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The American Civil War through British Eyes: Dispatches from British Diplomats v. 1; November 1860-April 1862 - Dispatches from British Diplomats (Hardcover, New)
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The American Civil War through British Eyes: Dispatches from British Diplomats v. 1; November 1860-April 1862 - Dispatches from British Diplomats (Hardcover, New)
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From November 1860 to April 1862 there was only one British Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Washington,
D.C.--Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Second Baron. Lord Lyons was
the highest-ranked British diplomat in Washington, appointed to
this post in December 1858 and serving until February 1865. The
dispatches included in Volume 1 of The American Civil War through
British Eyes offer insight into contemporary Anglo-American
relations. This period witnessed the election of Abraham Lincoln,
the secession crisis, the formation of the Confederacy, and the
first military confrontations of the war. It also raised a host of
problems for Great Britain's relationships with both the Union and
the Confederacy, such as how the war would affect British nationals
residing in the United States, what course official British policy
should take regarding diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy,
and the effect that the likely interruption of exports might have
on British manufacturing. One of Lord Lyon's tasks was to keep
London informed of the shifting mood in America. He reported on the
country's morale and relayed his impressions of the way in which
the press and the politicians influenced public opinion and
inflamed patriotic fervor. Lyons was especially struck by how
slowly each side geared up for combat. His dispatches show the
defensive Southern strategy and explains why the North felt it must
take the struggle across Confederate lines. He also related how
successful the North was in raising funds, speculated about the
role slaves would play, and recognized that a major disruption of
Southern life might provoke a slave uprising. The issues raised by
these dispatches are crucialones for the study of the Civil War,
and this volume, the first of a three-volume collection, fills an
important void for students and scholars of the war. Lyons's
dispatches offer a perspective on America during its first test of
national unity. Through them the Civil War unfolds not in
retrospect but through the eyes of a contemporary observer.
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