Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes - Softcover

Lindeman, Ralph

 
9781476692784: Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1476692785 ISBN 13: 9781476692784
Publisher: McFarland, 2023

Synopsis

Unable to achieve sustained military success in the Civil War, the Confederacy tried a daring strategy in 1864--commando-style raids into northern states from Canada. Taking advantage of the undefended border, rebels hit targets along the Great Lakes, where growing antiwar sentiment was an election-year problem for the Lincoln administration.

Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the war, this is a deeply-researched history of the South's operations in Canada. One of the most significant raids is covered in detail for the first time: Virginia planter turned Confederate agent John Yates Beall's attempt to liberate 2,700 Confederate officers from a prison camp on Lake Erie.

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About the Author

Ralph Lindeman is a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and later worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C. where he covered the White House and Congress.

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Publisher
McFarland
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1476692785
ISBN 13 
9781476692784
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240