Confederates from Canada (Paperback)

Ralph Lindeman

ISBN 10: 1476692785 / ISBN 13: 9781476692784

Published by McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. 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. Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the Civil War, this deeply-researched history covers the Souths operations in Canada. One of the most significant raids is covered in detail for the first time: Virginia planter turned Confederate agent John Yates Bealls attempt to liberate 2,700 Confederate officers from a prison camp on Lake Erie. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confederates from Canada (Paperback)
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476692785
• ISBN 13: 9781476692784
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.

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.