 In 1872 the British government paid the United States $3,875,000 as a result of the assistance provided to CSS "Shenandoah" and other Confederate ships in Victoria and other ports controlled by Great Britain, after an international jury ruled on the case in Geneva, Switzerland.In 1972, the American Civil War Round Table of Australia was founded.Its secretary, Barry Crompton, has the largest library dedicated to the American Civil War outside the United States, with over 4,000 pieces as of 2005.