. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . f-^■^|L^^^=5§^^^^.¥. CUSTODIANS OF THE COAST Looking out from the mouth of every important liurbor along the Soutliern seacoast, the Confederates were confrontedIjv just such a grim menace as this. Riding at anchor or moving swiftly from point to i)oint, the Federal fighting-ships,with sleepless vigilance, night and day sought every opportunity to destroy the vessels which attempted to keep upthe commercial intercourse of the Confederacy with the outside world. At fir
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . f-^■^|L^^^=5§^^^^.¥. CUSTODIANS OF THE COAST Looking out from the mouth of every important liurbor along the Soutliern seacoast, the Confederates were confrontedIjv just such a grim menace as this. Riding at anchor or moving swiftly from point to i)oint, the Federal fighting-ships,with sleepless vigilance, night and day sought every opportunity to destroy the vessels which attempted to keep upthe commercial intercourse of the Confederacy with the outside world. At first it was chiefly a pa[M-r blockade,and the fact that its mere announcement accorded to the Confederacy the status of belligerents was hailed at theSouth as a fortunate diplomatic mistake. Swift merchantmen abroad were easily induced to enter the bold enter-prise which meant such profitable trade; laughing at the inadequate Federal patrol, they began to dump huge cargoesof the munitions of war at every Southern port, taking in return cotton, so necessary to keep the looms of Europegoing. With the rapid growth of the Federal navy the blockade,
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