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A World on Fire_ Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War - Amanda Foreman [2]

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ill.44 “ ‘Rowdy’ Notions of Emancipation,” Punch, August 8, 1863

ill.45 The Federals shelling the city of Charleston—shells bursting in the streets, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), December 5, 1863

ill.46 HMS Majestic keeping watch over the steam rams in the Mersey, Illustrated London News (based on a drawing by William Woods), November 28, 1863

ill.47 View of Chattanooga and the Federal lines from the lower ridge of Lookout Mountain, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), December 26, 1863

ill.48 Winter quarters of Jeb Stuart’s cavalry, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), April 2, 1864

ill.49 “Neutrality,” Punch, November 14, 1863

ill.50 The Confederate cruiser Georgia, Illustrated London News (based on a drawing by Frank Wilson), May 28, 1864

ill.51 A corps of the Confederate army marching by night through burning woods, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), August 6, 1864

ill.52 View of Petersburg from General Lee’s headquarters—watching the Federals through binoculars, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), September 3, 1864, copyright © Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans

ill.53 “Very Probable,” Punch, August 27, 1864

ill.54 “Something for Paddy,” Punch, August 29, 1864

ill.55 Rendezvous of Mosby’s men, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), January 21, 1865

ill.56 “The American Juggernaut,” Punch, September 3, 1864, copyright © The Print Collector / Alamy

ill.57 “The Federal Phoenix,” Punch, December 3, 1864

ill.58 Fall of Fort Fisher, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), March 18, 1865

ill.59 “The Threatening Notice,” Punch, February 18, 1865

ill.60 Panorama of Richmond, Virginia, after capture by the Federals, Illustrated London News (based on a drawing by Thomas Kennard), October 21, 1865, copyright © Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans

ill.61 “Britannia Sympathises with Columbia,” Punch, May 6, 1865

ill.62 President Jefferson Davis signing acts of government by the roadside, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), July 22, 1865, copyright © Corbis

ill.63 Flight of President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet over the Georgia Ridge, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), July 1, 1865, copyright © Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans

ill.64 President Jefferson Davis bidding farewell to his escort, Illustrated London News (Frank Vizetelly), July 22, 1865, copyright © Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans

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Section One

1. Lord Lyons, British Ambassador in Washington (U.S. National Archives)

2. The British legation (Washington, D.C., Public Library)

3. The partially completed Capitol, Washington (U.S. National Archives)

4. President Lincoln’s inauguration (Library of Congress)

5. The U.S. Senate (U.S. Senate Collection)

6. President Abraham Lincoln (Library of Congress)

7. William Seward (U.S. National Archives)

8. The Royal Exchange, London (Science and Society Picture Library)

9. Cambridge House, home of Lord Palmerston (English Heritage)

10. The chamber of the House of Commons, 1870 (Hulton Getty)

11. Lord John Russell (National Portrait Gallery, London)

12. Lord Palmerston (The Broadlands Archive, Hartley Library, University of Southampton)

13. Charles Sumner (Library of Congress)

14. Frederick Douglass (Collection of the New-York Historical Society)

15. Gideon Welles (U.S. National Archives)

16. Salmon P. Chase (Library of Congress)

17. General George McClellan (U.S. National Archives)

18. The 69th New York Irish Regiment (Library of Congress)

19. General William Sherman (U.S. National Archives)

20. William Howard Russell (Hulton Getty)

21. Edward Dicey (picturehistory.com)

22. Francis Lawley (British Library)

23. Frank Vizetelly (Library of Congress)

24. President Jefferson Davis (U.S. National Archives)

25. President Davis’s inauguration (Boston

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