial Law; 1st Amendment Violations.
1:24:00 - Knights of the Golden Circle.
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