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'John Bull's Neutrality - The Guardian of Civilization in Full Play'
While declaring itself neutral, and remaining that way for the duration of the war, some in the North believed that sympathies for the South permeated…
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The War in Cartoon Form
Political cartoons, whether critical or satirical, exist as commentary for the major issues and events of the day - the Civil War in America included.…
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An International View of the American Conflict: The British Empire and the Civil War
The American Civil War, while predominantly remembered as a domestic conflict, a 'War between the States,' was not isolated from...
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'After the Morrill Tariff'
The second of a pair of images printed by Harper's Weekly concerning the British response to the Morril Tariff's passage. This illustration reflects…
'Before the Morrill Tariff'
The first in a pair of images printed by Harper's Weekly shortly after the start of the Civil War, focusing on British responses to the recently…
'The Webster-Ashburton Treaty Ratification'
An agreement ending the non-violent territorial dispute known as the Aroostook War (1838-1839), between the U.S. and British North America, the…
"The Apple of Discord at the Geneva Tribunal"
One of the last outstanding diploamtic issues of the Civil War, the resolution of American damage claims over the actions of the British-built…
'William Howard Russell'
This photograph, taken during his time spent covering the Crimean War of the 1850s, shows the reporter seated. William Howard Russell acted as the…