Title: Dispatches from Bermuda
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888
First published: 2008
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Subjects: Blockade, Blockades, Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Navy, Consuls, Correspondence, Foreign relations, History, Naval History, Naval operations, Personal narratives, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate states of america, navy, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, naval operations, Bermuda islands, United states, foreign relations, 1783-1865, United states, army, records and correspondence
Places: Atlantic Ocean Region, Bermuda Islands, United States
People: Charles Maxwell Allen
Time periods: 1861-1865, 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: E600 .A44 2008