Download or read book The American Civil War Through British Eyes written by and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The diplomatic dispatches included in this volume offer an insight into contemporary Anglo-American relations. The period covered witnessed the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession crisis, the formation of the Confederacy and the first military confrontations of the war.