Except for the Pirates of the Chesapeake
- May 11
- 1 min read
In 1863, during the American Civil War, a group of Saint Johners were recruited by men professing to be representatives of the Confederate States of America to seize control of a civilian vessel in the United States. The men successfully hijacked the ship and brought it to British North American waters with the United States Navy in hot pursuit.
In this episode, we are joined by guest co-host, Troy Middleton, to discuss this incident and its fallout, which risked drawing the British Empire into the American Civil War.
Sources:
Kert, Faye. Trimming Yankee Sails: Pirates and Privateers of New Brunswick. Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton. (2005).
Littlefield, F.L.. The Capture of the Chesapeake. Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Third Series, Voll. 11. Maine Historical Society, Portland. (1906)
Marquis, Greg. In Armageddon's Shadow: The Civil War and Canada's Maritime Provinces. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal. (1998).
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