Enjoying myself. I had no clue what was going to happen to me just a year from now and how my life would changeâ¦. I wrote a television series and had nearly optioned a screenplay with a production company. I signed an actor to my project who was a very funny comedian that loved my script and joined with my ...
The Union established the Gulf Blockading Squadron on October 29, 1861. Based at Key West, Florida, this fleet was responsible for maintaining the Union blockade from that point to the Texas-Mexico border at the Rio Grande River.
During the American Civil War, Union forces sought in 1862 and 1863  to capture the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Located on high bluffs astride the Misâ¦sissippi River, Vicksburg was  a highly defensible fortress, and its capture proved difficult for  the Union troops.