Description November 1861.
The largest fleet ever assembled by the United States set.
The Federals needed to turn the tide.
There were stirrings of interest from foreign powers in recognizing the Confederacy and brokering a forced peace accord.
The blockade of Southern ports was a farce; commerce and weapons flowed almost as freely as before the war.
The Federal army was routed at Manassas.
Fort Sumter had fallen to the Confederates.
The South was winning the Civil War.
Description November 1861