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Tag: Great Britain

Drawing Us Into Their Quarrel

January 8, 2022 WalterCoffey

The government of Great Britain receives the official news that the U.S. would release Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell, thus averting an international crisis.

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The Passions of the Country Are Up

December 1, 2021 WalterCoffey

The U.S. and Great Britain awaited each other’s official reactions to the seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell aboard the neutral British steamer Trent.

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Keeping Quite Clear of the Conflict

October 16, 2021 WalterCoffey

The European powers entertain the possibility of recognizing Confederate independence, while France capitalizes on the war by invading Mexico.

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Forced to be Enemies of Great Britain

May 5, 2021 WalterCoffey

Confederate envoys try to garner foreign support as the U.S. State Department warns the foreign powers not to recognize Confederate independence.

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The Laird Rams

September 5, 2018 WalterCoffey

September 5, 1863 – Charles Francis Adams, U.S. minister to Great Britain, threatened war unless the British stopped clandestinely building warships for the Confederacy. Adams

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Foreign Affairs: Seward Rejects Mediation

February 6, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 6, 1863 – Secretary of State William H. Seward unilaterally declined an offer by French Emperor Napoleon III to mediate the conflict between the

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