Ebook: Gray phantoms of the Cape Fear: running the Civil War blockade
Author: Carr Dawson
- Tags: Blockade--North Carolina--Cape Fear River--History--19th century, HISTORY / General, Military operations Naval, Blockade, Naval history, History, Blockade -- North Carolina -- Cape Fear River -- History -- 19th century, Cape Fear River (N.C.) -- History Naval -- 19th century, Wilmington (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century, North Carolina -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Naval operations, United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Naval operations, North Carolina, North Carolina -- Cape Fear R
- Series: Travel Guides Fiction and More anthology., NC LIVE module
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: John F. Blair
- City: Cape Fear River (N.C.);North Carolina;United States;Wilmington (N.C.);Wilmington;Cape Fear River
- Language: English
- epub
In mid-1863, the small city of Wilmington, North Carolina, found itself facing a difficult task: it had to supply Robert E. Lee's army if the South was to continue the Civil War. Guns, ammunition, clothing, and food had to be brought into the Confederacy from Europe, and Wilmington was the last open port. Knowing this, the Union amassed a formidable blockading force off storied Cape Fear. What followed was a contest unique in the annals of warfare. The blockade runners went unarmed, lest their crews be tried as pirates if captured. There had never been ships like the blockade runners, and their kind will never be seen again. Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear tells the story of their captains, their crews, their cargoes, their opponents, and their many unbelievable escapes.
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