Picture No | 10218406 |
Date | 1862 |
Description | The American Civil War. The outrage on the Trent. |
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Lord Lyons communicating Earl Russell's despatch to Mr.Secretary Seward. An international diplomatic crisis erupted for President Lincoln when two Confederate officials sailing towards England were seized by the US navy. Lincoln released the men in December 1861.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1862. p 82. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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