{"title":"Beauregard's Tailor Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003eFine Southern pins from our supplier partner \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBeauregard's Tailor\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"touch-me-not-1st-alabama-flag-lapel-pin","title":"\"Touch me not\" 1st Alabama Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign based on the flag of the 1st Alabama Infantry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign based on the flag carried by the first Alabama Infantry. The flag depicts the common Alabama theme of a snake protecting the cotton harvest. Included above the design is the Latin phrase \"NOLI NI TANGERE\" or \"touch me not\". Interestingly the original flag's Latin is misspelled, where is should read \"NOLI ME TANGERE\". The original spelling error has been corrected on the lapel pin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134679683,"sku":"sku-51017778528534","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/9F25A9FD-9B63-42FC-9951-252DBF60A42C.png?v=1774568416"},{"product_id":"missouri-battle-flag-lapel-pin","title":"Missouri Battle Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 9th Battalion Missouri Sharpshooters. Flags bearing the Roman cross first gained prominence among the Missouri regiments of General Price's Army of the West and then spread to the units within the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. During the struggle for Vicksburg, such flags were flown in profusion by the six Missouri regiments of Price's army and by units from other armies and states.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134712451,"sku":"sku-51017778856214","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/812A99CA-F8E8-4C1C-B156-D67A3D07DED0.png?v=1788975715"},{"product_id":"secession-cockade-lapel-pins","title":"Secession Cockade Lapel Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecession Cockade. Cockades have a long history of being worn to express cultural and political sentiments, similarly to campaign buttons or awareness ribbons in our modern times. This woven palmetto design is based on a surviving example housed in the Confederate Relic Room in Columbia, South Carolina. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134810755,"sku":"sku-45099510268182","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/B6DB2367-F8F1-40F6-AD44-33C09F4E1303.png?v=1785268159"},{"product_id":"north-carolina-lapel-pin","title":"North Carolina \"Hornets' Nest\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pin is emblazoned with beehive insignia from an original North Carolina Military Institute button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe North Carolina Military Institute opened in 1858, in Charlotte, NC. The school closed prematurely when the Civil War began, with the Governor ordering cadets to serve as drill masters and superintendent D.H. Hill going on to serve as a general for the Confederacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeehive or Hornets' Nest? The North Carolina Military Institute Button depicts either a Hornets' Nest or Beehive. . . Hornets' Nest would be making reference to the flag design from the War for Independence. However, there are historical references to this design and the button as a Beehive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134876291,"sku":"sku-49135352807702","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/A0DE923E-E592-4BD2-A91F-D5F316FACD63.png?v=1774568549"},{"product_id":"bonnie-blue-flag-lapel-pin","title":"Bonnie Blue Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134974595,"sku":"sku-50893332971798","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/73078CF2-4F74-4AD7-AC68-EE8D81F41665.png?v=1782945949"},{"product_id":"empire-of-the-south-georgia-lapel-pin","title":"Empire of the South - Georgia Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpire of the South - Georgia Lapel Pin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesign based upon the famed temple and three pillars of Georgia - \"Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation\". The artwork is specifically copied from the Savannah, Georgia garrison flag. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134909059,"sku":"sku-49135325315350","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/3554ABA0-8953-41EA-B1C7-A409E3CCD68B.png?v=1774558018"},{"product_id":"fort-sumter-flag-lapel-pin","title":"Fort Sumter Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign based on the 1st National Flag flown over Fort Sumter in 1861. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134843523,"sku":"sku-50082459353366","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/B49C49ED-EC83-435E-966B-EAD5957A2D5C.png?v=1782945995"},{"product_id":"let-us-alone-florida-lapel-pin","title":"\"Let Us Alone\" Florida Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFlorida finally achieved statehood, being admitted into the Union as the 27th state in 1845. The citizens of Tallahassee presented the first governor of the State, William D. Moseley, with a design for a state flag. This consisted of the new 27 star US flag placed in the upper hoist, and the rest of the flag consisting of 5 stripes of  blue, orange, red, white, and green. A new motto placed in a scroll on the orange. However, the motto of \"Let Us Alone\" proved controversial, so the flag was never used.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135007363,"sku":"sku-49908507246870","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/24DCF264-1ABE-4EA6-A262-8B742AB0F794.png?v=1785269253"},{"product_id":"fort-walker-flag-lapel-pins","title":"Fort Walker Flag Lapel Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eGarrison flag of Fort Walker - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The flag is a common modification to the basic \"American Pattern\", with the canton being replaced with a Palmetto Trees, Moon, and stars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135138435,"sku":"sku-51017776070934","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/2AB97878-2644-468B-9C17-F7BCB500C37D.png?v=1774557574"},{"product_id":"for-god-and-our-native-land-alabama-lapel-pin","title":"“God and Our Native Land\" - Alabama Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanton of the 31st Alabama Flag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135105667,"sku":"sku-49651656753430","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/BE25E528-CC32-4830-967B-BAFFB80A6359.png?v=1780795412"},{"product_id":"dont-tread-on-us-lapel-pin","title":"\"Don't Tread on Us\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Death Before Dishonor\" and \"Don't Tread on Us\" surrounding crossed First National Colors and a rattlesnake. The design is copied from surviving wartime envelope artwork from South Carolina and Maryland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642134941827,"sku":"sku-49908509671702","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/4E4D7C19-1BBD-43A9-BB37-A3454D7492DE.png?v=1774568671"},{"product_id":"south-carolina-sovereignty-lapel-pin","title":"South Carolina Sovereignty Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pin design is based on the Chester County Sovereignty Flag (a variant of the more commonly known South Carolina Sovereignty Flag with a red field) and was utilized by the start starting in 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue field is consistent with the colors of the traditional South Carolina flags, with the addition of the Crescent and Palmetto Tree. The St. George Cross included for reference to the English and Christian heritage of the State. The stars representing the 13 colonies that \"Seceded\" from England. The star placement appears to be unique to this example. General Leonidas Polk would adopt a similar flag (excluding the Crescent and Palmetto) for use within this Corp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135072899,"sku":"sku-49135346942230","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/4D93FFDC-A7FF-445D-9DCB-CFE967039090.png?v=1774560402"},{"product_id":"tar-heel-north-carolina-lapel-pin","title":"Tar Heel North Carolina Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign is baed on banners and medals from the SCV from across North Carolina. While no official pattern was universally adopted, this design is commonly seen on the banners flown during the veteran reunions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135203971,"sku":"sku-49651655409942","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/9E7A3537-99EA-45FA-BDDB-701F70AD7E85.png?v=1772636085"},{"product_id":"any-fate-but-submission-lapel-pin","title":"\"Any Fate But Submission\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe flag of the 3rd Florida or The Saint Augustine Blues. The flag includes the features of the original design, including the statement \"Any Fate But Submission\" and the dates of secession in each of the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135040131,"sku":"sku-50082459582742","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/C7FAAB04-5778-48A3-ACC3-E068700B44EB.png?v=1774560456"},{"product_id":"north-carolina-flag-lapel-pin","title":"North Carolina Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina State Flag Lapel Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135171203,"sku":"sku-50082459517206","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/B1312972-90ED-4370-8659-2ABDF5CC2552.png?v=1788197784"},{"product_id":"battle-flag-lapel-pin","title":"Battle Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46642135236739,"sku":"sku-50893333201174","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/BEFDBD47-F252-4425-8134-B3F03B8B6DB4.png?v=1783071456"},{"product_id":"liberty-fort-moultrie-lapel-pin","title":"\"Liberty\" Fort Moultrie Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eFort Moultrie Flag \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePer the written accounts, the flag has the crescent, with the addition of \"Liberty\" believed to have been added after the battle for Charleston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical background can be found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crwflags.com\/fotw\/Flags\/us-moul.html\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026677416067,"sku":"sku-51240849834262","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/ED3FE9E3-CF4A-4739-8FD8-300BDB2A3FB9.png?v=1790622847"},{"product_id":"marmaduke-flag-lapel-pin","title":"Marmaduke Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign based on the flag utilized by the headquarters of famed Missouri General John. S. Marmaduke. The imagery is highly symbolic, with the crescent referencing back to well known Southern Fort Moultrie (South Carolina Flag) - symbolizing liberty with the cross (Christianity) anchoring it. Creating a symbol to represent the concept of Christian Liberty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Sappington Marmaduke graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1857 after attending both Harvard and Yale.  Marmaduke briefly served with the United States Army during the Utah War before resigning his commission upon the outbreak of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe first entered the war when Missouri Governor Claiborne F. Jackson appointed him a colonel in the Missouri Militia.  After being routed by Union troops under General Nathaniel Lyon at the battle of Boonville, Marmaduke resigned his commission once again, and instead accepted a commission within the Confederate Army.  He was sent to Arkansas where he was appointed a lieutenant colonel of the 1st Arkansas.  At the battle of Shiloh, while serving as colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry, Marmaduke suffered a severe wound, forcing him to relinquish his command for several months.  For his actions during the battle, Marmaduke was promoted to brigadier general on November 15. 1862.  In 1863, Marmaduke led two separate raids into Missouri which were both repulsed.  Marmaduke participated in the defense of Little Rock, during which he was challenged to a duel by General L.M. Walker.  The duel resulted in General Walker’s death. Marmaduke then went on to participate in the Red River Campaign, as well as the invasion of Missouri led by General Sterling Price.  During the battle of Mine Creek, Marmaduke was captured by Union forces when they broke through his defensive lines.  On March 18, 1865, he was promoted to Major General while still a prisoner of the Union army.  He remained a prisoner until after the war ended. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Marmaduke was elected Governor of Missouri in 1884, but died three years into the term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/john-sappington-marmaduke\"\u003eHistorical source. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026677448835,"sku":"sku-51240843706646","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/293EBD1F-1638-4912-A862-7A175F469AC2.png?v=1777147232"},{"product_id":"28th-north-carolina-battle-flag-lapel-pin","title":"28th North Carolina Battle Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e28th North Carolina Battle Flag Lapel Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28th Infantry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Its members were from the counties of Surry, Gaston, Catawba, Stanley, Montgomery, Yadkin, Orange, and Cleveland. The unit moved to New Bern and arrived just as the troops were withdrawing from that fight. Ordered to Virginia in May, 1862, it was assigned to General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=va013\"\u003eHanover Court House\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=va062\"\u003eCold Harbor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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The regiment reported 65 casualties at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=va028\"\u003eFredericksburg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and 89 at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=va032\"\u003eChancellorsville\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Of the 346 in action at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=pa002\"\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, more than forty percent were killed, wounded, or missing. It surrendered 17 officers and 213 men. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183255896195,"sku":"sku-51325177594134","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/7BEF1AEF-0D52-4612-8C6A-19760F482D9E.png?v=1779249697"},{"product_id":"2nd-national-lapel-pin","title":"2nd National Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pin is \u003c\/span\u003eenamel and is approximately 1 inch tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183255928963,"sku":"sku-51265766555926","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/4B979C6C-368A-4EE5-9521-2B5EB1760EED.png?v=1779249696"},{"product_id":"irish-jasper-greens-lapel-pin","title":"Irish Jasper Greens Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.savannahnow.com\/story\/news\/2012\/03\/18\/jasper-greens-officially-recognized-georgia-1842\/13474147007\/\"\u003eBackground:\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore the Civil War, there was a growing population of Irish immigrants coming to Savannah in search of work. To help them feel more a part of their new home, many of these young Irish men got together, and in 1842 they formed their own military unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003eThe Irish Jasper Greens, named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero during the Siege of Savannah, were officially recognized by the state in February 1843. Soon after, they were chosen to represent Georgia during the Mexican-American War in 1846. With no army existing in the South, once Georgia seceded from the Union, these battle-tested veterans promptly volunteered for duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003eDuring the early months of 1861, the two companies that made up the Irish Jasper Greens helped garrison the river batteries including Fort Pulaski. Fortunately for these men, they were not at Fort Pulaski when it fell under heavy siege in April 1862.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003eWith the fall of Fort Pulaski, the defense of Savannah now moved closer to the city and centered on Fort Jackson. The unit was now stationed at Battery Lee, a large earthen fort built next to Fort Jackson along the Savannah River. Life at Battery Lee, where the Greens served until 1864, was no picnic. Because of the fort's location and poor conditions, illness took more of a toll on the men than did war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"\u003eIn May 1864, about 200 remaining members of the Irish Jasper Greens were called to Join Gen. Joseph E. Johnson's Army of Tennessee in his attempt to defend Atlanta. The First Georgia Volunteers, which the Greens were a part of, suffered loses during battles at Kennesaw Mountain and Smyrna Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps some of the men killed during this campaign are a part of the reported 28 members of the Greens killed in action and buried at the Catholic Cemetery in Savannah. Two separate monuments stand in the cemetery in honor of these men. The first was dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1904. The second, a statue dedicated in 1910, is believed to stand on the ground where the men killed in action are buried. While there are more than 800 Confederate soldiers buried in Catholic Cemetery, many of which were Irish Jasper Greens, the majority of them were veterans when they died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227240054915,"sku":"sku-51365741494550","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/CA6F4DE4-F44A-4C8F-B877-A9DE6B84288E.png?v=1780263678"},{"product_id":"general-robert-e-lee-headquarters-flag-lapel-pin","title":"General Robert E. Lee Headquarters Flag Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe finest Confederate general within the Southern armies and the primary commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/robert-e-lee\"\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn to Revolutionary War hero \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/node\/6459\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"f79b5967-3b2f-4c6f-b448-cdcc6eefc760\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eHenry \"Light-Horse Harry\" Lee \u003c\/a\u003ein Stratford Hall, Virginia, Robert Edward Lee seemed destined for military greatness.  Despite financial hardship that caused his father to depart to the West Indies, young Robert secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated second in the class of 1829.  Two years later, he married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, a descendant of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/node\/282\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"80caf0a6-af29-496f-b40a-1fb0e002e2c4\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eGeorge Washington\u003c\/a\u003e's adopted son, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/node\/6248\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"cd58e206-0380-41b0-ab97-3dd6c9a2867e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eJohn Parke Custis\u003c\/a\u003e.  Yet with all his military pedigree, Lee had not set foot on a battlefield.  Instead, he served seventeen years as an officer in the Corps of Engineers, supervising and inspecting the construction of the nation's coastal defenses.  Service during the 1846 war with Mexico, however, changed that.  As a member of General \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/node\/372\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"42586591-afbb-4bf5-bf0d-a64f2d9a953d\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eWinfield Scott\u003c\/a\u003e's staff, Lee distinguished himself, earning three brevets for gallantry, and emerging from the conflict with the rank of colonel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1852 to 1855, Lee served as superintendent of West Point, and was therefore responsible for educating many of the men who would later serve under him - and those who would oppose him - on the battlefields of the Civil War.  In 1855 he left the academy to take a position in the cavalry and in 1859 was called upon to put down abolitionist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/node\/200\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"b89b3ad6-bc4e-493e-947a-704ec47e1d5e\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eJohn Brown\u003c\/a\u003e’s raid at Harpers Ferry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of his reputation as one of the finest officers in the United States Army, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/abraham-lincoln.html\"\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/a\u003e offered Lee the command of the Federal forces in April 1861. Lee declined and tendered his resignation from the army when the state of Virginia seceded on April 17, arguing that he could not fight against his own people.  Instead, he accepted a general’s commission in the newly formed Confederate Army. His first military engagement of the Civil War occurred at Cheat Mountain, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 11, 1861. It was a Union victory but Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed. He served as military advisor to President \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/jefferson-davis.html\"\u003eJefferson Davis\u003c\/a\u003e until June 1862 when he was given command of the wounded General \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/joseph-johnston.html\"\u003eJoseph E. Johnston\u003c\/a\u003e's embattled army on the Virginia peninsula. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLee renamed his command the Army of Northern Virginia, and under his direction it would become the most famous and successful of the Confederate armies.  This same organization also boasted some of the Confederacy's most inspiring military figures, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/james-longstreet.html\"\u003eJames Longstreet\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/thomas-jackson.html\"\u003eStonewall Jackson\u003c\/a\u003e and the flamboyant cavalier \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/jeb-stuart.html\"\u003eJ.E.B. Stuart\u003c\/a\u003e.  With these trusted subordinates, Lee commanded troops that continually manhandled their blue-clad adversaries and embarrassed their generals no matter what the odds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite foiling several attempts to seize the Confederate capital, Lee recognized that the key to ultimate success was a victory on Northern soil.  In September 1862, he launched an invasion into Maryland with the hope of shifting the war's focus away from Virginia.  But when a misplaced dispatch outlining the invasion plan was discovered by Union commander \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/george-mcclellan.html\"\u003eGeorge McClellan\u003c\/a\u003e the element of surprise was lost, and the two armies faced off at the battle of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/antietam\"\u003eAntietam\u003c\/a\u003e.  Though his plans were no longer a secret, Lee nevertheless managed to fight McClellan to a stalemate on September 17, 1862.  Following the bloodiest one-day battle of the war, heavy casualties compelled Lee to withdraw under the cover of darkness.  The remainder of 1862 was spent on the defensive, parrying Union thrusts at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/battlefields\/fredericksburg.html\"\u003eFredericksburg\u003c\/a\u003e and, in May of the following year, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/chancellorsville\"\u003eChancellorsville\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe masterful victory at Chancellorsville gave Lee great confidence in his army, and the Rebel chief was inspired once again to take the fight to enemy soil.  In late June of 1863, he began another invasion of the North, meeting the Union host at the crossroads town of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/battlefields\/gettysburg.html\"\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/a\u003e, Pennsylvania.  For three days Lee assailed the Federal army under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/george-meade.html\"\u003eGeorge G. Meade\u003c\/a\u003e in what would become the most famous battle of the entire war.  Accustomed to seeing the Yankees run in the face of his aggressive troops, Lee attacked strong Union positions on high ground.  This time, however, the Federals wouldn't budge.  The Confederate war effort reached its high water mark on July 3, 1863 when Lee ordered a massive frontal assault against Meade's center, spear-headed by Virginians under Maj. Gen. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/george-pickett.html\"\u003eGeorge E. Pickett\u003c\/a\u003e.  The attack known as Pickett's charge was a failure and Lee, recognizing that the battle was lost, ordered his army to retreat.  Taking full responsibility for the defeat, he wrote Jefferson Davis offering his resignation, which Davis refused to accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the simultaneous Union victories at Gettysburg and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/battlefields\/vicksburg.html\"\u003eVicksburg\u003c\/a\u003e, Mississippi, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/ulysses-s-grant\"\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/a\u003eassumed command of the Federal armies.  Rather than making Richmond the aim of his campaign, Grant chose to focus the myriad resources at his disposal on destroying Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.  In a relentless and bloody campaign, the Federal juggernaut bludgeoned the under-supplied Rebel band.  In spite of his ability to make Grant pay in blood for his aggressive tactics, Lee had been forced to yield the initiative to his adversary, and he recognized that the end of the Confederacy was only a matter of time.  By the summer of 1864, the Confederates had been forced into waging trench warfare outside of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/battlefields\/petersburg.html\"\u003ePetersburg\u003c\/a\u003e.  Though President Davis named the Virginian General-in-Chief of all Confederate forces in February 1865, only two months later, on April 9, 1865, Lee was forced to surrender his weary and depleted army to Grant at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/battlefields\/appomattox-courthouse.html\"\u003eAppomattox Court House\u003c\/a\u003e, effectively ending the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLee returned home on parole and eventually became the president of Washington College in Virginia (now known as Washington and Lee University). He remained in this position until his death on October 12, 1870 in Lexington, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227240087683,"sku":"sku-51365745688854","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/3B691F7B-8040-4D97-B7A0-317059FA3D96.png?v=1780263678"},{"product_id":"orphan-brigade-3rd-kentucky-infantry-lapel-pin","title":"\"Orphan Brigade\" 3rd Kentucky Infantry Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3rd Infantry Regiment was organized during July 1861, at Camp Boone, Tennessee. Many of the men had previous service in the Kentucky State Guard. The unit took an active part in the Battle of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn003\"\u003eShiloh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and reported 174 casualties. Later it was assigned to Rust's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It lost 26 men at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=la003\"\u003eBaton Rouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e then participated in various conflicts around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ms011\"\u003eVicksburg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=ms008\"\u003eJackson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. During the spring of 1864 the regiment was mounted and continued the fight by confronting the Federals in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227240120451,"sku":"sku-51365737529622","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/A2536CBF-E7AE-4641-85CD-4992F2A07218.png?v=1780263680"},{"product_id":"republic-of-mississippi-lapel-pin","title":"\"Republic of Mississippi\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis famed Mississippi flag, is based on the post war Confederate Mississippi reunion flags. The designs combines the wartime Mississippi flag with the 3rd National pattern \u003c\/span\u003edesign and is one of the most recognizable 19th Century Mississippi flags. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227240153219,"sku":"sku-51365738610966","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/54CD06A4-73DB-4C23-91C1-6FB5F067DD62.png?v=1780263678"},{"product_id":"deo-vindice-confederate-states-great-seal-lapel-pin","title":"\"Deo Vindice\" Confederate States Great Seal Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Deo Vindice\" Confederate States Great Seal Lapel Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227240185987,"sku":"sku-51365736972566","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/AE72BCFA-A97E-4399-92D4-42FA3E0D21B0.png?v=1780263684"},{"product_id":"no-submission-to-the-north-lapel-pin","title":"\"No Submission to the North\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBefore there were cool stickers to put on your laptop, you might show your support of a movement or idea by carrying a token. 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The front featured an image of the four great agricultural crops of the South: “Rice, Tobacco, Sugar, and Cotton.” The reverse side presenting a stand of arms at the base of the Palmetto tree, emblazoned above with the words \"No Submission to the North.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722750476419,"sku":"sku-51613061611798","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/62C517F5-9D7B-40E8-88DE-CBAB4E02ACD1.png?v=1785273038"},{"product_id":"wealth-of-the-south-lapel-pin","title":"\"Wealth of the South\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBefore there were cool stickers to put on your laptop, you might show your support of a movement or idea by carrying a token. 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The front featured an image of the four great agricultural crops of the South: “Rice, Tobacco, Sugar, and Cotton.” The reverse side presenting a stand of arms at the base of the Palmetto tree, emblazoned above with the words \"No Submission to the North.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722750836867,"sku":"sku-51613061710102","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2778\/5347\/files\/F9D4F96A-D1A3-4721-9A45-D77DC1F8AE86.png?v=1785273047"},{"product_id":"northern-copperhead-lapel-pin","title":"Northern \"Copperhead\" Lapel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/creativecockades.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/copperheads-peace-and-constitutionalism.html\"\u003eHistorical Background: \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"VVRGLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Copperheads!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopperheads were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwarhome.com\/copperheads.html\"\u003e\"Peace Democrats\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Northerners who believed for various reasons that the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Civil_War\"\u003eCivil War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e should be ended. They were called \"copperheads\" because their opponents viewed them as \"snakes.\" Taking the name as a badge of honor, they wore literal badges that were a play on the words \"copper\" and \"head.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopperhead badges were the head of Lady Liberty stamped on copper 1-cent coins. Sometimes the coin was pierced and worn as a watch fob. More often, Lady Liberty's head was cut out and worn as a pin. The Dayton (Ohio) Daily Empire explains, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"the 'Copperhead' emblem, or 'Badge of Liberty,' 'mark it well,' is made of the head of the Goddess of Liberty, cut from a copper cent, with the word 'Liberty' stamped across the top of the cap.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth men and women proudly wore these badges - or secretly wore them, if public feeling against them was violent. Emotions ran high between Copperheads and their opponents, the \"War Democrats\" and Republicans. I found a wealth of primary sources detailing everything from inter-family arguments to city-wide riots between the two factions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"VVRGLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eOpposition to Copperhead Badges\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose wearing Copperhead badges faced the real possibility of having the badge literally ripped from their clothing by their opponents. Here is a typical story. \"The Muskadine (Iowa) Journal says there was an exciting time at the anniversary exercises of Cornell College, at Mount Vernon, June 26th. It seems that a dozen persons from Marion appeared in the crowd with copperhead pins. About two thousand persons were present, the exercises being held in a grove. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"On the appearance of the secesh emblems all business was suspended by the tumult, and every copperhead badge was hastily taken from its owner, and he forced to hurrah for the Union. A gray-headed traitor, who has been blatant for the Southern Confederacy, declared that he would not hurrah for the Union; but a little choking brought him to terms. One woman had on the Southern badge, which was torn from her breast, clothes and all, by another young woman. The latter had her bonnet destroyed in capturing the pin, and some young men raised eight or ten dollars instanter to replace the bonnet. The copperhead pins being all 'cleaned out,' the exercises were resumed and passed off very satisfactorily.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"VVRGLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat Were the Copperhead's Issues?\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn spite of this opposition, Copperheads existed all throughout the Civil War. In fact, the movement had grown strong enough by 1864 that the Peace Democrats wrote the Democratic party platform and ran a candidate (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_H._Pendleton\"\u003eGeorge Pendleton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) for Vice President. What were the issues that motivated so many people in the North to oppose the war?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wide range of topics brought Peace Democrats together but they all boiled down to two basic issues: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA conservative view of the Constitution, and a desperation to see the horrors of the Civil War end. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Peace Democrats warned at the beginning of the war that Lincoln's party was twisting the Constitution and encroaching on personal liberty. They forecasted dire consequences from national recession to the loss of personal freedom and even to the loss of the war. As the war went on and the death toll mounted, their worst predictions were fulfilled and the Copperhead movement gained traction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere is a quick list of some Copperhead grievances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ Habeas Corpus was suspended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ Freedom of the press was suspended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ An income tax was created\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ Debasing of currency by issuing \"greenbacks\" in place of silver or gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ A draft was instituted with an accompanying intrusive bureaucracy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ Emancipation was handled in an unconstitutional way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e▪ Punishing tariffs were enacted that led to nationwide trade deficits and recession\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEibYvyhNJDv7xKaxXoDzLzI1IViyN_Pfk6zuisTIUklG0PCxJf2g9U83PmLqws2SzOK0swwd84kJBPqi08kT81jBmm0E0NgykZHVY64obDivF6gutjCbs6na9s9Op-zTHCWYuUuIiNoF7c-\/s1600\/10-new-york-draft-riots-granger.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg border=\"0\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEibYvyhNJDv7xKaxXoDzLzI1IViyN_Pfk6zuisTIUklG0PCxJf2g9U83PmLqws2SzOK0swwd84kJBPqi08kT81jBmm0E0NgykZHVY64obDivF6gutjCbs6na9s9Op-zTHCWYuUuIiNoF7c-\/s1600\/10-new-york-draft-riots-granger.jpg\" width=\"320\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRioting in New York City when the draft was instituted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you look at this list and also consider how badly the war went for the North during the first several years, it's easy to see why the Copperhead movement gained traction. Most Copperheads believed secession was legal (actually, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/cw\/secession2.htm\"\u003emost Americans believed that\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e until the Civil War). They didn't want the Southern states to secede but felt that the best way to prevent it was to deal with the issues that prompted secession, not go to war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSenator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_A._Bayard,_Jr.\"\u003eJames A. Bayard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Delaware summed it up: \"I differ from honorable Senators as to what constitutes the life of the nation. In my judgment, the life of a free people consists in the preservation of their liberties, not in the extent of their dominion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the Northern victories at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Atlanta\"\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the East and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Mobile_Bay\"\u003eMobile Bay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the West, many Peace Democrats changed their minds and just wanted to finish the war victoriously. 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