The Supplies for the Confederate Army, / how they were obtained in Europe and how paid for.

Author:Caleb Huse
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Confederate States of America. Army -- Supplies and stores, Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations, United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Published: 2008-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

To get the supplies from "The Islands" to the main land required sea-worthy steamers of light draught and great speed. Many such vessels were purchased and sent out under captains who were equal to any emergency, among whom were several former U. S. Navy officers. Some of these steamers had been private yachts, as for example the "Merrimac;" (there were two "Merrimacs"); some were engaged in trade between British ports, as the "Cornubia;" some were taken from the Channel service between England and France, as the "Eugenie;" and some were built for opium smuggling in China. Later in the war, steamers were built expressly for the service.

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