Title The British Foreign Service and the American Civil War / Eugene H. Berwanger

Published Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (228 pages) Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Foreign Service on the Eve of the War; 2 The Consuls; 3 The Foreign Minister; 4 The Unwelcome Consul; 5 Arbitrary Arrests and Property Rights; 6 Searching for Stirrup and Edwards; 7 Consular Problems in the South; 8 Conscription, Confederate Style; 9 Expelling the Southern Consuls; 10 Conscription, Union Style; 11 Preying on the Innocents; 12 At War's End; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y Summary During the American Civil War, the British legation and consuls experienced strained relations with both the Union and the Confederacy, to varying degrees and with different results. Southern consuls were cut off from the legation in Washington, D.C., and confronted their problems for the most part without direction from superiors. Consuls in the North sought assistance from the British foreign minister and followed the procedures he established. Diplomatic relations with Great Britain eased tensions in the North; the British consuls in the South were expelled in 1863. Eugene H. Berwanger uses archival sources in both Britain and the United States as a basis for his reevaluation of consular attitudes. Because much of this material was not available to earlier historians of British-American diplomacy, the author expands upon their conclusions and suggests reinterpretations in light of the new information. The first comprehensive investigation of Anglo-American relations during the Civil War, The British Foreign Service and the American Civil War will interest scholars of American history and diplomatic relations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Diplomatic and consular service, British -- United States -- History -- 19th century Diplomatic and consular service, British -- Confederate States of America HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877) Diplomatic and consular service, British Diplomatic relations SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140081 United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States Subject Great Britain United States United States -- Confederate States of America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813149493 0813149495

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