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Tag: Blockade

The Federal Blockade Tightens

December 24, 2021 WalterCoffey

Federal naval forces make gains in December by capturing various blockade runners and seizing forts along the coast.

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The Fall of Ship Island

September 16, 2021 WalterCoffey

Federal forces seize an important base to be used as a staging area for future operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Naval Operations Along the Coast and at Sea

July 6, 2021 WalterCoffey

The C.S.S. Sumter completes her first raid on U.S. shipping, Federals strengthen their blockade, and a Federal crew takes on Confederate privateers.

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President Lincoln’s Blockade Proclamation

April 20, 2021 WalterCoffey

President Abraham Lincoln issues an order imposing a naval blockade on ports in the Confederate states.

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The Hunley Attack

February 17, 2019 WalterCoffey

February 17, 1864 – One of the first submarine attacks in history occurred when a “submersible” Confederate vessel confronted a Federal warship on blockade duty

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Federals Continue Pressuring Charleston

January 13, 2019 WalterCoffey

January 13, 1864 – Rear Admiral John A.B. Dahlgren, commanding the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, recommended that Federal forces use torpedo boats, like the Confederacy’s

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