A Vigorous blockade at every point: The Union Blockade
... allowed enforcement in American territorial waters. Furthermore, violators of this order would only have violated a United States revenue law and thus could only be tried in a federal court in the state and district where the infraction occurred, an impossibility because these were now under Confede ...
... allowed enforcement in American territorial waters. Furthermore, violators of this order would only have violated a United States revenue law and thus could only be tried in a federal court in the state and district where the infraction occurred, an impossibility because these were now under Confede ...
A Hard Blockade: The Union Navy and the Foundation of Union
... in its mere existence which deterred many ships and companies from even risking a run. There is also the argument that the blockade’s success lay in its psychological impact on the Confederacy. While each of the arguments for the blockade’s success have their merits and faults, one aspect of the blo ...
... in its mere existence which deterred many ships and companies from even risking a run. There is also the argument that the blockade’s success lay in its psychological impact on the Confederacy. While each of the arguments for the blockade’s success have their merits and faults, one aspect of the blo ...
“Union and Confederate Soldiers` Stationery: Their Designs and
... From the outset of the war printers in both the North and South published what have become known as patriotic covers or envelopes. Often identified at the time as “Union,” “National” or “Pictorial” envelopes in the North and most often advertised as “Confederate Flag” envelopes in the South, in ...
... From the outset of the war printers in both the North and South published what have become known as patriotic covers or envelopes. Often identified at the time as “Union,” “National” or “Pictorial” envelopes in the North and most often advertised as “Confederate Flag” envelopes in the South, in ...
Andersonville - Letter to Union Colonel William H. Noble
... received the Port Royal postmark. The earliest known cover with a Jacksonville Union manuscript postmark is April 10, 1864, and a makeshift typeset postmark first appeared 10 days later on April 20, 1864. It was not until mid-May 1864 that Jacksonville received a standard postmark from the USPOD wit ...
... received the Port Royal postmark. The earliest known cover with a Jacksonville Union manuscript postmark is April 10, 1864, and a makeshift typeset postmark first appeared 10 days later on April 20, 1864. It was not until mid-May 1864 that Jacksonville received a standard postmark from the USPOD wit ...
American Civil War Postage Due
... to be sent postage due. To this end the reader is given a brief background on the state of mail delivery prior to and during the early phases of the Civil War, which led to the development of special mail routes, once North-South service was suspended. This background includes a time line of mail re ...
... to be sent postage due. To this end the reader is given a brief background on the state of mail delivery prior to and during the early phases of the Civil War, which led to the development of special mail routes, once North-South service was suspended. This background includes a time line of mail re ...
Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States
The postage stamps and postal system of the Confederate States of America carried the mail of the Confederacy for a brief period in American history. Early in 1861 when South Carolina no longer considered itself part of the Union and demanded that the U.S. Army abandon Fort Sumter, plans for a Confederate postal system were already underway. Indeed, the Confederate Post office was established on February 21, 1861; and it was not until April 12 that the American Civil War officially began, when the Confederate Army fired upon US soldiers who had refused to abandon the fort. However, the United States Post Office Department continued to handle the mail of the seceded states as usual during the first weeks of the war. It was not until June 1 that the Confederate Post office took over collection and delivery, now faced with the task of providing postage stamps and mail services for its citizens.The CSA Constitution had provided for a national postal service to be established, then required it to be self-financing beginning March 1, 1863 (Section 8. Powers of Congress, Item 7). President Jefferson Davis had appointed John Henninger Reagan on March 6, 1861, to head the new Confederate States of America Post-office Department. The Confederate Post Office proved to be very efficient and remained in operation for the entire duration of the Civil War.