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The Copperhead Party:
As the war continued, the federal government became increasingly concerned with "Copperheads," those with anti-war sentiments living within the northern state. Some Copperheads were pro-secession as well, spurring offshoot organizations that supported the Southern cause. Suspicious, the Union began to look closely for suspected traitors, like Valladigham and Milligan, in their midst.
Harper's Weekly, February 28, 1863. |