Tag Archives: Union Blockade

germ warfare?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times May 7, 1865: THE YELLOW FEVER PLOT.; Judicial Investigation at St. George’s–The Evidence Against Blackburn Conclusive. HALIFAX, N.S., Saturday, May 6. The Bermuda papers contain long accounts of the judicial investigation, now being held at St. … Continue reading →

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blockade: tweaking and evading

Posted on November 19, 2014 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Lincoln lifted the blockade of Norfolk, Fernandina and Pensacola because those ports had “for some time past been in the military possession of the United States, [and] it is deeemd advisable that they should be … Continue reading →

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spy drowned

Posted on October 1, 2014 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 4, 1864: Drowned. —Mrs. Rose Greenhow, well known in the Confederacy for her sufferings in its cause, –having been for months confined in the political prison at Washington,–was drowned on Saturday last near Wilmington, … Continue reading →

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A return to normalcy?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by SUMPTER

After the defeat of the Army of the Cumberland at Chickamauga and its retreat back into Chattanooga, President Lincoln was very much involved in the decisionsto send reinforcements General Rosecrans in Chattanooga. In the midst of the crisis Mr. Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Greenhide

Posted on November 6, 2012 by SUMPTER

A Mobile newspaper published some advice for self-help as the South was trying to deal with the economic issues caused by secession, the blockade, and the huge demands of the army for men and material. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch … Continue reading →

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Friday Three Pack

Posted on October 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

It’s been a shooting war cum blockade for well over a year. Nevertheless, on a Friday night in Richmond 150 years ago this week you could still catch a show at a local theater – and in this case ticket … Continue reading →

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Battling the Blockade … and Yellow Fever

Posted on October 8, 2012 by SUMPTER

It’s month old news but a fresh source of Confederate pride for the Dispatch editors. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 8, 1862: Brilliant Naval exploit. We doubt whether the late exploit of the Confederate shipsteamer Florida, in running the … Continue reading →

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FernadinaLeaks

Posted on March 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

In early March a Union naval expedition under Samuel F. Du Pont captured and occupied the area around Fernadina, Florida. During the occupation a correspondent found an early 1861 letter from then U.S. Senator David Yulee to a friend back … Continue reading →

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Big Demand for Saltpetre

Posted on March 8, 2012 by SUMPTER

Here a Richmond, Virginia newspaper from 150 years ago  sees the Union blockade that is limiting Confederate access to gunpowder as another blessing in disguise because it will help the South be more self-reliant. Also, Confederate citizens will have a … Continue reading →

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Nashville in Confederate Hands???

Posted on February 29, 2012 by SUMPTER

The same week that the city of Nashville fell to Union forces the CSS Nashville successfully ran the blockade after a trip to England. Apparently Captain Robert Baker Pegram used some deception to evade the blockading ship off the North … Continue reading →

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