Published in 1896 by Major Granville O. Haller, this historical pamphlet re-examines the 1859 "Pig War" boundary dispute over San Juan Island between the United States and Great Britain. A keen insight drawn from the text is Haller's controversial thesis that the aggressive military escalations by Captain George Pickett and General William S. Harney were not merely localized bravado, but rather a deliberate conspiracy by Southern sympathizers to provoke a unifying national war with Britain to distract from the impending American Civil War. The author leverages his firsthand military experience during the crisis to reframe this bizarre frontier standoff as a high-stakes geopolitical gambit tied directly to the secessionist movement. Ultimately, the work transforms a seemingly comical regional squabble into a fascinating exploration of pre-Civil War political machinations in the Pacific Northwest.