The offer of French Emperor Napoleon III…

February 1863 CE

The offer of French Emperor Napoleon III on February 3, 1863, to mediate in the Civil War is rebuffed three days later by Secretary of State William Seward and by a concurring congressional resolution, which calls mediation “foreign intervention.”

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Washington District of Columbia Dist of Columbia United States View →

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Napoleon III View → William H. Seward View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → France, Second Empire of View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View →

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People: Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac
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