Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes

by Ralph H. Lindeman

Unable to achieve sustained military success in the Civil War, the Confederacy tried a daring strategy in 1864--commando-style raids into northern states from Canada. Taking advantage of the undefended border, rebels hit targets along the Great Lakes, where growing antiwar sentiment was an election-year problem for the Lincoln administration.

Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the war, this is a deeply-researched history of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476692785
• ISBN13: 9781476692784
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up