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The Confederate Blockade of Washington DC

The Confederate Blockade of Washington DC

$ 1.58

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Used
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)

    Description

    Confederate land batteries along the Potomac River cut off Washington, D C, President Lincoln's seat of government, from communication by sea during the Civil War's first year. Those grey artillerymen forced his administration to rely on just one single-track branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for all its needs.Despite the presence of a Federal naval flotilla patrolling the Potomac River, and the army's forty plus forts built for defense of the capital, the port of Washington was closed. And so Washington's population experienced severe shortages during the winter of 1861-1862. Lincoln, anxious to lift the blockade, personally took the initiative and ordered the army and navy to work together to reopen the Potomac.
    The Confederate Blockade of Washington, DC 1861-1862
    is a soft cover book containing 194 pages with pictures and maps. It was published in 1998 by Burd Street Press. This publication was written by Mary Alice Wills and comes from the home of a retired teacher. This book is in like new condition. I gladly combine postage the best way possible.