Trivia 10-4-18

[Trivia Master]

What Civil War political faction wore badges featuring heads cut from coins?

credit: @MaryDee

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Copperheads

 

[BlueNGrey]

the Copperheads

kids.kiddle.co/Copperhead_(politics) lol

 

[kholland]

Copperheads

 

[connecticut yankee]

Copperheads

 

[Northern Light]

Copperheads.

 

[Stony]

Copperheads were a faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.
source-http://www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/copperheads.html

 

[Jimklag]

What Civil War political faction wore badges featuring heads cut from coins?

credit: @MaryDee

Copperheads

 

[GELongstreet]

Suppose those were the Copperheads.

 

[Brenal]

The Copperheads.

 

[Pollaco]

Knights of the Golen Circle

Edit - Sorry, Polloco, as far as I can determine, the Knights of the Golden Circle didn't wear badges such as described in the question.

Welcome to CivilWarTalk and to the trivia game, anyway. Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[SWMODave]

Copperheads

Source

 

[Todd 11PVI]

copperheads, or peace democrats

 

[Zella]

Copperheads.

They were nicknamed that by their opponents (after the poisonous snake), but they embraced the name and started wearing the coins to identify themselves.

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Copperheads

 

[samgrant]

Copperheads

 

[GS]

Copperheads, a faction of Democrats in the North who opposed the War and wanted a negotiated peace settlement. They cut a Liberty Head large cent coins to make badges.

 

[Hawkeye Brehm]

Copperheads!

 

[Wellwords]

Copperheads

 

[Mike Serpa]

The Copperheads

 

[Deleted User CS]

I will guess the Copperheads. David.