![]() Buker’s Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands is such a book. "The proliferation of publications concerning the American Civil War occasionally produces one that really contributes to our understanding of that conflict. ![]() The seeds were planted during the secession crisis with bullying and attacks on. ![]() Author George Buker reveals a true civil war being conducted at the local level on Floridas Gulf Coast. Florida Unionists, antiwar natives, and runaway slaves flocked to these Federal warships to seek protection and quickly became a source of manpower for their crews as well as for land forces." - Journal of Southern History Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands: Civil War on Floridas Gulf Coast, 1861-1865 (Alabama Fire Ant). Since the state's long coastlines made it a ready target for a naval cordon, its commercial life suffered beginning in 1861 and deteriorated even further as the war progressed despite the efforts of blockade runners. " argues that the presence of Union sailors and their extensive contacts ashore did serious damage to home-front morale and retarded Florida's value as a component of the rebel war machine. 260 a Tuscaloosa : b University of Alabama Press, c. 246: 3 a Blockaders, refugees, and contrabands. b civil war on Floridas gulf coast, 1861-1865 / c George E. ![]() ![]() Chronicles the role of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron as an important Federal contingent in Florida. Blockaders, refugees & contrabands : civil war on Floridas gulf coast, 1861-1865 / Show all versions (2) Bibliographic Details Main Author: Buker, George E., 1923. ![]()
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