Bibliograph

Dispatches from Bermuda, the Civil War letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888

Type

Label

Dispatches from Bermuda, the Civil War letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dispatches from Bermuda

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Civil War in the North

Sub title

the Civil War letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888

Summary

Civil War diplomacy and espionage. 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

Target audience

adult

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