Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction: The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Part I Major Battles and Campaigns
- Part II Places
- 20 War on the Rivers
- 21 War on the Waters
- 22 The Blockade
- 23 The Border War
- 24 War in the Deep South
- 25 War in Appalachia
- 26 War in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
- 27 War in the West
- 28 War in Indian Country
- Index
- References
22 - The Blockade
from Part II - Places
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction: The Cambridge History of the American Civil War
- Part I Major Battles and Campaigns
- Part II Places
- 20 War on the Rivers
- 21 War on the Waters
- 22 The Blockade
- 23 The Border War
- 24 War in the Deep South
- 25 War in Appalachia
- 26 War in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
- 27 War in the West
- 28 War in Indian Country
- Index
- References
Summary
For centuries maritime powers have used blockades against enemies to weaken and isolate them by disrupting communications and limiting commerce. President Abraham Lincoln, hoping to obtain these same goals, announced his intention to blockade the southern states at the outbreak of the Civil War. He did this in two proclamations. The first he issued on April 19, 1861, which included all the coastal southern states from South Carolina to Texas. Eight days later he released the second, adding North Carolina and Virginia to the list.
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- The Cambridge History of the American Civil War , pp. 449 - 470Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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