No Confederate raider actually entered San Francisco Bay. Then, on "humanitarian grounds" the Russian battleships were ordered to blow the transgressing hypothetical Confederate raider out of the water. Later, after clarifications from home, these orders were altered to, maintain neutrality unless a Confederate raider actually bombarded San Francisco. At one point, the Russian admiral in San Francisco issued standing orders to his battleships to engage and destroy any Confederate raiders entering San Francisco Bay. To some extent, the Russians did support the Union. The Union took this as a sign of Russian support for their cause, and there were a lot of receptions and parties for the Russian officers. Russian battle fleets spent almost a year in New York and San Francisco during the Civil War. The Russians actually sent a considerable portion of their navy to the USA in 1863. Russian reaction to and involvement in the US Civil War is an interesting story. The Union thought that they had at least the moral support of Russia during the civil war. This was only revealed when the orders were declassified 50 years later. Although the Russians did favor the US over the Confederacy, the real reason for the naval forces was a secret war plan in case of a war against Britain. The US interpreted it as a show of support for the United States against the Confederacy. Previous AMAs | Previous Roundtables Featuresįeature posts are posted weekly. May 25th | Panel AMA with /r/AskBibleScholars Please Subscribe to our Google Calendar for Upcoming AMAs and Events To nominate someone else as a Quality Contributor, message the mods. Our flaired users have detailed knowledge of their historical specialty and a proven record of excellent contributions to /r/AskHistorians. Please Read and Understand the Rules Before Contributing. Report Comments That Break Reddiquette or the Subreddit Rules. Serious On-Topic Comments Only: No Jokes, Anecdotes, Clutter, or other Digressions.
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