WI The Trent Affair led to war between the United States and Great Britain

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First the background: The Trent Affair, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/Trent Affair , FMI, was a diplomatic incident that almost led to war between the
United States and Great Britain. There's even alternate history trilogy about
it. James Mason of Virginia, and John Slidell, of Louisiana, were on the mail
packet RMS Trent in November 1861, when she was captured. Lord Russell,
the British Minister to Washington, (ambassador today), had reservations about William Seward as early as January 7, 1861. What if the Trent Affair
led to war between the United States and Britain?
 
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