Peace Movement (Civil War) - Part 1: Introduction [1]
Peace Movement (Civil War)
See also: Heroes of America [2]; Civil War [3]; Civil War- Part 1: Introduction [4]; Amputations in the Civil War [5]; Civil War Battles [6]; Civil War to 1900 [7]
Part i: Introduction; Part ii: Initial Demonstrations for Peace [8]; Part iii: The Peace Party, William W. Holden, and the Election of 1864 [9]; Part iv: The Final Defeat of the Peace Movement [10]; Part v: References [11]
Part I: 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 II: 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).
1 January 2006 | Auman, William T.