Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North

The Journal of Southern History | May 1, 2008| | Copyright

Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North. By Jennifer L. Weber. (New York and other cities: Oxford University Press, 2006. Pp. [xviii], 286. $28.00, ISBN 978-0-19-530668-2.)

Jennifer L. Weber is convinced that the Copperheads, "the conservative, antiwar wing of the Democratic Party," played an influential role during the Civil War (p. 1). Her book is a chronological narrative, including summaries of the war's progress, that argues that "Copperheadism" rose or fell depending on the fortunes of the U.S. military. This is a familiar plot, so Weber relies on four ...

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