The Blockade of Confederate Ports, 1861â1865 Introduction During the Civil War, Union forces established a blockade of Confederate ports designed to prevent the export of cotton and the smuggling of war materiel into the Confederacy. The blockade, although somewhat porous, was an important economic policy that successfully prevented Confederate access to weapons that the industrialized North could produce for itself.
The problem isnât so black and white when it comes to white nails. If your fingernail beds are looking a little ghostly, you may have anemia, a blood disorder characterized by a low red blood cell count.
In Caucasian people, color bands under the nail may indicate cancer, while in non-Caucasian people it is usually a normal occurrence.. Healthy fingernails and toenails should generally be a pink color-with the healthy nail plate being pink, and the nail being white in color as it grows off the nail bed.Fingernail color and condition changes are rarely the first clue of serious illness.hite Areas Under Nails. 1  When there are white areas visible under the nail, normally at the tip of the nail where it joins the nail bed, this normally indicates a fungal infection and must be treated medically. 2  Half white nails, with dark spots, especially on the tip, may be indicative of kidney diseases.