While the war was being fought on the battlefields of Bull Run, - TopicsExpress



          

While the war was being fought on the battlefields of Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg, another contest was waged overseas. The Confederacy sought international recognition and alliances to secure independence, and the Union was determined not to let that happen. No battle, not Gettysburg, not the Wilderness, one historian claimed, was more important than the contest waged in the diplomatic arena and the forum of public opinion. --Read more about Don Doyles THE CAUSE OF ALL NATIONS in Salon bit.ly/1Il0jJ2
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:13:46 +0000

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