vcczar Posted Tuesday at 01:43 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:43 PM Rep. James Brooks (NY-D) is a good example of an anti-war Copperhead Democrat. NY had a lot of these politicians because of economic ties w/ the South. His actions: Brooks, James 1860 Votes Constitutional Union as a former Whig Brooks, James 1861 Seen as Fernando Wood's 2nd in command in leading the Copperhead anti-war Democrats Brooks, James 1865 Democrats now favoring abolishing slavery Brooks, James 1865 Minority nominee for Speaker Brooks, James 1873 Censured for connection to Credit Mobilier scandal but dies soon after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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