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The American Civil War, while predominantly remembered as a domestic conflict, a 'War between the States,' was not isolated from the rest of the world. The impacts of its outbreak were not constrained to the military campaigns in North America, nor were its naval engagments at sea. 

This exhibit explores the international dimensions of the conflict, specifically in regards to the viewpoint of the foremost naval and trade power in the world at the time, Great Britain. The British Empire had, in the aftermath of the Revolutionary era and the War of 1812, developed strong ties to the United States, both political and economic. And while the U.S. may have kept itself l isolated from the affairs of Europe over the course of the 19th century, Britain's interests in North America and the Atlantic, including trade and the security of its holdings in Canada, remained.