Re: Belligerent Parties

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The question was the Confederate government a legal government? Apparently it was. It had relations with many nations and was recognized as a legal entity, in other words the world did not try to arrest it or block it. No other nation declared it illegal. International law gave it a protected status- neutral. Many nations were very friendly to the Confederate government.

The below list shows some of foreign relations the South had with the world.

CONSULS AND AGENTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES,
1861-1865.

Great Britain:
George Moore, consul, Richmond, Va., 1861-1864.
Robert Bunch, consul, Charleston, S. C., 1861-1864.
Arthur Lynn, consul, Galveston, Tex., 1861-1864, 1865.
Charles Tulin, consul, Mobile, Ala., 1861-62.
Jamcs Magee, consul, Mobile, Ala., 1863-64.
Frederick Cridland, acting consul, Mobile, Ala.
Monsieur Portz, acting consul, Mobile, Ala.
William Mure, consul, New Orleans, La., 1861-1864.
Denis Donohue, consul, New Orleans, La., 1865.
George Coppell, acting consul,' New Orleans, La.
Henry W. Ovenden, consul, Baltimore, Md., 1861.
Frederick Bonsal, consul, Baltimore, Md., 1862-1864, 1865.
Edm. Molyneaux, consul, Savannah, Ga., 1861-1864, 1865.
A.G. Butterfield, vice-consul, Key West, Fla., 1864-65.

France:
B. Theron, agent and consul, Galveston, Tex.
Baron de St. Andr6, consul, Charleston, S. C.
Monsieur Fauconnet, jr., consul, New Orleans, La.
Monsieur Portz, vice consul, Mobile, Ala.

Spain:
Don Juan Callejon, consul, New Orleans, La.
Nunez de Moncada, consul, Charleston, S. C.
B. Theron, vice consul, Galveston, Tex.

Mexico:
F.Gonzales, consul, Galveston, Tex.

Switzerland:
A.Piaget, consul, Ne~v Orleans, La.
J.C. Kuhn, consul, Galveston, Tex.

Nassau, New Providence:
F.W. Steil, consul, Galveston, Tex.

Hanover and Oldenburg:
Jules Frederich, consul, Galveston, Tex.

Prussia and Hamburg:
Jules Frederich (in the absence of J. NV. Jockusch), acting consul,
Galveston, Tex.

Russia:
J. Kauffmann, vice-consul, Galveston, Tex.

Austria:
J. Kauffmann, vice-consul, Galveston, Tex.

Bremen, Saxony, Belgium, Holland:
J. Kauffmann, deputy consul, Galveston, Tex.

Electoral Hesse:
Theod. Wagner, consul, Galveston, Tex.

CONFEDERATE COMMISSIONERS AND AGENTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

England: William L. Yancey, Pierre A. Rost, A. Dudley Mani Mar. 16, 1861.
Mexico: John T. Pickett May 17, 1861.
Mexico (New Leon) : J. A. Quintero May 22, 1861.
Spanish, British, Danish, West Indies: Charles J. Helm July 22, 1861.
United States of Mexico (Monterey) : J. A. Quintero Sept. 3. 1861.
England: James M. Mason; James E. Macfarland, secretary Aug. 24, 1861.
France: John Slidell; George Fustis, secretary Aug. 24, 1861.
Spain: Pierre A. Rost, William L. Yancey, A. Dudley Mann Aug. 24, 1861.
England: Henry Hotze. commercial agent - Nov. 14, 1861.
Mexico (State of Tamaulipas) : Richard Fitzpatrick, commercial agent Nov.
15, 1862.
Russia: Colonel Lucius Q. C. Lamar; Walker Fearn, secretary Nov. 19, 1862.
Mexico (Vera Cruz): Bernard Avegno, commercial agent Dec. 15, 1862.
England (Cork, Ireland) : Robert Dowling, commercial agent Mar. 7, 1863.
The Pope (Rome) : A. Dudley Mann Sept. 24, 1863.
Mexico: William Preston; Walker Fearn, secretary Jan. 7, 1864.
Spain: John Slidell Mar. 26, 1863.
All Countries: James M. Mason; James E. Macfarland, secretary Jan. 18, 1864.
States of the Church: P. N. Lynch Apr. 4, 1864.
Canada: Jacob Thompson Apr. 27, 1864.
Canada: C. C. Clay Apr. 27, 1864.
Mexico (Vera Cruz) : Emile La Sere May 30, 1864.
Bermuda: Norman S. Walker, commercial agent July 7, 1864.