- Wikipedia: Trent Affair
Briefly describes the November 8, 1861, incident in which a U.S. Navy ship seized two Confederate diplomats from a British ship off the coast of the Bahamas.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Affair
- Trent Affair, The
Overview of the 1861 incident that nearly brought the United States into conflict with Great Britain.
www.civilwarhome.com/trent.htm
- American Memory: Today in History: November 8
Features accounts of the 1861 Trent Affair and the 1906 beginning of Fred Dobson's film The Skyscrapers of New York.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov08.html
- On the "Trent" Affair
1861 speech by John Bright that was credited as soothing British sentiments over the incident.
www.bartleby.com/268/4/22.html
- High Seas Brouhaha
Extensive account of the Trent Affair from the Free Republic.
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1324424/posts
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