He also closely watched the handling of the Trent Affair in late 1861 to make sure there was no escalation into a war with Britain.
hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ klˈoʊsli wˈɑːtʃt ðə hˈændlɪŋ ʌvðə tɹˈɛnt ɐfˈɛɹ ɪn lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə mˌeɪk ʃˈʊɹ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ˌɛskɐlˈeɪʃən ˌɪntʊ ɐ wˈɔːɹ wɪð bɹˈɪtən.