Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes – Paperback-Fast Shipping

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Ralph Lindeman (Author)

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 Biography

Ralph Lindeman is a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and later worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., where he covered the White House and Congress.

Number of Pages: 240Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.9 x 6.9 INPublication Date: October 17, 2023