Articles

	The Lancashire [cotton] operatives were the only class which as a class continues actively inimical to us. With them the unreasoning aversion to our institutions is as firmly rooted as in any part of New England
	Henry Hotze, Confederate propagandist

Ambrose McEvoy - British Weapons Inventor & Confederate Officer Researched by Maurice Rigby  (The original text of this article appeared as 'Charles Ambrose McEvoy, Inventor' in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) no. 55 - December 1997) In volume XVI (1908) of the Confederate Veteran and in The Times of April 17, ... read more ›

British Blockade-Running Ship 'Modern Greece' By Ian Crook  (The original text of this article appeared as "The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner 'Modern Greece'" in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48) "Last night the English steamer 'Modern Greece', in attempting ... read more ›

An English Romance - William Param Brooks , Confederate States Navy by Maurice Rigby (The original article appeared as 'William Param Brooks' in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) no. 54 - August 1997) Born in Edgefield Co, Charleston, South Carolina on March 27 1832, William Brooks was the son of Jordan Param and Ann F.E. ... read more ›

An Essex Man in Lincoln's Army by Peter Lockwood.  (The original text of this article appeared in 'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) Nos. 57 & 58 as 'Sale of Civil War Artefacts' and 'John Carwardine, c 1827 -1889') A recent auction in this country (June 1998)(1) ... read more ›

CSS Alabama - Crew of the British Isles     By Maurice Rigby (additional material: Pat O'Driscoll & Michael Barrett) Webmaster's ... read more ›

Benjamin Moran's Journal     By John Bennett (This article originally appeared in "Crossfire", the magazine of the ... read more ›

The Alabama Fraud By John Bennett The text of this article originally appeared in 'Crossfire' (No. 54 - August 1997), the magazine of the ACWRT (UK)  Web designer's note: John Bennett's original ... read more ›

The Unwinding Trail : Reflections on the Life and Times of William Benjamin Gould Introduction Towards the end of last March, Tony Daly, Peter Lockwood and myself met William Gould, or to be more precise, William Gould IV, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington D.C. and Charles A. ... read more ›

'Dixie Traitor' - The life and times of Clarence Randolph Yonge, C.S.N. By Maurice Rigby  Taken from an article that appeared in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the American Civil War Round Table (UK) Issue 48   Born in Upson County, Georgia in 1833, he was the son of a local merchant William Philip ... read more ›

After the Trent, or Third Time Lucky? Britain's preparations for war with the United States in 1861-2  By Dr Andrew Wellard  (This article originally appeared in 'Crossfire', the magazine of the American Civil War Round Table (UK) No. ... read more ›