Some of its members interfered with the Union war effort by hindering enlistments and encouraging desertions. An abortive attempt to free Confederate prisoners in Illinois and
Some of its members interfered with the Union war effort by hindering enlistments and encouraging desertions. An abortive attempt to free Confederate prisoners in Illinois and Ohio in the summer of 1864 prompted this society's dissolution. First organized in 1855 in the South, it later extended to Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri. It underwent several incarnations, being renamed the Order of American Knights in 1863, and the Sons of Liberty in 1864 under the leadership of Copperhead Clement Vallandigham. FTP, identify this secret society that endeavored to promote slavery in the U.S.
Some of its members interfered with the Union war effort by hindering enlistments and encouraging desertions.
{Knights of the Golden Circle} (accept {Order of the American Knights} and {Sons of Liberty} on early buzzes)