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Tenth Battalion. 319
blockade eunning.
It had been the policy of President Davis to put an em-bargo
on cotton and thus make the great powers of Europe
raise the Federal blockade to obtain a supply of this great
product of the South ; so the inland cities of the South had
about this time great rows of cotton bales, making cumber-some
curb-lines for their streets, awaiting this raising of the
blockade of the enemy. The Governor of North Carolina did
not believe in this policy and determined to supply his men
with what they needed as soldiers, and by exchanging cotton
for meat and bread so help them and their families. One
of the largest vessels which ran the blockade at this point was
purchased by our State, and she was christened the "Ad-
Vance." By her many cargoes of the priceless necessities of
life were brought to Wilmington, and the JSTorth Carolina
troops heaped blessings on their Governor's name for this evi-dence
of his care and tender regard.
The "Sumter," the great Admiral Semmes' first ship, once
came into this port and brought on that trip two "Blakeley"
guns, of such great size, that they were stood on their end in
the forward part of the vessel and around their muzzles some
of the larger ropes of the ship were wound. These guns were
put on the battery at Charleston, an interior line, and al-though
costing many thousands of dollars, never had the op-portunity
of firing a shot at the enemy.
In the winter the lines of entrenchment around the City
of Wilmington Were picketed by this battalion ; so long were
these linfes, the duty was most arduous. During the winter
the battalion also became the provost guard of the city. Wil-mington
was the last port held by the Confederacy, and the
fleet of English blockade runners on the river front became
very numerous, with them came many JSTorthern spies. The
city was patrolled constantly, every "suspect" was himted
down and brought in with a file of soldiers at his back, and
the rough element, male and female, adventurers of every
class, were kept in subjection as far as possible. The duties
of a provost-guard whilst most necessary are nevertheless irk-some.
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| Full Text | Tenth Battalion. 319 blockade eunning. It had been the policy of President Davis to put an em-bargo on cotton and thus make the great powers of Europe raise the Federal blockade to obtain a supply of this great product of the South ; so the inland cities of the South had about this time great rows of cotton bales, making cumber-some curb-lines for their streets, awaiting this raising of the blockade of the enemy. The Governor of North Carolina did not believe in this policy and determined to supply his men with what they needed as soldiers, and by exchanging cotton for meat and bread so help them and their families. One of the largest vessels which ran the blockade at this point was purchased by our State, and she was christened the "Ad- Vance." By her many cargoes of the priceless necessities of life were brought to Wilmington, and the JSTorth Carolina troops heaped blessings on their Governor's name for this evi-dence of his care and tender regard. The "Sumter," the great Admiral Semmes' first ship, once came into this port and brought on that trip two "Blakeley" guns, of such great size, that they were stood on their end in the forward part of the vessel and around their muzzles some of the larger ropes of the ship were wound. These guns were put on the battery at Charleston, an interior line, and al-though costing many thousands of dollars, never had the op-portunity of firing a shot at the enemy. In the winter the lines of entrenchment around the City of Wilmington Were picketed by this battalion ; so long were these linfes, the duty was most arduous. During the winter the battalion also became the provost guard of the city. Wil-mington was the last port held by the Confederacy, and the fleet of English blockade runners on the river front became very numerous, with them came many JSTorthern spies. The city was patrolled constantly, every "suspect" was himted down and brought in with a file of soldiers at his back, and the rough element, male and female, adventurers of every class, were kept in subjection as far as possible. The duties of a provost-guard whilst most necessary are nevertheless irk-some. |
