USS Wabash (1855)
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USS Wabash was a steam screw frigate of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She was based on the same plans as Colorado. Post-war she continued to serve her country in Eu
Wash drawing in grey tones by Clary Ray, circa 1900, showing USS Wabash under steam and sail
Wabash (foreground) with the Union fleet at Port Royal
Wabash at Fort Sumter
USS Wabash as a receiving ship; she is still fully rigged although her sails have been removed
Union blockade
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The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.
Scott's great snake, J. B. Elliot
The Confederate blockade runner SS Banshee in 1863
Blockade runner SS A.D. Vance, captured by the Union Navy and recommissioned as Advance
CSS David engaging New Ironsides on 5 October 1863, during the blockade of Charleston