The impact of the Civil War was felt far beyond American shores. Many sites associated with the war remain in Britain and France--the two countries most affected--and traces of it can still be found in such unlikely places as Sweden and Turkey. Both Union and Confederate agents sought support overseas, aided by local sympathizers. Some Victorian Britons, despite their disdain for slavery, saw the South as an incipient nation struggling for recognition, like the Italians or the Poles, but linked to Britain by ties of blood, language and history. The sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg brought the war to the European coastline. Ten years after Appomattox, veterans from both North and South found themselves on the same side in the Egyptian army. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book examines the international side of the Civil War.
Author(s): Charles Priestley
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 227
City: Jefferson
Cover
Preface
1. Alexander Beresford Hope and the Civil War
2. A Philosopher’s Defense of the Confederacy
3. A Lively Meeting in Burnley
4. Yancey and the Fishmongers
5. A Civil War Grave in Turkey
6. On the Cleburne Trail in Cork and Cumbria
7. France’s Opportunity
8. Death in Paris
9. The Last Days of the Alabama
10. Three Accounts of the Battle Off Cherbourg
11. The Prince Offers His Services
12. From Calais to Cairo
13. Three Union Veterans’ Overseas Graves
14. An Officer’s Payslip
15. A Postmaster in the Cavalry
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index