 Complete the following phrase:  During the war, Wilmington was one of the most important points of entry for supplies for the Confederacy. Its port traded cotton and tobacco in exchange for foreign goods, like munitions, clothing and foodstuffs. This nourished both the southern states in general and General Robert E. Lees forces in Virginia. Trade was based on the coming and going of steamer ships of British smugglers. These vessels were called blockade runners because they had to avoid the Unions imposed 