Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern
states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the
Confederacy have long been a part of the romanticized image of the
Civil War. Throughout the war, Lincoln’s blockade and attempts to
breach it touched nearly every aspect of the war effort. The Union
prevented crucial material from reaching Confederate forces, while
blockade runners smuggled hundreds of thousands of guns to rebel
armies. No other military campaign lasted as long or had as many
long-term consequences on the outcome of the Civil War. Covering
more than three thousand miles of Southern coastline and employing
the services of 100,000 sailors, the blockade was a massive
undertaking largely dictated by two Atlantic powers: Great Britain
and the United States. Michael Bonner and Peter McCord build on the
extensive scholarship of the blockade and incorporate previously
unexamined British primary sources to deliver a fresh analysis of
the Union blockade, blockade-running, and a reassessment of the
blockade’s effectiveness. Their multifaceted study
reassesses several key aspects of a “critical component of Union
strategy,” including diplomatic and legal issues and the
significance of the Confederacy’s reliance on European supplies
to sustain the war effort. The authors present statistics showing
that the blockade was not nearly as effective as is commonly
believed; moreover, its successes against steam-powered blockade
runners actually decreased as the war went on. The diversity and
comprehensiveness of coverage makes The Union Blockade
in the American Civil War an essential work for Civil
War historians and students.
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