Importance of Naval Blockade
Naval blockade is a strategy which makes huge effect directly to the result of the war. The main job of the blockade is to prevent and disrupt the Confederates from gaining supports by trading through the south of America. It does a great job breaking down the economy of Confederate.
On April 19, 1861, Naval Blockade is issued and admitted by President Abraham Lincoln. In 1863, 86% of the blockade had been completed. Confederate is “surrounded” by Union totally. The strategy is successful in its main goals. Though some ships which are fast enough to cross the blockade, the amount of supplies they can bring is still limited. They are called the “blockade runners”, 1,500 blockade runners are captured or destroyed by the 500 Union ships that are commissioned.