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Unpublished — The International War: Alabama Claims Documentation

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dwight Hughes

This source is not exactly unpublished, but close. It was printed once—long ago—by the U. S. government. Until recently, it was scarce and mostly unknown. And it is a treasure trove of primary source material for the international and naval … Continue reading →

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Confederates Invade San Francisco?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

Shortly before his death in 1886, James I. Waddell, former captain of the CSS Shenandoah, wrote in his memoirs: “I had matured plans for entering the harbor of San Francisco and laying that city under contribution.”[i] Waddell never did pass … Continue reading →

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