Copperhead Conspiracy: The Union Fights Back
About this episode
The episode discusses the significant events of the summer of 1863 during the Civil War, focusing on the Union's response to the Copperhead insurrectionists.
The summer of 1863 was a momentous period in the Civil War with the Battle of Gettysburg and the Fall of Vicksburg. It was also a turning point in a different kind of war being fought against Copperhead insurrectionists, who were starting to be taken very seriously by Union military officials. To counteract the threat, they started to spy on their own citizens.
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