Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Many people think that nothing significant ever really happened in Saint John, New Brunswick. This history podcast challenges those thoughts by uncovering little known tales from the city and providing fresh perspectives on the people, places and events of the past.
Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Except for the Pirates of the Chesapeake 1863
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In 1863, during the American Civil War, a group of Saint Johners were recruited by men professing to be representatives of the Confederate States of America to seize control of a civilian vessel in the United States. The men successfully hijacked the ship and brought it to British North American waters with the United States Navy in hot pursuit.
In this episode, we are joined by guest co-host, Troy Middleton, to discuss this incident and its fallout, which risked drawing the British Empire into the American Civil War.
Show Notes: https://www.nothinghappenedhere.ca/post/except-for-the-pirates-of-the-chesapeake