I am a Civil War buff living in Yuma Arizona. Only "battle" in Az was a skirmish near Tucson (Picaho Peak) that the Confederates won. I was born and raised in Ohio where I picked up the "bug." I look forward to participating in this site.
Glad to welcome you to one of the finest Civil War boards on the net. I am sure you will enjoy your time here and please, feel free to jump in and voice your views!
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Welcome Glen,
I too reside in a state(Illinois) with few battle sites ( one small scrap with copperheads in 62).Hope you enjoy the board its a great site with friendly people and loaded with civil war info.
Illreb
Welcome, Glenn! I'm a new guy, myself, and have really enjoyed Civil War Talk. I haven't done a lot of posting, but I have learned a lot.
Keith, I'm an "Illinois boy," too. If you could point me in the right direction toward learning more about the 1862 Copperhead incident, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Ray
Charleston Ill. Riot March 30 1864 The first I heard of the "incident" was in a small facts booklet on the civil war (my first civil war book), it was only noted in an engagement by state chart.After searching many books I found a small note in The Civil War Day By Day(not much info, just a note ) after your post I searched the net and found this www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/copperhead.htm
BTW after my post I realized the event happened in '64 not '62 sorry
please let me know if this link works
Illreb
I found the link to be interesting and informative. Also, while I had heard the term, "butternut," used to describe the color of Confederate uniforms, I didn't realize that the term was applied to Northerners who sympathized with the Confederacy. Reading the newspapers of the time certainly gives a different insight into the war.
Apparently, there was also a Copperhead plot to rescue Confederate prisoners held at the Camp Douglas POW camp in Chicago. But, I don't think much came of that.
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