George Nicholas Sanders

Sanders was appointed as Consul in London in 1853. Although he moved to London, he was never confirmed by the United States Senate, and recalled the following year.[1] He publicly advocated for the assassination of heads of state, including French Emperor Napoleon III, and had previously been involved in schemes supporting revolutionaries on the European continent.^[2]

Sanders interacted with European revolutionaries such as Lajos Kossuth and Giuseppe Mazzini.^[2]

Civil War

During the Civil War, he was involved in activities in Europe and Montreal to support the Confederacy.^[2] Sanders was involved in organization of the 1864 Niagara Falls peace conference, and negotiated with the United Kingdom to build ships for the Confederate States Navy.^[2]

Following Abraham Lincoln's 1865 assassination by John Wilkes Booth, the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, Joseph Holt, became convinced that the plot was organized by leadership of the Confederate States of America. Sanders was among these leaders who Holt accused of involvement, and a reward of $25,000 was created for his arrest.^[2][4][5] It was dropped in November, after Sanders had not yet been apprehended.^[5]

Later life

After the assassination of Lincoln, attempts were made to take Sanders into custody, but he fled to Canada and Europe. In 1870, he was in Paris, where he attempted to aid the city's defenders during the Prussian

Mr. George Sanders, while serving as United States Consul in London, and one of the leaders of the ex-Confederacy, is here; he is preparing plans for a system of rifle pits and zigzags outside the fortifications, at the request of

Brooklyn, New York

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers Finding Aid" (PDF). Library of Congress. 2012.
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6. ^ Labouchère, Henry, Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris, Ch.II.