Ships that imported and exported goods through the North's blockade of the South during the American Civil War were commonly referred to as "blockade runners." These vessels attempted to evade Union naval forces to deliver supplies and goods to the Confederacy or to bring goods from the South to international markets. Their operations were risky and often involved navigating through tight patrols and dangerous waters.
These ships were called blockade runners
* Manpower. * An Industrial base. * A fleet capable of establishing a blockade on the South. * lots of girls
Norths Devils was created in 1927.
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies. Nearly all the industrial manufacturing capability in America. A Navy big enough to blockade the Southern ports. A big advantage in artillery. A President of exceptional talent.
Monitor
my butt
COTTON
Until the end of the war, tactics on both sides remained the same as in Napoleonic times. The union strategy was a blockade strategy at sea and on the rivers, coupled with a total war strategy to destroy the means of producing war supplies on land.
stength in numbers
because they were ugly
The North plan was a plan that Scott was doing to win the war. His plan called for: A blockade of the South to stop all imports and exports. Capturing Richmond, Virginia, the new capital of the Confederacy, and Stopping all shipping on the Mississippi River.
To get renforcement.