Copperheadism
U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
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How to use Copperheadism in a sentence
Burnside, finding himself sustained by his superiors in doctoring Copperheadism in Ohio, enlarged the scope of his practice.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull | Horace WhiteAnother measure by our people would be attended with salutary results—the extermination of Copperheadism at home.
The Great North-Western Conspiracy In All Its Startling Details | I. Windslow AyerWith older brothers in the army he had supported his mother during the war, and had kept clear of Copperheadism.
The New Nation | Frederic L. PaxsonDefeats in the field and Copperheadism at home combined in their dispiriting and deadly work.
Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II | John T. MorseMany causes conspired to induce an obstreperous outbreak of "Copperheadism" in the spring of 1863.
Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II | John T. Morse
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