Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

[Tyler Underwood]

While doing some research I came across this site. Pretty interesting seeing some of the things that were shipped.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-civilwar/4654

[Coatsy]

Re: Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

Great link! This is something my messmates and I were discussing a few months back. Lon Webster's book "Entropot" elaborates a little more with the amount of goods shipped to the Bahamas. These large caroges were split into smaller load and put on the smaller, faster runners to get into Southern ports. The biggest "gray" area is where did that bolt of cloth end up after getting into Wilmington or Mobile, etc??

The one quantity that has stuck out in my mind since reading Webster's book is the TONNAGE of cloth that made it into the CS states from 1863 until the capture of Fort Fisher. It is amazing looking at those ship's manifests. Anyone that has a passing interest in CS goods, clothing, equippage, etc needs to look at this link!

[DBURT]

Re: Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

Try this link to view various arms and equipment as imported by the Confederacy from Britain.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Supplier-to-the-Confederacy-Series/258104527536404?skip_nax_wizard=true&sk=page_getting_started

Dave Burt

[Tyler Underwood]

Re: Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

Thanks for the link Dave. Through your research have you ever located any information about the different firms marking their cargo by stamping or attaching some sort of shipping lable to the crates? I would look at the Facebook page but unfortunatly I cant right now since I am on a work computer.

[DBURT]

Re: Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

Tyler,

Yes most firms stamped initials or some other id on to the crates to be shipped. Eley Brothers who supplied ammunition and percussion caps stamped 'EB' inside a diamond for instance. Other crates were stamped with what was inside them 'KB' for knapsacks and boards was another 'MT' for mess tins.... The list is endless. Caleb Huse used his own initials inside a diamond alongside 'WD' for War Department.

Dave Burt