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The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States.
John Newland Maffitt (February 22, 1819 – May 15, 1886) was an officer in the Confederate States Navy who was nicknamed the "Prince of Privateers" due to his success as a blockade runner and commerce raider in the U.S. Civil War.
- February 22, 1819, at sea
- May 15, 1886 (aged 67), Wilmington, North Carolina
- "Prince of Privateers"
The Sinking of Petrel occurred in July 1861 during the American Civil War. While cruising off the coast of South Carolina the United States Navy warship USS St. Lawrence encountered a Confederate privateer named Petrel. The engagement ended in a Union victory and the surviving Confederates were arrested for piracy.
- July 28, 1861
- United States victory
The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States.
by Mark A. Weitz. Arguably the Confederacy’s maritime efforts rank among its greatest wartime successes. Starting literally from scratch, the Confederacy immediately mustered a small but effective privateer fleet that not only met with some success, but forced the early resolution of the Confederacy’s status as a legitimate belligerent.
Commerce Raiders. Confederate Privateers and Cruisers in the Civil War. By Roger A. Bailey. CSS Sumter, a Confederate Cruiser, running a Union blockade en route to New Orleans. Library of Congress. As the Union Navy gathered its strength to impose a blockade on the South, Confederate leaders developed their own plans for the war at sea.
The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States. Although the appeal was to profit by capturing merchant vessels and seizing their cargoes, the government was most interested
