James Murray Mason

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in his continuing attempt to gain support and recognition from the nations of Europe, had selected two statesmen—James Murray Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana—to act as commissioners and to woo the governments of England and France.

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in his continuing attempt to gain support and recognition from the nations of Europe, had selected two statesmen—James Murray Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana—to act as commissioners and to woo the governments of England and France.

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in his continuing attempt to gain support and recognition from the nations of Europe, had selected two statesmen—James Murray Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana—to act as commissioners and to woo the governments of England and France.

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, in his continuing attempt to gain support and recognition from the nations of Europe, had selected two statesmen—James Murray Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana—to act as commissioners and to woo the governments of England and France.

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

The dogged author provides evidence of this view in a Sept. 21, 1863 letter from James Murray Mason, a Confederate diplomat and KGC operative, to the British foreign office’s Earl Russell.

Shadow of the Sentinel WARREN GETLER 2003