JAMES MASON / CONFEDERATE ENVOY
Item #: CWB14195
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James Mason and John Slidell were
Confederate envoys who were captured during the Trent Affair, a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain during the American Civil War.
In October 1861, Mason and Slidell slipped through the U.S. naval blockade and left Charleston, South Carolina for Cuba, where they took passage for England on the Trent. U.S. Captain Wilkes intercepted the Trent on November 8, 1861 and, without permission from Washington, ordered his lieutenant to board and search the ship. The U.S. boarding party took Mason, Slidell, and their secretaries as prisoners, but allowed the Trent to depart for England.
Shipping Weight:
1 lb
Item # CWB14195
$125.00 USD