tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post1902391874524239560..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: 150 Years Ago: President Lincoln avoids a warUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-21298542697086005252011-12-29T04:43:48.457-05:002011-12-29T04:43:48.457-05:00Here's another interesting tidbit that they pr...Here's another interesting tidbit that they probably didn't teach you in school either: the Russian Czar actively helped the Union win the war and prevented other nations from getting involved and splitting the United States in two. As I recall, the Russian Czar Alexander II actually blocked the port of Charleston at one point, so that the British couldn't arm the Confederacy. I need to dig a little further to find that info though. Here's a good link, meanwhile: http://articles.mibba.com/History/3613/The-Czar-that-Saved-AmericaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com