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"Clement Laird Vallandigham July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an Ohio politician and leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. In 1863, he was convicted at an Army court martial of opposing the war, and exiled to the Confederacy. He ran for governor of Ohio in 1863 from exile in Canada, but was defeated."

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Wow... There are folks who do pretty much the same kind of stuff in our nation nowadays and the commie press loves'um..!! What worries me most is that we Americans do nothing about it.. Just set back and watch.. This place is becoming a zoo...

[Bob Ireland]

***he was convicted at an Army court martial of opposing the war, and exiled to the Confederacy***

Great researching! I had long forgotten the details. Those who don't know history are condemned to repeat it.