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Running the Blockade

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

Chapters

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