Clement Laird Vallandigham, a 50-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, died on June 17, 1871, in Lebanon, Ohio. Vallandigham was a prominent lawyer and politician, known for his leadership of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. His death was the result of an accidental gunshot wound. While representing a defendant in a murder trial, Vallandigham attempted to demonstrate that the victim had accidentally shot himself. During this demonstration, Vallandigham
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