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Florida in
the Civil War
"I forgot to mention that
President Lincoln and some of his cabinet were assassinated on Saturday
night."
- Robert
Watson
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History
A brief history of Florida's role in the Civil War. |
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Documents
Letters, diaries, and memoirs from the Civil War period
in Florida. |
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Photos
Photographs of the battle field, camp, and soldiers. |
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Timeline
Timeline of events in the Civil War from 1860-1865. |
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Lesson
Plans
Grades 4-5. When salt supplies were cut off by the war,
salt production became a crucial endeavor for citizens
of Florida. |
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In many respects,
Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Although the third
state to secede, Florida’s small population and meager industrial resources
made the state of little strategic importance to either side.
However Florida’s
13000 mile coastline proved invaluable for the production of salt, made
by boiling sea water in large kettles or evaporating it in man-made tidal
pools.
These documents
include:
- Letters
- Diary
and memoir excerpts
- Examples
of a parole form and oath of allegiance
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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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