The Stainless Banner During the American civil war, Liverpool was the unofficial home of the Confederate fleet. The first act of the war - the first shot of the civil war was fired by a cannon made at Lydia Anne Street. The very last act of the war - Captain Waddell of the CCS Shenandoah, walking up the steps of Liverpool Town Hall surrendering his vessel to the Lord Mayor, after sailing 'home' from Alaska to surrender.

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