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

"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 r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Allen, Charles Maxwell
Otros Autores: Wiche, Glen Norman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Pressq, 2008.
Colección:Civil War in the North.
Temas:
Allen, Charles Maxwell > Correspondence.
Allen, Charles Maxwell
Allen, Charles Maxwell.
Confederate States of America. > Navy > History.
Confederate States of America. > Navy
1800-1899
Blockade > Bermuda Islands > History > 19th century.
Consuls > United States > Correspondence.
Blocus > Bermudes > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Consuls > États-Unis > Correspondance.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Blockade
Consuls
Diplomatic relations
Military operations, Naval
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Blockades.
United States > Foreign relations > 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
Bermuda Islands > History, Naval > 19th century.
Atlantic Ocean Region > History, Naval > 19th century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
Bermudes > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
Atlantique, Région de l' > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
Atlantic Ocean Region
Bermuda Islands
United States
Bermudainseln
History
Naval history
Personal narratives
Personal correspondence
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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