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Article: Leading the way.
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- Cobblestone
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- January 1, 2004
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Both Union and Confederate naval leaders tried to win control of America water-ways. Following is a look at some of the famous individuals who serve on (or around) the seas.
GIDEON WELLES, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, AND GUSTAVUS FOX, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Soon after his appointment to the Navy Department, Welles, a Connecticut newspaper editor, convinced Congress to begin building ironclads and quickly increase the number of Union ships.
Once the decision was made to blockade the South, Welles scrambled to find vessels that could do the job. He bought many merchant ships and had them converted into warships. Eventually, the blockade was ...