Running the Blockade

Thomas E. Taylor

The first-person experiences and adventures of blockade runner during the American civil war. - Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier (3 hr 45 min)

Introduction
How I Began
My First Attempt on the Despatch
The Banshee No. 1
The Banshee's First Run-In
Fort Fisher and Wilmington
The Rest of the Banshee No. 1's Career
Life at Nassau
Our Fleet
Bermuda
Experiences Ashore in Dixie's Land
Havana and Galveston
Blockades of the Past and Future