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	"Whereas we had available for immediate purposes one hundred and forty-nine first-class warships, we have now two, these two being the Warrior and her sister Ironside. There is not now a ship in the English navy apart from these two that it would not be madness to trust to an engagement with that little Monitor"
	- The London Times comments on the battle between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia ironclads

Lord Mayor of London in Confederate Controversy (The original version of this article appeared in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No.47 under the title 'Places in Britain of Civil War Interest: The Mansion House, London') AN enthusiastic reception in the City of London for the envoy from the ... read more ›

Judah P. Benjamin's London Exile (Redux) By Charles Priestley Webmaster's Note: Some years ago, 'Crossfire', the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) featured Judah Benjamin's London legal chambers. In 1995 a US reader pointed out that Robert D. Meade, in his 'Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate ... read more ›

Rebel Spy Girl in London Marriage Sensation (The original version of this article appeared in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 46) London 1863 - the sensational confederate girl spy, who had helped 'stonewall' Jackson win his most famous campaign, once again outflanks the union, ... read more ›

Confederate Link with Mayfair Taken from an article that originally appeared in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT(UK) Issue 48 as 'Places in Britain of Civil War Interest: 3, Clifford Street, London W1')  3, Clifford Street, London W1 was the London residence of Fitzgerald Ross, ... read more ›

Thomas Carlyle - Chelsea Link with the Confederacy By John Bennett This article originally appeared in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the American Civil War Round Table (UK) No. 59 - April 1999   A ten-minute walk from the National Army ... read more ›

Authors at War ACWRT (UK) Website exclusive by John Laskey 2 July 1862: near Gettysburg, Major Joshua L Chamberlain, obscure Professor of Bowdoin College, Maine was desperately organising the defence of Little Round Top. Meanwhile, in a quaint, rambling house in leafy Concord, Massachusetts ... read more ›

The Confederate Bazaar at Liverpool by John Bennett   (This Article originally appeared in 'Crossfire - The Magazine of the American Civil War Round Table (UK)' Issue No. 61 - December 1999) Liverpool during the American Civil War ... read more ›