111 The Civil War: The Navy in Action, 1863

In this episode we return to the sea and look at what was going
on to stem the tide of Confederate blockade runners and commerce
raiders. Knowing that Union commerce was vulnerable, a small
number of Confederate raiders made their reputations known around
the world. Confederate raiders were enough of a problem to
ratchet up insurance rates and cause some worry among Union
officials. In the second part of the episode we focus on the
various attempts to close the port of Charleston. Take a listen!


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