British Blockade Runners In The American Civil War
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A Scottish Blockade Runner In The American Civil War
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Author : John F. Messner
language : en
Publisher: Whittles
Release Date : 2021-03-26
A Scottish Blockade Runner In The American Civil War written by John F. Messner and has been published by Whittles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-26 with categories.
The untold story of Joannes Wyllie, son of a gardener from Fife, one of the most successful blockade runners of the American Civil War Features his life of adventure and action; he was once declared dead, survived shipwrecks and shark attack, and successfully commanded ships across the globe The most comprehensive history of the Ad-Vance is provided, from departing Glasgow until capture off the Carolina coast
British Blockade Runners In The American Civil War
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Author : Joseph McKenna
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-04-30
British Blockade Runners In The American Civil War written by Joseph McKenna and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with Transportation categories.
Perhaps more than all the campaigns of the Union armies, the Union naval blockade--covering all major Southern ports along 3,500 miles of coastline for the duration of the war--brought down the Confederacy. The daring exploits of Confederate blockade runners are well known--but many of them were British citizens operating out of neutral ports such as Nassau, Havana and Bermuda. Focusing on British involvement in the war, this history names the overseas bankers and manufacturers who, in critical need of cotton and other Confederate exports, financed and equipped the fast little ships that ran the blockade. The author attempts to disentangle the names and aliases of the captains--many of whom were Royal Navy officers on temporary leave--and tells their stories in their own words.
Breaking The Blockade
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Author : Charles D. Ross
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2020-12-28
Breaking The Blockade written by Charles D. Ross and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-28 with History categories.
On April 16, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a blockade of the Confederate coastline. The largely agrarian South did not have the industrial base to succeed in a protracted conflict. What it did have—and what England and other foreign countries wanted—was cotton and tobacco. Industrious men soon began to connect the dots between Confederate and British needs. As the blockade grew, the blockade runners became quite ingenious in finding ways around the barriers. Boats worked their way back and forth from the Confederacy to Nassau and England, and everyone from scoundrels to naval officers wanted a piece of the action. Poor men became rich in a single transaction, and dances and drinking—from the posh Royal Victoria hotel to the boarding houses lining the harbor—were the order of the day. British, United States, and Confederate sailors intermingled in the streets, eyeing each other warily as boats snuck in and out of Nassau. But it was all to come crashing down as the blockade finally tightened and the final Confederate ports were captured. The story of this great carnival has been mentioned in a variety of sources but never examined in detail. Breaking the Blockade: The Bahamas during the Civil War focuses on the political dynamics and tensions that existed between the United States Consular Service, the governor of the Bahamas, and the representatives of the southern and English firms making a large profit off the blockade. Filled with intrigue, drama, and colorful characters, this is an important Civil War story that has not yet been told.
Lifeline Of The Confederacy
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Author : Stephen R. Wise
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 1991
Lifeline Of The Confederacy written by Stephen R. Wise and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
One of the finest original works on the Civil War. -- Civil War News
Confederate Blockade Runner 1861 65
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05-26
Confederate Blockade Runner 1861 65 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-26 with History categories.
The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy. This book traces their operational history, including the development of purpose-built blockade running ships, and examines their engines, crews and tactics. It describes their wartime exploits, demonstrating their operational and mechanical performance, whilst examining what life was like on these vessels through accounts of conditions on board when they sailed into action.
Blockade Runners Of The Confederacy
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Author : Hamilton Cochran
language : en
Publisher: Indianapolis, Indiana : Bobbs-Merrill
Release Date : 1958
Blockade Runners Of The Confederacy written by Hamilton Cochran and has been published by Indianapolis, Indiana : Bobbs-Merrill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with United States categories.
Rogues Runners
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Author : Catherine Lynch Deichmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Rogues Runners written by Catherine Lynch Deichmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Bermuda Island (Bermuda Islands) categories.
The Blockade
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Release Date : 1983
The Blockade written by and has been published by Time Life Medical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
The Civil War at sea was essentially a battle over commerce vital to the Confederate States.
Civil War Blockade Running On The Texas Coast
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Author : Andrew W. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-10
Civil War Blockade Running On The Texas Coast written by Andrew W. Hall and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-10 with History categories.
In the last months of the American Civil War, the upper Texas coast became a hive of blockade running. Though Texas was often considered an isolated backwater in the conflict, the Union's pervasive and systematic seizure of Southern ports left Galveston as one of the only strongholds of foreign imports in the anemic supply chain to embattled Confederate forces. Long, fast steamships ran in and out of the city's port almost every week, bound to and from Cuba. Join author Andrew W. Hall as he explores the story of Texas's Civil War blockade runners--a story of daring, of desperation and, in many cases, of patriotism turning coat to profiteering.
British Ships In The Confederate Navy
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Author : Joseph McKenna
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-03-08
British Ships In The Confederate Navy written by Joseph McKenna and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-08 with History categories.
During the American Civil War, British-crewed warships harassed Union merchantmen, sinking a total value of more than $15,000,000 in ships and cargo. Considered pirates by the federal government, these ships and crew were at the center of a largely unknown but fascinating struggle between Commander James Dunwoody of the Confederate Navy, U.S. Ambassador Charles Francis Adams, and Consul Thomas H. Dudley. This history of British assistance to the Confederate Navy covers that story in full and provides a close look at the British seamen who manned warships and blockade runners.