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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08706 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | The great Civil War in America: speech of Hon. Clement Laird Vallandigham, of Ohio, in the House of Representatives |
| Date | 14 January 1863 |
| Author | Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird) (1820-1871) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | In this speech, Vallandigham criticizes President Lincoln's execution of the Civil War. Vallandigham of Dayton, Ohio, was elected to Congress in 1858 as a Democrat. He strongly supported states’ rights, including the right to regulate slavery although he was personally opposed to it. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Copperheads President Democratic Party Government and Civics Congress |
| People | Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird) (1820-1871) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |