num_pages: 288
description: Antiwar protest has long been an under-reported component of the Civil War story. "Heaven Will Frown on Such a Cause as This" traces the life stories of six men in northern states who denounced the war against the Confederacy. These men were called "copperheads" by their opponents, but they labeled themselves "Peace Democrats."
language: English
title: Heaven Will Frown on Such a Cause as This: Six Democrats Who Opposed Lincoln's War
titlecomplete: Heaven Will Frown on Such a Cause as This: Six Democrats Who Opposed Lincoln's War
publisher: University Press of America