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Blockade runners were low, sleek vessels (ships) painted grey Took place at night, burning anthracite coal They were packed with cotton headed for Cuba -from there, they went to Europe Blockade runners came back with silk, soap, pepper Later in the war, the South required ships come back half full of food, meds, & military supplies Scarce goods meant prices were high - blockade runner could make lots of $$ -captain could earn $5000 in gold; crew member $250 Confederates hoped to destroy Union Blockade -First ironclad battle in the world Confederate the Virginia v. Union’s Monitor – draw Confederate raiders: ships that attacked Union merchant ships, disrupting northern trade in world -CSS Alabama most famous – captured 68 ships Gold mines in CA, NV produced lots of gold & silver, which they sent to the North Battle of Glorieta Pass – TX Confederates win the battle, but CO volunteers destroy supply line May 1863-Lee left 10,000 soldiers in Fredericksburg with orders to burn many campfires at night Confed. Gen. Lee divides his army again -order’s Stonewall Jackson to attack Union Gen. Hooker’s right side Lee won a huge victory, defeating the Union army ****Lee’s greatest/most brilliant victory -this boosted Southern morale -but Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men -Union blockade & shortages weakening the South Lee decides to invade the North again Lincoln replaces Hooker with Gen. Meade Confederate general heard of shoe supply This begins the battle of Gettysburg on July 1 -begins north of the town; end of day Union forces are pushed to some hills south of town Lee & Meade arrive for the 2nd day of battle -Gen. Longstreet second in command to Lee -Longstreet counsels against attack Day 2 – (July 2) – Confederates attempt to take the undefended hill “Little Round Top” This is just south of the Union line of defenses Union regiment 20th Maine sprint to defend hill Day 3 – Lee prepares 15,000 troops to attack the center of Union defenses at Cemetery Ridge -again, Longstreet advises against this bold move -artillery bombard Cemetery Ridge first -Picket’s charge: less than 7000 survive July 4 – battered Lee retreats back South -same day, word reaches Richmond that Vicksburg has been taken April 1863 – Grant marches Union army south of Vicksburg & wins 5 battles in 17 days May – begins siege to starve Vicksburg and some 30,000 residents Grants artillery and Union gunboats fired on the city for weeks Vicksburg residents dug holes in the side of hills & ate rats, mules, dogs, horses to survive July 4 – on 48th day of siege, Confederate commander at Vicksburg surrendered city