Naval History of the American Civil War Naval

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Naval History of the American Civil War

Naval History of the American Civil War

Naval Strategy North (Gideon Welles) • • Isolate Divide Control Territory Protect Shipping South

Naval Strategy North (Gideon Welles) • • Isolate Divide Control Territory Protect Shipping South (Stephen Mallory) • Discredit Blockade • Disrupt Northern Shipping • Protect Key Territory

Resources North • Northeastern Nautical Tradition • Shipyards • Industrial Base • Most Navy

Resources North • Northeastern Nautical Tradition • Shipyards • Industrial Base • Most Navy Officers did not follow the Confederacy • Manpower • 40 ships South • Weak Industrial Base • Limited Maritime Experience • ZERO ships

Technology • • • Sails Steam Engines Screw Propellers Ironclad Ships Torpedoes Submarines

Technology • • • Sails Steam Engines Screw Propellers Ironclad Ships Torpedoes Submarines

Blockade • Cut off commerce of an opponent. • Field a credible Naval Force

Blockade • Cut off commerce of an opponent. • Field a credible Naval Force to interdict shipping and enforce blockade. • Blockade can be broken and lifted if the blockading ships can be driven off. • Declaring a blockade held serious political implications for the North.

Blockade Running • Small fast boats to bring in vital supplies • Tendency was

Blockade Running • Small fast boats to bring in vital supplies • Tendency was toward luxury items that bring a large market value instead of strategic military stores • One or two successful trips could make a crew rich • Support from non-belligerent countries

Commerce Raiding • Goal is to cripple an adversaries international trade and limit their

Commerce Raiding • Goal is to cripple an adversaries international trade and limit their peaceful use of the seas • Destroyed US merchant marine fleet and fishing fleets. Effects linger to this day. • Privateers – Letter of Marque • Commerce Raiders – Confederate Navy – Compact, frigate-sized warships built and armed abroad due to a lack of Confederate industrial base.

Commerce Raider

Commerce Raider

River Wars • Extensive system of Western Rivers facilitated internal trade in the Confederacy

River Wars • Extensive system of Western Rivers facilitated internal trade in the Confederacy and provided avenues of advance to the Union. • Forts vs Ships

River Gun Boat

River Gun Boat

The Two Navies Union • Line of Battle Ships – Frigates – Cruisers •

The Two Navies Union • Line of Battle Ships – Frigates – Cruisers • • Gunboats Ironclads River craft Much better cooperation between the Navy and Army due to Grant’s relationships and successes. Confederate • Commerce Raiders • Ironclads • Submarine – CSS HUNLEY

KEY NAVAL BATTLES

KEY NAVAL BATTLES

FORT SUMTER

FORT SUMTER

Forts Henry and Donelson

Forts Henry and Donelson

MONITOR/VIRGINIA (MERRIMACK)

MONITOR/VIRGINIA (MERRIMACK)

New Orleans/Mobile Bay

New Orleans/Mobile Bay

USS KEARSARGE/ CSS ALABAMA summary notes

USS KEARSARGE/ CSS ALABAMA summary notes

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