At its peak, it is estimated that the Confederate navy had approximately 5,200 officers and seamen.
The exact number of the Federal naval officers that decided to join the Confederacy is not known.
At the onset of the US Civil War, 322 US Naval officers resigned their commissions to take positions in the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis, as Commander in Chief of the Confederacy was also the Commander of the Confederate Navy, but he didn't lead any Naval squadron.
Tommies or if naval personnel Limeys or historically Redcoats
Having the better industry, as well as a largely effective naval blockade against the Confederacy, the Union had much better weaponry available to them. Some of it was captured by the Confederacy, but not nearly enough the compensate for the industrial abilities of the Union states.
The exact number of the Federal naval officers that decided to join the Confederacy is not known.
At the onset of the US Civil War, 322 US Naval officers resigned their commissions to take positions in the Confederacy.
One of the largest naval battles was the battle of Leyte Gulf. It was a battle that included a large fleet of naval vessels and also a large number of personnel were involved.
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
The union blocked the confederacy by using a naval blockade.
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
Building ironclads consumed most of the South's naval efforts.
In order to carry on its naval war against the Confederacy, the Union built approximately 626 vessels ranging from warships to cargo vessels. The Union also made a point to invest in gunboats for river warfare and of course in ironclads.
The naval blockade.
skyrocketing food prices in the south
The North was in fear that Great Britian was an ally of the Confederacy. The theory was that the Confederacy would exchange cotton for British military and naval supplies. There was even a document proposing that Jefferson Davis would give control of the Confederacy to the Queen of England and in exchange the Confederacy would be treated as a "Priveledged Colony". (Great Britian coincidentally had a cotton surplus the year that the Confederacy offered cotton for military and naval supplies.)
naval blockades from southern ports