Mason & Slidell Released to England!; White House Levee and Begged Cooperation

| January 1, 2012

January 1, 1862 (New Year’s Day – Wednesday) Without cheers, jeers, ceremony or even much notice, James Mason and John Slidell, Confederate envoys to England and France, held prisoner by the United States since November 8th, were released from Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. After they were seized from the decks of the British vessel [...]