Peace Movement (Civil War)- Part 1: Introduction [1]

Peace Movement (Civil War)

by William T. Auman, 2006

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Initial Demonstrations for Peace [8]

Part 3: The Peace Party, William W. Holden, and the Election of 1864 [9]

Part 4: The Final Defeat of the Peace Movement [10]

Part 1: Introduction [12]

Various peace movements that occurred in the North and South during the Civil War [4] had a strong impact on the political climate of both sections. In the Confederacy [13], 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 2:Initial Demonstrations for Peace [8] [9] [8]

Image Credit:

"Peace Poster. " Harpers Weekly, September 3, 1864. Available from http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1864/september/peace-poster.htm [12]. Accessed May 15, 2012).

Subjects:

Civil War (1861-1865) [14]

UNC Press [15]

War [16]

Authors:

Auman, William T. [17]

From:

Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. [18]

1 January 2006 | Auman, William T.