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Author Allen, Charles Maxwell.

Title Dispatches from Bermuda : the Civil War letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 / edited by Glen N. Wiche
Published Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Pressq, 2008
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Description 1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Civil War in the North
Civil War in the North.
Contents Ch. 1. The most self-effacing of men -- Ch. 2. Such a God-forsaken place -- Ch. 3. They are a big lot of scamps -- Ch. 4. A great many blockade runners in the harbor now -- Ch. 5. I have used my utmost endeavors -- Ch. 6. There could hardly have been greater consternation -- Ch. 7. In the place where the tree falleth -- App. Schedule of Blockade-Running Vessels
Summary "In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy-world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners. Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital war supplies through the blockade to the Confederate states."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Allen, Charles Maxwell -- Correspondence
SUBJECT Allen, Charles Maxwell fast
Allen, Charles Maxwell. swd
Subject Confederate States of America. Navy -- History.
SUBJECT Confederate States of America. Navy fast
Subject Blockade -- Bermuda Islands -- History -- 19th century
Consuls -- United States -- Correspondence
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Blockade
Consuls
Diplomatic relations
Military operations, Naval
Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140215
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140081
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251
Bermuda Islands -- History, Naval -- 19th century
Atlantic Ocean Region -- History, Naval -- 19th century
Subject Atlantic Ocean Region
Bermuda Islands
United States
Bermudainseln
Genre/Form History
Naval history
Personal narratives
Personal correspondence
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Form Electronic book
Author Wiche, Glen Norman.
ISBN 9781631010798
1631010794
0873389387
9780873389389
9781631010781
1631010786