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Copperheads

The label for antiwar Northern Democrats, used most in 1863 and 1864. Newspaper pages from 1862 to 1865 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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27726 matching newspaper pages in total. Chicago, IL has the most hits (2269 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-08-05, page 1

    … Rebels at Camp fflortoa Re fuse to be Exchanged. PEEPAEIHG TO BEAL WITH BOOSTER COPPERHEADS, Indianapolis, August 3,1863. Ordsrs have been received to prepare immediately …

    … adjourned yesterday after finding, quite a number of true bills against some promi nent copperheads in this State for treason, in connection with the recent orders which have existed …

  2. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-08-12, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … uar to dc the d1udgery and to save onr soldiers ftom the bitches and trenches. copperhead Dem, ocrat In the crowd cried ont, sWe have enough white men to finish the war. …

  3. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-08-28, page 2

    … Congress. It would be difficult to find a parallel to the political outrage which the copperhead Dem ocrats of lowa have committed in nominating for Congress D. A. Mahony, editor …

  4. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-12, page 2

    … Slaughtered—Starne for ‘Treasurer—Brooks for Superintendent of Jhilhc Instruction — Copperhead, Resolutions — The whole Affair a Failure, [Special Correspondence of tbe Chicago …

  5. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-13, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … John M11 roe Of Colvs, as candidates for rcpresen, tatiyes. They are eli Of the copperhead stripe John Monroe. Que OF the candidates. told q gentleman in Coles county, just …

  6. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-15, page 2

    … the Democratic convention of Wisconsin, Mr. C. denounces the VaUandighamers and copperheads in the strongest terms. He stig matizes the address as a covert attack upon the …

  7. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-24, page 2

    … pitch head and heels Into the pT J6hn Pettit has been nominated for Congress by the Copperheads of the 8 h Indiana district. The Lafayette Journal e \ys he made a speech a few …

  8. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-29, page 2

    … The Carbcndale (Jackson County) Time# lakes strong grounds against tlic recent Copperhead convention of this jSlatc. It says first that there was no need of the convention …

  9. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-09-30, page 2

    … Pennsylvania, composed of the coun ties of Lehigh and Montgomery. J. D. Stiles is his copperhead opponent The-district Is naturally copperhead. —Mr. Bussell Thayer la the Union candi date in the sih Pennsylvania Congressional …

  10. Chicago Daily Tribune — 1862-10-09, page 1

    … perfect success, and tuch & one as Columbus will not witness very soon again. The Copperheads in Indiana—Re sisting the Draft. Cincinnati, Oct. B.—The Indianapolis cor respondent …

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