Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes

Unable to achieve sustained military success in the Civil War, the Confederacy tried a daring strategy in 1864--commando-style raids into northern states from Canada. Taking advantage of the undefended border, rebels hit targets along the Great Lakes, where growing antiwar sentiment was an election-year problem for the Lincoln administration. Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the war, this is a deeply-researched history of the South's operations in Canada. One of the most significant raids is covered in detail for the first time: Virginia planter turned Confederate agent John Yates Beall's attempt to liberate 2,700 Confederate officers from a prison camp on Lake Erie.

Author: Ralph Lindeman
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476692784
ISBN10: 1476692785
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | United States
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)