Blockade Map of the Confederate States 1861

Blockade Map of the Confederate States 1861

Map showing the US Naval blockade of the Southern States during the Civil War. The Confederacy had to import material for the war through Mexico to Texas and then across the Mississippi River to the rest of the Confederacy. This meant that whomever controlled the Mississippi would win the war. This is why the battles on the Mississippi were so intense, featuring ships and land artillery. It made for many spectacular battles.

“Map of the sourthern and border states, showing the actu alpositions [sic] of the national and rebel forces, and of the blockading fletes [sic] and vessels, the positions of the various fortifications that have been erected, and the localities of all the important battles that have been fought during the present war” 1 map 52 X 75 cm.. New York 1861. From Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper [Oct. 26, 1861]. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. http://www.loc.gov/item/99447009 (accessed 8/31/2013).

Three years In the C.S. Army (P.A.C.S) A Diary of a Confederate Soldier by Jerry Pepper and Richard Lauren McClung

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00FR2MT7I