"ACW plaques in Liverpool" Topic
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Bozkashi Jones | 11 Feb 2016 2:29 a.m. PST |
I had the pleasure of being in Liverpool over the last couple of days to visit one of my teams. while I was there I found this little bit of Anglo-American history. This terrace comprises Charleston House, Bulloch House and Alabama House and was, during the Civil War, a sort of unofficial embassy and centre of operations for the Confederates buying ships for the South.
Sorry for the quality of the photos – my phone isn't too good as a camera.
Last year the American Civil War Memorial Association of Britain placed plaques outside Charlston House:
One is dedicated to the memory of those who served on the CSS Shenandoah:
And the other is to commemorate all those from Britain who fought for both sides:
News story on the plan to place the plaques is here link Just thought you might be interested in a little bit of history in a Liverpool side street that one could easily walk by without noticing. Nick |
Private Matter | 11 Feb 2016 4:55 a.m. PST |
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BulldogD | 11 Feb 2016 5:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing this. I love these little bits of history that can be found tucked away. Not 15 minutes from my office is this piece of the American Civil War: link That particular cemetery is worth visiting if you are ever in Edinburgh: Lots of notable Victorian era generals and such like!
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Moonraker Miniatures | 11 Feb 2016 6:39 a.m. PST |
Interesting and following up on BulldoD link, there are Confederate graves in the cemetery of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool if memory srves me right. "In 1862, he commissioned the building of the CSS Alabama from John Laird Sons & Company (Cammell Laird, Birkenhead). This was used successfully for commerce raiding, atJames Dunwoody Bulloch Grave1tacking Union merchant ships and disrupting trade. After the collapse of the Confederacy the US authorities never forgave Bulloch for his role in the Civil War. He chose to remain in Liverpool, living out his days as a successful cotton importer and broker. During the war he had lived in Waterloo but he later moved to Toxteth, living at 30 Sydenham Avenue. He died at his son-in-law's home at 76 Canning Street in 1901 at the age of 77 and is buried in Toxteth Cemetery." Thanks for sharing. Doug |
ColCampbell | 11 Feb 2016 7:29 a.m. PST |
Nick and Bulldog, Thanks for the pictures and link, respectively. The link is especially interesting to me as I am a Mississippian. Jim |
JimDuncanUK | 11 Feb 2016 8:29 a.m. PST |
There is an American Civil War memorial right in the centre of Edinburgh complete with statue of Lincoln. link |
ironicon | 11 Feb 2016 10:13 a.m. PST |
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cw3hamilton | 11 Feb 2016 10:57 a.m. PST |
This is good start to a great thread. Keep it up Brits! Best, Lowell |
jedburgh | 11 Feb 2016 11:29 a.m. PST |
BBC Scotland series on Blockade runners interesting photo of Jefferson Davies in Glasgow and the Confederate spy ring located in the Bridge of Allan near Stirling link |
Hussar123 | 11 Feb 2016 3:45 p.m. PST |
Good read, so many US plaques are being defaced by those that do not know their own history. |
Old Contemptibles | 12 Feb 2016 10:01 a.m. PST |
If that was in the US they would be force to take them down. The link took me to the page but the article wasn't there. |
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