Events tagged with "Union Navy"

Historical Events tagged with "Union Navy"

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Politics & Government

Trent Affair: Diplomatic Crisis with Britain

November 8th, 1861 163 years ago

The USS San Jacinto, a Union warship, intercepted the British mail ship CSS Trent in November 1861. The ship was carrying two Confederate envoys, James Mason and John Slidell, from Charleston to England to seek support for the Confederacy. Captain Charles Wilkes of the San Jacinto ordered their arrest, which led to a significant diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain, who viewed this as an infringement on their neutrality.