The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . gzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz szzzz uvusk aw. w ??vwvvWWA\-wr. A GREYHOUND CAUGHT—WRECK OF THE BLOCKADE-RUXXER COLT The wreck of this blockade-numer, the Colt, lies off Sullivans Island, Charleston Harbor, in1865. The coast of the Carolinas, before the war was over, was strewn with just such sights asthis. The bones of former greyhounds became landmarks by which the still uncaptured block-ade-riumers could get their bearings and lay a course to safety. If one of t
The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . gzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz szzzz uvusk aw. w ??vwvvWWA\-wr. A GREYHOUND CAUGHT—WRECK OF THE BLOCKADE-RUXXER COLT The wreck of this blockade-numer, the Colt, lies off Sullivans Island, Charleston Harbor, in1865. The coast of the Carolinas, before the war was over, was strewn with just such sights asthis. The bones of former greyhounds became landmarks by which the still uncaptured block-ade-riumers could get their bearings and lay a course to safety. If one of these vessels were cutoff from making port and surrounded by Federal pursuers, the next best thing was to run her ashorein shallow water, where the gunboats could not follow and where her valuable cargo coidd be se-cured by the Confederates. A single cargo at war-time prices was enough to pay more than thecost of the vessel. Regular auctions were held in Charleston or Wilmington, where prices forgoods not needed by the Confederate Government were rim up to fabulous figures. The businessof blockade-running was well organized abroad, especially in England. One successful tripwas enough to
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