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Title: The Navy Of The Civil War Category: American History Submitted: 2000-04-05 Word Count: 1183 The Civil War consisted of many legendary battles over the soil of the United and Confederate States of America, which will be retold for generations in history books. Although these land battles were indeed great, the concept of this paper will be the Naval warfare of the Civil War, paying certain attention to the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Neither the North nor the South was prepared for Naval activities at the beginning of the war. In order to better prepare the Navy for war, three new designs were put into action for future ships. The most successful of these designs was the Monitor. The South was at a disadvantage to the North throughout the war. The South was at a lack for manpower during the war, since most of the seamen in the US Navy were from the North and therefore stayed with the Union when the southern states seceded. The South was also found disadvantaged for iron plates for ship armor, since there was only one establishment in the South capable of producing them. The South, knowing their disadvantage in numbers, made the call for commerce raiding of northern ships. The southern government encouraged p
When the Virginia attempted to do the same to the grounded USS Congress, it found itself in battle with the Monitor. An act was passed to prevent the import of these luxuries, but was rarely enforced. Both sides put a valiant effort, but the Virginia was eventually forced to retreat up the James. The Monitor was the most revolutionary vessel built in the Civil War. After the abandoment of Fort Walker, the weaker Fort Beauregard was abandoned as well. Blockade-runners did not help the Confederacy with supplies, however, as trading luxuries, such as jewelry and brandy, were more profitable. Fast wooden ships were used to slip by the blockaders to carry cotton to trading nations in exchange for badly needed war supplies. The Union came very close to opening war with Britain during their naval campaign. The Monitor was sent from New York City to Hampton Roads in the effort to stop the imposing CSS Virginia. The response of the North was the blockade on the southern states.
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