{"product_id":"confederates-from-canada-john-yates-beall-and-the-rebel-raids-on-the-great-lakes-9781476692784","title":"Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e Unable to achieve sustained military success in the Civil War, the Confederacy tried a daring strategy in 1864--commando-style raids into northern states from Canada. Taking advantage of the undefended border, rebels hit targets along the Great Lakes, where growing antiwar sentiment was an election-year problem for the Lincoln administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revisiting one of the forgotten chapters of the war, this is a deeply-researched history of the South's operations in Canada. One of the most significant raids is covered in detail for the first time: Virginia planter turned Confederate agent John Yates Beall's attempt to liberate 2,700 Confederate officers from a prison camp on Lake Erie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Lindeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and later worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., where he covered the White House and Congress.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50509530169618,"sku":"9781476692784","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03b9e376-d9fb-458f-863c-0626e7441271.jpg?v=1730900816","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/confederates-from-canada-john-yates-beall-and-the-rebel-raids-on-the-great-lakes-9781476692784","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}