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.
At the start of the Civil War, the Union had 42 ships ready for battle with 48 more in reserve. Much of the Navy was deployed to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the South to create a blockade in the âAnaconda Planâ.