Copperhead

[cccalco]

With the release of the new movie "Copperhead" by Ron Maxwell, the director of "Gettysburg"(1993) and "Gods and Generals" (2003) the terms 'Copperhead' and 'KGC' are terms that will not be unknown to our contemporaries. "Copperhead" is the story of an upstate New York family which comes under fire for their support of the Constitution and opposition to the war.

Here is a link to the movies website, Copperhead - The Movie
and be sure to see the trailer on youtube, "Copperhead" -- Official Trailer - YouTube

 

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[cccalco]

There is some info on the Copperhead badges in this forum at: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/154503-copperhead-badge.html

 

[tlm5000]

Jesse James Horses name was CopperHead

 

[tlm5000]

Jesse James Horses name was CopperHead

Also Jesse James used an Indian head to mark his caches wonder if this could be connected.

 

[cccalco]

Since this thread is based on a historical novel I thought I would use it to introduce another new novel on the Knights of the Golden Circle titled "Knights of Gold" by Dell Isham. Here is a link to it if your interested.
The Knights of the Golden Circle: Novel digs for lawmakers' buried treasure

 

[Uaagr]

Thank you for the heads up on the movie, I had not heard of it. Gods and Generals was one of my all time favorite movies, this guy knows how to do it.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Thank you for the heads up on the movie, I had not heard of it. Gods and Generals was one of my all time favorite movies, this guy knows how to do it.

YEAH! "Then" governor of Virginia, George Allen, was in GODS AND GENERALS, singing... "Hurrah, Hurrah! For the BONNIE BLUE FLAG, Hurrah!". I know him from Ch'ville, Va., when he was an attorney. Whenever I saw him, I would
start singing, "Hurrah!....". He would start laughing an yell my last name... BTW, Copper Heads were aka PEACE DEMOCRATS, then... against the CONFEDERATE WAR (TIRED of WAR), and wanted STATE RIGHTS. "Google" PEACE DEMOCRATS

 

[10claw]

cccalco, i enjoyed reading this thread about the copperheads. thanks to all who posted about them.
i am now 80 yrs.old and when as a 8-10 year old i heard my dad call pennies copperheads. dad was born in 1901 so i don't know if he just picked the name for a reason or not. at any rate, i now know partly why he used the term.
thanks again to all.