Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)

Glen N Wiche (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0873389387 / ISBN 13: 9780873389389

Published by Kent State University Press, 2008

About this Item

In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen's Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Editor(s): Wiche, Glen N. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567. . 2008. First Edition (US) First Printing. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873389387
• ISBN 13: 9780873389389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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. Author Glen N. Wiche has compiled all of Allen’s Civil War dispatches to the U.S. State Department and provides well-documented commentary to place Allen’s activities in the wider context of the “Atlantic campaign” of the Civil War. Dispatches from Bermuda paints a detailed picture of these activities and offers a rare account of this blockade-running traffic from a northern perspective.

About the Author

Glen N. Wiche is a veteran antiquarian bookseller and historical consultant in Chicago. He is a freelance writer who lectures widely on historical and literary subjects.