The British Foreign Service and the American Civil War

By Eugene H. Berwanger

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 ten

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081311876X
• ISBN13: 9780813118765
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher