The Union Blockade of Georgia's Coast

The Union Blockade was designed to cut off the South's waterways and ports from cargo ships in hopes of making the South surrender sooner. The Union blocked off 3,500 miles of Confederate coastline and twelve of their major ports. Some ships, however, made it past the Union's blockade. These ships were more of newly built speed boats operated by the British, called blockade runners. The British brought supplies to the Confederates, but because of their size of boat, they only brought a fraction of the cargo actually needed.

The snake represents where the Union blocked off the coast and ports.