Photo Library
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A House Divided (Photo 5)
When he heard of plans to run the blockade with a shipment of bacon intended for the rebellion, U.S. Consul George Abbot wrote from England to In this cartoon illustration, Union military cats, atop bales of cotton, kill "Southern rats" at the blockaded port. (Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society [nhnycw/aj aj08022])
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Southwest Border Fence Construction Progress (Photo 1)
Pedestrian fence under construction in Eagle Pass, Del Rio sector.
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A House Divided (Photo 1)
Though this cartoon comically portrays southern efforts to court English support, the Union was concerned about potential British assistance to the Confederacy. (Library of Congress image [LC-USZ62-113737])
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Southwest Border Fence Construction Progress (Photo 12)
Vehicle fence in El Paso sector, New Mexico.
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A House Divided (Photo 11)
The Richmond customhouse was newly built by the federal government in 1861, but served as the Confederate Treasury during the Civil War. (Library of Congress image [LC-DIG-ppmsca-08233])
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Southwest Border Fence Construction Progress (Photo 4)
Sunrise near Monument 8, vehicle fence at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico Station located in the El Paso sector.
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A House Divided (Photo 4)
Though this cartoon comically portrays southern efforts to court English support, the Union was concerned about potential British assistance to From the Union perspective, the blockade was a success, heralded in lyrics like the following: "The rebels now stand trembling, they see their game's play'd out, They thought that France and England, would join them in the South But to their great disaster, John Bull's too much afraid, He only put his horns out, and roar'd at the blockade." (Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress [cw 103060])
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Southwest Border Fence Construction Progress (Photo 11)
Pedestrian fence in El Centro sector, California.
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A House Divided (Photo 9)
When he heard of plans to run the blockade with a shipment of bacon intended for the rebellion, U.S. Consul George Abbot wrote from England to Assistant Secretary of State F. William Seward in the United States, hoping to intercept the illicit cargo. (CBP History reference collections)
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A House Divided (Photo 10)
In his letter to President Lincoln, Gideon Wells seeks to clarify the legal underpinnings of the blockade of southern ports. A partial transcription reads: "If the interdiction is to be by Blockade, then the rules and principles of inter-national law must govern-the Confederate States must be considered and treated as a distinct nationality-their collectors, revenue officers, clearance, registers &c are to be recognized as legitimate. But, if the interdiction is to be by the closing of the ports, which is a legal, municipal enactment of our own government, asserting, and carrying into effect its own authority within our own jurisdiction, then the collectors of the Confederate States, are to be regarded as nullitys, their registries and clearances of no account, and those who disregard our authority and laws, do so at their peril." (Library of Congress, American Memory Collection, Abraham Lincoln Papers) Historical Society [nhnycw/aj aj78002])
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Southwest Border Fence Construction Progress (Photo 3)
Pedestrian Fence construction in Eagle Pass, Del Rio sector.