The Charleston, Illinois Riot March 28, 1864 by Peter Barry Copperheads vs Union
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The Charleston, Illinois Riot March 28, 1864 by Peter Barry Copperheads vs Union. It was one of the deadliest encounters in the north during the Civil War. Nine were killed and twelve wounded within a few minutes of fighting. Major newspapers flashed the news and a general uprising was briefly feared. Charleston, Illinois Riot March 28, 1864 by Peter J. Barry Publisher: Peter J. Barry , 2007 Edition: Paperback Language: English The Charleston, Illinois Riot March 28, 1864 "The affair at Charleston was terrible" On Monday, March 28, 1864, anti-war Copperheads clashed with Union soldiers home on leave on the Coles County courthouse square in Charleston, Illinois. It was one of the deadliest encounters in the north during the Civil War. Nine were killed and twelve wounded within a few minutes of fighting. Major newspapers flashed the news and a general uprising was briefly feared. This book describes the Riot: Its background, the people involved, the aftermath for the Copperheads, and the connections to secret societies in the north. Civil authorities and the military struggled intensely to gain jurisdiction over the case. Abraham Lincoln, who knew Coles County well, intervened several times. Confederate agents operating in Canada became indirectly linked to the Riot. Highlighted in the book are the Frazier and O'Hair families, Sheriff John H. O'Hair, Judge Charles H. Constable, Colonel Greenville Mitchell, and Amos Green, a radical Copperhead, mischief and scoundrel. As U.S. Congressman and participant John Eden stated, "The affair at Charleston was terrible". About the Author Peter J. Barry is a descendent of the Frazier and O'Hair families whose stories are told in this book. William and Polly (O'Hair) Frazier are his great-great grandparents. Peter graduated from Charleston High School in 1959, and later from the University of Illinois. He was a professor of agricultural finance at the University of Illinois for twenty-six years. Buyer pays shipping. Package will be shi pped same or next shipping day after payment.
