The most alarming confederate threat to the Union blockade was the ironclad Merrimack.
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The fish hook
The Union naval blockade seriously hampered the Confederate war effort
To blockade the Confederate Ports, intercepting the blockade runners and hunt down the Confederate cruisers, which were trying to capture or sink the Union merchant ships, throughout the seas.
The Union Navy sent warships to stop any shipping to or from the Confederate seaports. -it was in June of 1863, and it was during the civil war. -the union blockaded all of the confederate's army and military supplies. -this blockade came to an advantage in the battle of Gettysburg.
The Civil War was a war between the Confederate States of America and the Union. So, the Confederate states were important because they were one of the two warring countries.
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
A blockade NEW RESPONDENT The blockade and the hunting of the Confederate cruisers attacking the Union merchant ships.
The Union navy was given the task of blockading almost 3,000 miles of Confederate coastlines. Many ports were involved and the Union needed to build almost a new navy to cover the Southern ports.
The Anaconda Plan
A few goals of the north/union to gain control of were the Mississipi river, blockade the Confederate's seaports, and seize Richmond, the Confederate's capital.