Articles

	The Lancashire [cotton] operatives were the only class which as a class continues actively inimical to us. With them the unreasoning aversion to our institutions is as firmly rooted as in any part of New England
	Henry Hotze, Confederate propagandist

"Batavian Grace" - Alexander Beresford Hope By Charles Priestley (This article appeared as 'Batavian Grace' in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) no. 69 - August 2002. Reproduced here with additional photographs ... read more ›

"Thank God Lincoln had only one 79th Highlander Regiment" By Tony Mandara The original text of this article appeared  in  issue 67 (December 2001) of Crossfire, the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) at first, war was for dressing up in eccentric outfits; but soon the reputation of a regiment was judged ... read more ›

A Sussex Bank Manager's Civil War In 1993, Round Table member Julian Nassau-Kennedy forwarded a transcript of a letter 1 penned by Henry George Hore, an Englishman. Hore's respectable (but to us much less interesting) career as manager of the Capital & Counties Bank in Chichester, Sussex, lay ... read more ›

Britons for Virginia! Webmaster's Note: One of the most frequently visited articles of our site is 'CSS Alabama - Crew of the British Isles'. The following is a composite of short entries that appeared ... read more ›

Whitworth Sharpshooter Rifle by Bertil Häggman, LL.M. (The original text of this article appeared in issue 66 (September 2001) of Crossfire, the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) as 'Confederate Imports of Whitworth Sharpshooter Rifles from England 1861-1865') ... read more ›

A British Actor And Surgeon In Lincoln's Army The original text of this article appeared  in  issue 37 (November 1989) of Crossfire, the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) as 'Britons In The Civil War: Sir Charles Wyndham' The founder of the Wyndhams Theatre in London's west end was a qualified ... read more ›

Rebel With Two Causes (The original text of this article appeared in issues 27 & 29 of Crossfire, the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) John Mitchel was an uncompromising advoCate of Irish - and then of southern - independence. he was exiled for his support of the former ... read more ›

Rebel Without A Cause - From Shakespeare Country (The original text of this article appeared in Crossfire, the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48) The stormy but distinguished career of one ex-British officer on the ... read more ›

The Vanished Necktie  By Barrie Almond (The original text of this article appeared in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 59, March 1999) On a cold night in December 1862 two young officers huddled around the campfire at the headquarters camp of General J.E.B. ... read more ›

The Nashville Affair By John Bennett (The original text of this article appeared in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 65 April 2001) The Trent incident and the Nashville affair are two examples of the way in which the American Civil War impinged on Great ... read more ›