Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Saint John: Nothing Happened Here
Mark Allan Greene - History Author
Except for the Pirates of the Chesapeake 1863
1 hour 12 minutes Posted May 12, 2026 at 3:00 am.
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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 in...