What was the impact/influence of Queen Victoria on the Civil War?

[LincolnMan]

A very broad question, so please feel free to answer anyway you like. In the culture, society, and in the war itself; what was the influence? Were the armies on either side influenced? Did it impact the way the battles were fought?

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[Gene C]

I'd say on a scale of 1-10, her influence was probably off the chart

[JMadonna]

Queen Vic - not much. Prince Albert stated England's neutral policy before he died and she more or less went into mourning/exile for the next 20 years.

If you meant to ask Did England impact the way the battles were fought, most definitely. McClellan was on the verge of victory in the Peninsular campaign when Lincoln pulled him back to defend Washington. He was afraid that England would support the South if they took the capitol.

[LincolnMan]

It seems in the middle of the carnage of battle, there was a certain civility that manifested itself, at times. Influence of the Victorian age?

[Hess1865]

She didn't say much when the Laird rams were being made in Liverpool

[Thomas Thorne]

Queen Victoria played no significant role in British policy in the American Civil War. Besides the the declining political power of the Crown, her self imposed isolation after the death of the Prince Consort in Dec 1861 further limited her ability to influence policy.

Prince Albert,the Prince Consort,played a crucial role in the Trent affair. He softened the language of the British ultimatum demanding redress and the Palmerston cabinet accepted these changes making it easier for Lincoln to surrender.
Tom