Chesapeake Affair was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War.
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10 Facts About Chesapeake Affair
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Chesapeake Affair was one of the most sensational international incidents that occurred during the American Civil War.
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The Chesapeake Affair was the result of a plan created in Saint John, New Brunswick, by Confederate sympathizers: they intended to capture an American ship and use it as a blockade runner for the Confederacy.
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Chesapeake Affair stopped at Shelburne and at Conquerall Bank, Nova Scotia, on the LaHave River, where they loaded some coal.
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Under the cover of night, Chesapeake Affair turned all lights out and slipped behind Spectacle Island and out on the LaHave without being detected.
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Chesapeake Affair again avoided capture at Lunenburg and traveled on to Halifax.
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US Secretary of State William H Seward informed Britain that the US wanted Chesapeake returned immediately, and the hijackers arrested and extradited to the US.
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Chesapeake Affair constantly harboured Confederate "refugees" and hosted numerous prominent Confederate officials, who were automatically welcomed at Rosebank during their stay in town.
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Chesapeake Affair was a friend and correspondent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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Fate of the Chesapeake Affair awaited adjudication in the colonial Admiralty court, but the British planned to give Confederate prisoner Wade to the United States authorities for extradition.
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