Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65

The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships.

They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy.

This book traces their operational history, including the development of purpose-built blockade running ships, and examines their engines, crews ...