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Peace Movement (Civil War)

by William T. Auman, 2006

See also: Heroes of America; Civil War; Civil War- Part 1: Introduction; Amputations in the Civil War; Civil War Battles; Civil War to 1900

Part i: Introduction; Part ii: Initial Demonstrations for Peace; Part iii: The Peace Party, William W. Holden, and the Election of 1864; Part iv: The Final Defeat of the Peace Movement; Part v: References

Part I: Introduction"Peace Poster. " Harpers Weekly, September 3, 1864.

Various peace movements that occurred in the North and South during the Civil War had a strong impact on the political climate of both sections. In the Confederacy, North Carolina produced the largest and most aggressive peace movement, which developed in three phases: a protest against the state draft in March 1862, the establishment of the Peace Party in the summer of 1863, and a convention movement in 1864.

 

 

 

 

Keep reading  > Part II: Initial Demonstrations for Peace Keep reading

Image Credit:

"Peace Poster. " Harpers Weekly, September 3, 1864. Available from http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1864/september/peace-poster.htm. Accessed May 15, 2012).

Subjects: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
War
Authors: 
Auman, William T.
From: 
Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.

1 January 2006 | Auman, William T.