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What were blockade runners?
Private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union Blockade for a chance of huge profits.
Where is the union blockade of southern shipping located?
the union blockade of southern shipping is located on the east coast of America
Where did most of the early Union victories take place?
Most of the early Union took place in Fall of the Orleans.
What was the name of the Union strategy in which the Union wanted to blockade the Confederate?
The fish hook
WHY WAS the union blockade of Georgia important during the war?
Because Savannah was one of the blockade-runners' favourite ports.
What were blockade runners?
Private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union Blockade for a chance of huge profits.
When did Union blockade happen?
Union blockade happened in 1861.
What was the most significant event for the Confederate navy in 1861?
For the Confederacy, it can be argued that the most significant event for its fledgling navy took place on June 30, 1861. It was the date that the CSS Sumter ran the Union blockade on New Orleans. The ship's captain was Raphael Semmes. Captain Semmes thus began his career as a blockade runner and a Union commerce raider.
Where is the union blockade of southern shipping located?
the union blockade of southern shipping is located on the east coast of America
How important was the Union blockade to defeating the Confederacy and how could the Union have won the war without it?
The blockade was crucial to Northern strategy. Without it, the South could have exchanged its cotton for war supplies, and the result of the war could have been very different. It is hard to see how the war could have been won without it, although the Emancipation Proclamation did keep Britain and France from aiding the Confederates. Just reflect that it took four years to win, even with the blockade in place.
What were the ships that slipped through the union blockade called?
They were called Blockade Runners.
What year was the union blockade?
1861
What did the most alarming confederate threat to the union blockade come from?
The most alarming confederate threat to the Union blockade was the ironclad Merrimack.
What were ships called that were built by the confederacy to break the union blockade?
They are called Blockade Runners
Where did most of the early Union victories take place?
Most of the early Union took place in Fall of the Orleans.
Who was the confederate general at the union blockade?
Semmes.
What is the union blockade of Georgia's coast?
It is a blockade in the union on the outside of Georgia basically stating that Georgia could no longer import or export goods and materials.
