St. George's, Bermuda
Port, St. George's, Bermuda.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Port
- Where
- St. George's, Bermuda
- Years
- 1861-1865
- Today
- Museum
ST. GEORGE'S, BERMUDA
Blockade trade base, 1861-1865. Confederate purchasing agent Maj. Norman S. Walker kept his headquarters at the Globe Hotel throughout the war. Runners stopped here between England and the Southern ports, landing European munitions and carrying cotton back to England.
Then
Blockade runners used Bermuda as a stopping point on runs between England and the Southern ports, landing European munitions and carrying cotton back to England. The blockade trade was based in St. George's, where the Globe Hotel was the headquarters of Confederate purchasing agent Maj. Norman S. Walker throughout the war.
Now
Museum
The Globe Hotel on King's Square is now the Bermuda National Trust Museum, with a permanent exhibit, Rogues and Runners: Bermuda and the American Civil War. The town and its fortifications became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.