By killing Union soldiers, who had become the emblem of Federal government control, the Copperheads were attempting to project their anger toward the government
ह्याच काळापासून सायबेरियाचा अवाढ्यपणा लक्षात घेता येथे राजकीय शत्रूंना देशोधडीस पाठवण्याची प्रथा चालू झाली.