NC History Question?
I am trying to write a paper on the Scottish and English contribution to the south in the civil war. Am I wrong, or didn’t they side with the south? If anyone can help, or offer any links, that would be great! I am trying to find information, but I need an angle to start with.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/american_connection/alabama/introduction.shtml
The Alabama – an introduction
Overview
Dave Robert’s (shipping historian) gives an overview to the CSS Alabama, Liverpool’s Confederate connections and some facts you’d never hear anywhere else!
What was the Alabama?
The Alabama was a warship commissioned by the American Confederate Navy during the Civil War.
Why was it built?
The ship was built to aid the Confederates in the Civil War. Britain as a neutral country was not permitted to supply warring factions with ships fitted for war purposes, therefore vessel 290 was taken to the Azores, where it was fitted out as a Confederate raider. In the first month of her service, the Alabama took 10 vessels at a total value of 437,000 dollars.
What is its connection to Liverpool?
The Alabama was built at Cammell Lairds ship yard and steamed up and down the Mersey with local dignitaries on its maiden voyage. After the vessel’s sinking in 1864, its crew were rescued by the captain of another Laird’s ship, the Deerhound.
Why is it so infamous?
The building of a raider ship on the shores of the Mersey, her escape and the havoc she wrecked on American ships, caused indescribable bitterness and remained a running sore in Anglo-American relations.
http://www.ussalabama.com/html/history/index.php
The Legendary Confederate Raider CSS ALABAMA captured or sank 69 Union vessels during the War Between the States. Commanded by Captain Raphael Semmes(whose great grandson later served on BB-60), the 1,050 ton screw sloop was built in Liverpool, England in 1862. She was sunk by the USS KEARSARGE off Cherbourg, France in 1864.
The history of CSS Alabama
Links between Liverpool and the Confederate States
Liverpool had strong political, emotional and financial connections and sympathies with the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865). One of the main reasons for the link was economical, based on the importance of cotton, upon which both the Southern States and Lancashire mills depended.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/collections/alabama/history.asp
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, UK.
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