The Confederacy continues working to get support from Great Britain, even at the cost of holding the British economy hostage.
Category: Foreign Relations
Forced to be Enemies of Great Britain
Confederate envoys try to garner foreign support as the U.S. State Department warns the foreign powers not to recognize Confederate independence.
Desiring a Peaceful Solution
Three Confederate commissioners go to Washington to negotiate the peaceful transfer of Fort Sumter from U.S to Confederate hands.
Seeking Friendship, Commerce and Navigation
Jefferson Davis works to obtain foreign recognition for the new Confederacy as Federal military officers resign to go South.
The Capture of the C.S.S. Florida
October 7, 1864 – The Federal steam sloop U.S.S. Wachusett captured the famed Confederate commerce raider C.S.S. Florida under dubious circumstances that threatened diplomatic relations
The Confederate Congress Assembles
December 7, 1863 – The fourth session of the First Confederate States Congress opened in Richmond. The members of Congress assembled amid very trying times