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These diaries, which follow CFA from January 1861 through April 1865, are a remarkable—and so far underused—resource. They offer an American’s perspective on the Civil War from abroad as well as insights into CFA’s staunch antislavery views, his interesting, complicated take on Pres. Lincoln, and his uncertainty about Reconstruction ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Charles Francis Adams played a crucial role in collecting the evidence for the Alabama Claims case. As the U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was responsible for gathering and presenting evidence of British involvement in the construction and outfitting of Confederate warships, particularly the CSS Alabama ...
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European ...
Charles Francis Adams, (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston), U.S. diplomat. The son of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, he served in the Massachusetts legislature and edited a Whig journal. He helped form the antislavery Free-Soil Party and in 1848 was chosen its candidate for U.S. vice president.
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European ...
Charles Francis Adams Sr. BORN: August 18, 1807 Boston, Massachusetts Son of John Quincy Adams Grandson of John Adams. DIED: November 21, 1886 (age 79) Boston, Massachusetts. EDUCATION: Harvard University (1825) POLITICAL PARTY: Whig (Before 1848) Free Soil (1848–1854) Republican (1854–1870) Liberal Republican (1870–1872) Anti-Masonic ...
When appointed by Abraham Lincoln as minister to Great Britain during the Civil War, he helped to end the British building of commerce raiders destined to provide arms for the Confederate Navy. Adams wrote a two-volume biography of his grandfather, John Adams, as well as the Memoirs of John Quincy Adams.
