Rogan suggests Vietnam may have been the first time Americans were angry at soldiers for fighting in a war.

Nov 11, 2026

Previously: The Vietnam War era marked the first time in American history that people were angry at soldiers for fighting in a war. [Distorted]: Joe hedged this with "maybe", and many Vietnam veterans did come home to a divided country and a cold reception. But it was not the first time Americans turned their anger about a war on soldiers: in March 1864, antiwar Copperheads clashed with Union soldiers home on leave in Charleston, Illinois, and several soldiers were killed. Historians also disagree about how common open hostility toward Vietnam veterans really was. A record showing the 1864 Copperhead violence was aimed only at local Republicans and not at the soldiers would weaken this verdict.

Now: Rogan suggests Vietnam may have been the first time Americans were angry at soldiers for fighting in a war. [Distorted]: Joe says "maybe." Long before Vietnam, the 1864 Charleston Riot involved anti-war Democrats (Copperheads) and Union soldiers on leave; the University of Illinois History & Lincoln Collections says they clashed and shooting followed, while witness accounts conflict about who fired first. This shows an earlier episode of anti-war civilian-soldier violence, not that Americans generally were angry at soldiers for fighting or how Vietnam veterans were received.

Retain the hedge and replace Wikipedia with a contemporary archived account; do not equate one Civil War encounter with national Vietnam-era reception.