Chesapeake Affair
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The Chesapeake Affair was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War. On December 7, 1863, Confederate sympathizers from the British colonies Nova Scotia and New Brunswick captured the American steamer Chesapeake off the coast of Cape Cod. The expedition was planned and led by Vernon Guyon Locke (1827–1890) of Nova Scotia and John Clibbon Brain (1840–1906). When George Wade of New Brunswick killed one of the American crew, the Confederacy claimed its first fatality in New England waters.
Capture-chesapeake-steamer
John Clibbon Braine| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Capture-chesapeake-steamer | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Clibbon Braine | Commons | ||
