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The two words that describe him are: Criminal and evil.
Trent Affair was an international diplomatic incident in which a union ship USS San Jacinto intercepted a British mail liner RMS Trent and arrested two confederate diplomats. This incident threatened to disrupt Anglo-American relations and chances of war between the two also increased. However, Lincoln administration resolved this matter by releasing the two diplomats and disavowed captain's actions. However no formal apology was issued.
People now use the words 'Total War' to describe the actions of Sherman in Georgia and Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley - attacking the civilian infrastructure that supported the enemy in the field. At the time, they may not have used that phrase.
There are several terms that involve peace between two countrues: non-aggression pact, armistice, and truce are the most common
The arms race created two rival power blocks after the England developed the Dreadnoughts. This is what lead up to the outbreak of World War I and Britain joining forces with France and Russia.