. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . that multiplied a thousand times the difficulties of maintaininga strict blockade. From Cape Henry to INIatamoras, everybay, sound, harbor, and inlet offered tempting shelter to anycraft inward bound and laden ^nth the contraband of war,and from these hidden nooks vessels loaded with cotton forthe idle factories of Europe essayed the hazardous voyage thatbrought the reward of French and British gold. Remarkable as it may seem, it was the Confederacy thatmade the first move in the game of blockade. The State ofVirginia attempted to
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . that multiplied a thousand times the difficulties of maintaininga strict blockade. From Cape Henry to INIatamoras, everybay, sound, harbor, and inlet offered tempting shelter to anycraft inward bound and laden ^nth the contraband of war,and from these hidden nooks vessels loaded with cotton forthe idle factories of Europe essayed the hazardous voyage thatbrought the reward of French and British gold. Remarkable as it may seem, it was the Confederacy thatmade the first move in the game of blockade. The State ofVirginia attempted to close the Potomac and to prevent egressand ingress to the national capital. A total lack of navalforce prevented such accomplishment. But the Federal navysblockade of the Southern ports became ultimately the deter-mining factor in the downfall of the Confederacy. Vicksburgand Port Hudson surrendered as much to Farragut and toPorter as to Grant. Shermans march to the sea would neverhave been undertaken had not the Federal fleets already heldpossession of Port
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