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The Civil War abroad : how the great American conflict reached overseas
- Title
- The Civil War abroad : how the great American conflict reached overseas / Charles Priestley.
- Author
- Priestley, Charles, 1945-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
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- Description
- vii, 219 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "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 a selection of episodes highlighting the international side of the Civil War"--
- Subject
- 1861-1865
- Battlefields
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Military participation > Foreign
- Public opinion, European
- Diplomatic relations
- Public opinion
- Politics and government
- United States > Foreign relations > 1861-1865
- Confederate States of America > Foreign relations
- United States > History > Influence. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > History > Foreign public opinion. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865
- United States
- United States > Confederate States of America
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Alexander Beresford Hope and the Civil War -- A Philosopher's Defense of the Confederacy -- A Lively Meeting in Burnley -- Yancey and the Fishmongers -- A Civil War Grave in Turkey -- On the Cleburne Trail in Cork and Cumbria -- France's Opportunity -- Death in Paris -- The Last Days of the Alabama -- Three Accounts of the Battle Off Cherbourg -- The Prince Offers His Services -- From Calais to Cairo -- Three Union Veterans' Overseas Graves -- An Officer's Payslip -- A Postmaster in the Cavalry.
- Call Number
- JFF 22-903
- ISBN
- 9781476687094
- 1476687099
- LCCN
- 2022013834
- OCLC
- 1262124601
- Author
- Priestley, Charles, 1945- author.
- Title
- The Civil War abroad : how the great American conflict reached overseas / Charles Priestley.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1865
- Research Call Number
- JFF 22-903