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Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy

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Title

Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Great Britain--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion

Description

Newspaper editorial published in the Liverpool Mercury raising the specter of potentially siding with the Confederacy if the Union didn't end its war with the South.

Creator

Unknown

Source

The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)

Date

1862-07-16

Contributor

AB, PP

Rights

The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced here under Fair Use.

Format

pdf

Language

English

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Citation

"Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy." Liberty Mercury. July 16, 1862. From the British Newspaper Archive. (Accessed November, 2016)

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Citation

Unknown, “Are We to Recognize the Southern Confederacy,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/34.

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