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U.S. Navy The Confederate war effort relied on the bravery of the blockade runners, a small group of sailors who sailed goods in and out of Southern seaports under the guns of Northern ships. James Russell Soley, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, tells a story of speed, cunning, and wild fortune.
Blockade runners of the American Civil War. The blockade runners of the American Civil War were specially outfitted Confederate ships designed to slip through the blockade of Southern by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Unlike Charleston and Savannah, Wilmington was the central depot for blockade runners throughout most of the Civil War. The Union made several attempts to stop the ships coming and going; but it proved to be a futile effort, as the blockade runners were built for speed.
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