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FLORIDA
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
1860
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February
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Union
ships docked at Jacksonville, unloading a large number of troops who
hoped to gain control over east Florida.
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February
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The
Battle of Olustee was fought east of Lake City. It was the largest
Civil War battle in Florida with over 5,000 men fighting on each side.
The Confederates stopped the Union invasion of the interior, driving
the Northern troops back to Jacksonville.
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April
1 - |
The
Northern transport ship Maple Leaf was sunk by a Confederate
mine in the St. Johns River.
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September
27 - |
Battle
of Marianna, Florida. A small Confederate force of mainly old
men and boys fought a bloody battle with a group of Union cavalry
led by General Alexander Asboth. The Federals defeated the Confederates
and burned part of the town.
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| 1860
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| NEW AND
NOTEWORTHY
ON FLORIDA MEMORY |
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| Bedell Collection 126 prints of Deaconess Harriet Bedell working among the Seminole Indians in South Florida from 1933 to 1960. |
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Pets with a Florida Flair From dogs and cats, to fawns, monkeys and macaws, Floridians have shared their lives with their animal friends. |
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Postcard Collection Over 6,300 picture postcards of Florida attractions, cities, and people, circa 1900s-1970s. |
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