COPPERHEADS - Revision history

Randylyon at 00:49, 8 December 2008

2008-12-08T00:49:48Z

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	In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].		In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].

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Randylyon at 03:23, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T03:23:58Z

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	[[Image:COPPERHEADS.gif\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|Copperhead Poster]]COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.		[[Image:COPPERHEADS.gif\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Copperhead Poster]]COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.

	In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].		In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].

Randylyon at 03:23, 30 July 2008

2008-07-30T03:23:03Z

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	COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.		[[Image:COPPERHEADS.gif\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Copperhead Poster]]COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.

	In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].		In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].

Randylyon at 20:48, 18 July 2008

2008-07-18T20:48:30Z

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	COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.		COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.

	In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].		In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis\|Dennis MAHONY]].

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2008-07-18T20:48:11Z

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COPPERHEADS. Name applied to Northern Democrats opposed to the Union war policy during the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The name of the group may have come from the copper badges made from Indian head pennies some people wore to show their viewpoint. Another theory is that the group was named after the poisonous snake known for striking without warning. The name was first used in the ''New York Tribune'' on July 20,1861. Copperheads believed in a negotiated peace.

In response to their presumed threat, President Lincoln assumed extraordinary executive powers including censorship, suppression of the press, arrests, and suspension of habeas corpus. One of the strongest supporters of the Copperhead Movement was Dubuque newspaper editor [[MAHONY, Dennis|Dennis MAHONY]].