Results for Blockade Runners
Unearthing Florida- Blockade Runners
Confederate vessels that slipped cargo past U.S. naval shi...
Blockade Runners & Battle of Ballast Point Historical Markers
A City Historical Marker for Union Raiders Burn Tampa Bloc...
Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners
On October 18, 1863, a union task force of 85 soldiers fou...
Blockade Runners
The Union Navy blockaded Charleston Harbor from 1861-65, b...
Results for Blockade Runners
Unearthing Florida- Blockade Runners
Confederate vessels that slipped cargo past U.S. naval ships blocking Florida’s seaports were called blockade runners. They faced a constant threat of capture or destruction.
Two such vessels, discovered in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, highlight the risks these smugglers ...
Blockade Runners & Battle of Ballast Point Historical Markers
A City Historical Marker for Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners and a County Historical Marker for Battlefield tell the story of the Hillsborough River Raid and the ensuing Battle of Ballast Point. In October 1863, as the Union vessels ...
Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners
On October 18, 1863, a union task force of 85 soldiers found the “Scottish Chief” and “Kate Dale”, celebrated blockade runners, hidden in a remote anchorage in the Hillsborough River, near this site and set the ships afire. Owner-Skipper James ...
Blockade Runners
The Union Navy blockaded Charleston Harbor from 1861-65, but blockade runners continued to slip in and out, carrying cargo crucial to the economic and military survival of the South. Using neutral ports like Bermuda and Nassau, blockade runners brought food, ...