... Confederate economy, however, Wise argues that the blockade runners provided just enough of a lifeline to allow Lee to continue fighting for additional months, thanks to fresh supplies of 400,000 rifles, lead, blankets, and boots that the homefront economy could no longer supply. Economic impact Surdam argues that the blockade was a powerful weapon that eventually ruined the Southern economy, at the ... ...

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