During the American Civil War, blockade runners were used to get supplies through the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America that extended some 3,500 miles along the Atlantic and Gulf of
Advance Civil War blockade-runner
Blockade-runner mail to New Orleans via Nassau, Bahamas, stamped incoming ship 10-cents postage due
CSS Atlanta, converted from a blockade runner
A Confederate blockade runner at anchor at St. George's, Bermuda
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A blockade runner is a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait. It is usually light and fast, using stealth and speed rather than confronting the blockaders in order to b
Blockade runners of the American Civil War
…During the American Civil War, blockade runners were used to get supplies through the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America that extended some 3,500 miles (5,600 km) along the Atlantic…
American Civil War blockade runner USS Banshee, 1863
German Blockade Runner Badge