French Perspective On The Civil War

*This Exbhit was done as a project for the 2023 Missouri Scholars Academy and was published by Quincy Carter 

The French Empire officially remained a neutral party in the American Civil War, and did not grant the Confederate States offical recognition as a nation independent of the United States. Despite their neutrality in the conflict, the French Empire maintained a diplomatic relationship with the Confederacy, and sent French Consuls to the capital of the Confederate States in Richmond Virginia. This exhibit discusses French experiences during the American Civil War, and their thoughts expressed on the parties involved in the conlict, both Union and Confederacy.