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FLORIDA
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
1860
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January
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President
Lincoln formally issued his Emancipation Proclamation, which freed
slaves in Confederate-controlled areas of the South. Although
the Proclamation freed few slaves initially, it laid the framework
for the Thirteenth Amendment, which would end all slavery in the United
States.
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May
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The
Confederate gunboat Chattahoochee exploded on the Apalachicola River,
killing 16 sailors and wounding several others. The Chattahoochee
helped guard the Apalachicola River basin, protecting that region
from Union attack.
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July
1-3 – |
The
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was fought. Florida soldiers
were heavily engaged in this Confederate defeat.
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December
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Union
warships destroyed a large number of Confederate saltworks at Lake
Ocala and West Bay. These saltworks, consisting primarily of
large kettles for the boiling of seawater, were vital to the Confederacy.
Salt was a precious commodity used in preserving food.
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| NEW AND
NOTEWORTHY ON FLORIDA MEMORY |
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Conjunto Aventura
Norteño, sometimes also called Norteña or Conjunto, literally translates to the word “northern,” referring to the region of northern Mexico and present day southern Texas where the musical style originated. |
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Resources for the 2010 Florida History Fair
This is a list of resources available online from the State Library and Archives of Florida relating to the suggested Florida History Fair topics. |
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See the "Common Ground" slideshow!
This presentation is part of “Common Ground,” a global event consisting of museums, galleries, and archives worldwide showing the same slideshow of photographs in public spaces on the same weekend (October 2-3, 2009). |
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