Pargo v. Elliot--this case was the beginning of women arguing they do not receive equal treatment to other prisoners.
Though the case was overturned and no just cause was found, it did bring attention to the issue of treatment of prisoners. In particular, women prisons being so few have been cited as having poor health programs and not as many educational programs as men.
They had to fully blockade all southern coasts to eliminate the possibility of confederate help from abroad
