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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berwanger, Eugene H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, British.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865.

United States.

International relations.

Diplomatic and consular service, British--United States--History--19th century.

Diplomatic and consular service, British--Confederate States of America.

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 215 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1994]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

081311876X

OCLC:

30028491