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Foreign Recognition or Mediation

October 22, 2017 WalterCoffey

October 22, 1862 – The leaders of Great Britain expressed new reluctance to recognize Confederate independence, and Emperor Napoleon III of France proposed foreign mediation

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Butler’s Notorious Woman Order

May 15, 2017 WalterCoffey

May 15, 1862 – Commanding the Federal occupation forces in New Orleans, Major General Benjamin F. Butler issued an order that solidified his infamous reputation

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End of the Trent Affair

January 8, 2017 WalterCoffey

January 8, 1862 – The government of Great Britain received the official news that the U.S. would release Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell,

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The Trent Affair: British Reaction Reaches the U.S.

December 15, 2016 WalterCoffey

December 15, 1861 – News of the British reaction to the seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell reached the U.S. U.S. Secretary

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The Trent Affair: British Outrage

November 27, 2016 WalterCoffey

November 27, 1861 – News of the U.S. seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell aboard the British steamer Trent officially reached Great

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The Trent Affair

November 8, 2016 WalterCoffey

November 8, 1861 – Captain Charles Wilkes of the U.S.S. San Jacinto halted the neutral British steamship R.M.S. Trent on the open sea and seized

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