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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject is exactly "Salt industry and trade--Florida"
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Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862

Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862

Date
1862-11-15
Description
An article describing the destruction of a rebel salt factory on the Florida coast at St. Joseph Bay by the crew of the US Bark "Kingfisher." An officer on the bark gives a firsthand account of the engagement in a letter obtained by Harper's Weekly. The second page includes an etching depicting the destruction of the salt factory. Published on pages 732-733 of the November 15, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly Magazine.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
slp_harpersweekly-1862-v006-307_01Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862TextUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Periodicals
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Salt industry and trade
Salt industry and trade--Florida
Civil War
USS Kingfisher (1861)
Etching
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