Booth in the Finger Lakes

[JMadonna]

(04-15-2014 02:41 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I think a lot more went on in northwestern NY State than what we think. Sometimes, I wonder if they are the "NY Crowd."

Be careful on the use of terms Teacher,

The "NY Crowd" as Booth referred to them were operatives working under orders. The rest were supporters. The big mistake made during the Civil War was that Copperhead leaders thought they could turn supporters into active operatives merely by a nod of their heads. That may have been true of city dwellers but not the rural crowd for a number of reasons that the big city leaders didn't understand.