
Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks
... military vessels and then converted back to merchant vessels could have several different sets of tonnages based on the tonnage system used and type of vessel modification. Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, ...
... military vessels and then converted back to merchant vessels could have several different sets of tonnages based on the tonnage system used and type of vessel modification. Vessel armament also varied through time. The first armament listing is my best guess for the vessel at the time of sinking, ...
Lt. George E. Dixon
... James Williams, in another letter to Lizzie, June 17, 1862: “Dixon came yesterday – of course he should not have come so soon, and I have persuaded him to go back to Mobile again, which he will do as soon as he can get his papers through the circumlocution office. He will tell you how we live – only ...
... James Williams, in another letter to Lizzie, June 17, 1862: “Dixon came yesterday – of course he should not have come so soon, and I have persuaded him to go back to Mobile again, which he will do as soon as he can get his papers through the circumlocution office. He will tell you how we live – only ...
Chapter 20—Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861
... 46. Most working people in Britain sided with the North because a. they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. b. the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. c. they had been moved by Uncle Tom's Cabin to want the end of slavery d. they hoped to one day ha ...
... 46. Most working people in Britain sided with the North because a. they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. b. the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. c. they had been moved by Uncle Tom's Cabin to want the end of slavery d. they hoped to one day ha ...
Chapter 20—Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861
... 46. Most working people in Britain sided with the North because a. they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. b. the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. c. they had been moved by Uncle Tom's Cabin to want the end of slavery d. they hoped to one day ha ...
... 46. Most working people in Britain sided with the North because a. they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. b. the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. c. they had been moved by Uncle Tom's Cabin to want the end of slavery d. they hoped to one day ha ...
Confederate States Navy
... 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could control the area, they could lead a combined land and water attack on Richmond and p ...
... 1861 and immediately taken over by the Confederates. This gave them the potential to build an effective navy provided they could control the Hampton Roads outlet. Meanwhile, the United States knew that if they could control the area, they could lead a combined land and water attack on Richmond and p ...
Honors Thesis - Emory University
... In the early days of the Confederacy, Southern politicians, planters, and everyday citizens were discussing how the seceded states would successfully break away from the North and cement their independence. Southerners knew that European recognition, particularly by Britain and France, would be esse ...
... In the early days of the Confederacy, Southern politicians, planters, and everyday citizens were discussing how the seceded states would successfully break away from the North and cement their independence. Southerners knew that European recognition, particularly by Britain and France, would be esse ...
Confederate Wooden Gunboat Construction
... for four years. The discrepancy between Union North versus Confederate South’s naval strength compelled Scharf to write a history explaining the Confederate States Navy’s overlooked, and outmatched, contributions to “the cause.” Scharf’s study was comprehensive and generally praiseworthy. He detaile ...
... for four years. The discrepancy between Union North versus Confederate South’s naval strength compelled Scharf to write a history explaining the Confederate States Navy’s overlooked, and outmatched, contributions to “the cause.” Scharf’s study was comprehensive and generally praiseworthy. He detaile ...
American Civil War Postage Due
... involving significant risk in both transport (small boats at night on dangerous waters) and in the threat of being captured. Thus, in March of 1863, the Confederacy raised Trans-Mississippi rates to 40¢ per half ounce. The siege and ultimate fall of Vicksburg (July 4, 1863) gave the Union complete c ...
... involving significant risk in both transport (small boats at night on dangerous waters) and in the threat of being captured. Thus, in March of 1863, the Confederacy raised Trans-Mississippi rates to 40¢ per half ounce. The siege and ultimate fall of Vicksburg (July 4, 1863) gave the Union complete c ...
Black British North American Sailors in the Civil War
... secretary of the navy, capped black recruitment at five percent of monthly recruiting totals and banned the practice of slaveholders enlisting their slaves and receiving the wages. The quota had a significant impact on black volunteering and by 1861 the percentage of blacks on Federal warships had f ...
... secretary of the navy, capped black recruitment at five percent of monthly recruiting totals and banned the practice of slaveholders enlisting their slaves and receiving the wages. The quota had a significant impact on black volunteering and by 1861 the percentage of blacks on Federal warships had f ...
Shapiro - Huntsville History Collection
... Waterman and the Natchez would go on to be part of the China trade and affect design of the great clipper ships of the 1840s and 1850s. Palmer would become famous after he left the Huntsville. He went south searching for seals, and became the first person to see the continent of Antarctica. Its lar ...
... Waterman and the Natchez would go on to be part of the China trade and affect design of the great clipper ships of the 1840s and 1850s. Palmer would become famous after he left the Huntsville. He went south searching for seals, and became the first person to see the continent of Antarctica. Its lar ...
Topic: Civil War (4.3)
... Identify the sections of the United States at the outbreak of war (CSA, Union states, border states, western territories) Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare I ...
... Identify the sections of the United States at the outbreak of war (CSA, Union states, border states, western territories) Describe how sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights, and balance of power in the Senate contributed to the outbreak of the war Examine the role that technology played in warfare I ...
1 notes – strategies, leaders
... Northern Strategies Southern Strategies • Use blockade to prevent south from trading • Gain control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda Plan) • Capture Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia ...
... Northern Strategies Southern Strategies • Use blockade to prevent south from trading • Gain control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda Plan) • Capture Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia ...
Figure 4: Timeline of Major Military Events, Political
... Sources for military and political events: Catton, B. 1980. The Civil War. New York: Fairfax Press. McCandless, George T. Jr. 1996. “Money, Expectations, and the US Civil War.” The American Economic Review. 86(3): 661671. Pecquet, Gary, George Davis, and Bryce Kanago. 2004. “The Emancipation Proclam ...
... Sources for military and political events: Catton, B. 1980. The Civil War. New York: Fairfax Press. McCandless, George T. Jr. 1996. “Money, Expectations, and the US Civil War.” The American Economic Review. 86(3): 661671. Pecquet, Gary, George Davis, and Bryce Kanago. 2004. “The Emancipation Proclam ...
slide into war short
... within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State. March 2, 1861 ...
... within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State. March 2, 1861 ...
Notes on the Civil War - Garrett Academy Of Technology
... (trains were used to transport food, supplies and troops – very imp. to war effort) 4/5 of the factories 1/5 of the factories (both sides needed to switch over to war production, but after 1 year, US was producing all they needed) Better navy ...
... (trains were used to transport food, supplies and troops – very imp. to war effort) 4/5 of the factories 1/5 of the factories (both sides needed to switch over to war production, but after 1 year, US was producing all they needed) Better navy ...
Background Guide
... Confederate “failure” to a successful endeavor in Southern history. Delegates will not solely be tasked with waging war and defeating the Northern forces, but also will deal with the crippling Southern economy and a slew of other domestic issues Davis grappled with during his tenure as president of ...
... Confederate “failure” to a successful endeavor in Southern history. Delegates will not solely be tasked with waging war and defeating the Northern forces, but also will deal with the crippling Southern economy and a slew of other domestic issues Davis grappled with during his tenure as president of ...
Trent Affair
... In the mean time, the British were attempting to determine what official stance they should have to the war. On May 13, 1861, on the recommendation of Russell, Queen Victoria issued a declaration of neutrality that served as recognition of Southern belligerency—a status that provided Confederate shi ...
... In the mean time, the British were attempting to determine what official stance they should have to the war. On May 13, 1861, on the recommendation of Russell, Queen Victoria issued a declaration of neutrality that served as recognition of Southern belligerency—a status that provided Confederate shi ...
The Hunley Lesson Plan Book - College of Arts and Sciences
... Civil War, the Union adopted what became known as the “Anaconda Plan”. This strategy, designed by Winfield Scott, planned to strangle the south economically and militarily by closing off its seaports and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The naval blockade would isolate the Conf ...
... Civil War, the Union adopted what became known as the “Anaconda Plan”. This strategy, designed by Winfield Scott, planned to strangle the south economically and militarily by closing off its seaports and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The naval blockade would isolate the Conf ...
Civil War Notes
... cotton gin, while abolitionists tried to end it. The problem of whether these new states should enter the country as free or slave states led to disagreement. ...
... cotton gin, while abolitionists tried to end it. The problem of whether these new states should enter the country as free or slave states led to disagreement. ...
Blockade-Running in the Bahamas During the Civil War
... had to burn all the coal, the mainmasts, bulwarks, deck cabin, all other available wood, and all the cotton and turpentine on board in order to get back to the islands.4 Sometimes there would only be enough fuel to reach the nearest of the Bahamas, for the archipelago reaches out a hundred miles nor ...
... had to burn all the coal, the mainmasts, bulwarks, deck cabin, all other available wood, and all the cotton and turpentine on board in order to get back to the islands.4 Sometimes there would only be enough fuel to reach the nearest of the Bahamas, for the archipelago reaches out a hundred miles nor ...
Abraham Lincoln, in April of 1861, realized how important it was to
... proclamation listing the recent battles and setting aside a day for public humiliation and prayer. It also printed a false call for conscription of 400,000 men. [A conscription was looming, in fact, but this wasn't it.] The day it appeared, Lincoln sent Gen. John A. Dix an order: Whereas, there has ...
... proclamation listing the recent battles and setting aside a day for public humiliation and prayer. It also printed a false call for conscription of 400,000 men. [A conscription was looming, in fact, but this wasn't it.] The day it appeared, Lincoln sent Gen. John A. Dix an order: Whereas, there has ...
The Ports of Halifax and Saint John and the American Civil War
... The possibility of Southern independence led to discussions of how to reorient British North American trade. One opinion held that Northern high-tariff Republicans, once Congress was abandoned by free-trade Southerners, were unlikely to renew the Reciprocity Treaty, thus injuring Maritime prosperity ...
... The possibility of Southern independence led to discussions of how to reorient British North American trade. One opinion held that Northern high-tariff Republicans, once Congress was abandoned by free-trade Southerners, were unlikely to renew the Reciprocity Treaty, thus injuring Maritime prosperity ...
The Civil War and Reconstruction
... • 4. George McClellan, The President Is Nothing More Than a Well Meaning Baboon (1861) 5. Abraham Lincoln Explains His Ideas on Military Strategy (1862) 6. Cyrus F. Boyd, An Iowa Soldier "Sees the Elephant" at Shiloh (1862) 7. Ulysses S. Grant, I Gave Up All Idea of Saving the Union Except by Comple ...
... • 4. George McClellan, The President Is Nothing More Than a Well Meaning Baboon (1861) 5. Abraham Lincoln Explains His Ideas on Military Strategy (1862) 6. Cyrus F. Boyd, An Iowa Soldier "Sees the Elephant" at Shiloh (1862) 7. Ulysses S. Grant, I Gave Up All Idea of Saving the Union Except by Comple ...
1. Six other states
... b) Escaped service if hired another man or pay fine to gov. 3. Widespread opposition to draft law, soon erupted into violence a) Riots in N.Y after first names selected ...
... b) Escaped service if hired another man or pay fine to gov. 3. Widespread opposition to draft law, soon erupted into violence a) Riots in N.Y after first names selected ...
Union blockade

The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.The blockade was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in April 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles of Atlantic and Gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably New Orleans and Mobile. Many attempts to run the blockade were successful, but those ships fast enough to evade the Union Navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. These blockade runners were operated largely by British citizens, making use of neutral ports such as Havana, Nassau and Bermuda. The Union commissioned 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.