The Blockade of the Florida Coast During the Civil War
Title | The Blockade of the Florida Coast During the Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Luther Baker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 1937 |
Genre | Florida |
ISBN |
Florida Civil War Blockades
Title | Florida Civil War Blockades PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Wynne |
Publisher | History Press Library Editions |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2011-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781540206107 |
Florida was the third Southern state to secede from the United States in 1860-61. With its small population of 140,000 and no manufacturing, few Confederate resources were allocated to protect the state. Some 15,000 Floridians served in the Union and Confederate armies (the highest population percentage of any southern state), but perhaps Florida's greatest contributions came from its production of salt (an essential need for preserving meat and manufacturing gunpowder), its large herds of cattle (which fed two southern armies), and its 1500 mile shoreline (which allowed smugglers to bring critical supplies from Europe and the Carribean). Florida in the Civil War: Blockaders will focus on the men and ships that fought this prolonged battle at sea, along the long and largely vacant coasts of the Sunshine State and on Florida soil. The information will be drawn from official sources, newspaper articles and private accounts. Approximately fifty (50) period photographs and drawings will be incorporated into the text.
Civil War Blockade Running on Florida's Gulf Coast
Title | Civil War Blockade Running on Florida's Gulf Coast PDF eBook |
Author | Toni C. Collins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Florida |
ISBN | 9780983806936 |
Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands
Title | Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands PDF eBook |
Author | George E. Buker |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2004-06-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 081731296X |
Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands chronicles the role of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron in creating civil strife and warfare along the west coast of Florida during the Civil War. This history illuminates the Squadron's impact on Florida - the Confederate state most susceptible to actions by the U.S. Navy - and the far-reaching effects of its activities on the outcome of the War.
The Civil War Navy in Florida
Title | The Civil War Navy in Florida PDF eBook |
Author | Robert a. Mattson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2014-08-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780692258743 |
An overview of naval actions in Florida in the American Civil War (the "War between the States"), including the men, ships and actions. Appendices include a listing of U.S. Navy warships which served on the Florida blockade and descriptions of places to visit in Florida and events to attend which cover the Civil War Navy in Florida.
Florida Civil War Blockades
Title | Florida Civil War Blockades PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Wynne |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2014-02-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1614233918 |
Florida was the third Southern state to secede from the United States in 1860-61. With its small population of 140,000 and no manufacturing, few Confederate resources were allocated to protect the state. Some 15,000 Floridians served in the Union and Confederate armies (the highest population percentage of any southern state), but perhaps Florida's greatest contributions came from its production of salt (an essential need for preserving meat and manufacturing gunpowder), its large herds of cattle (which fed two southern armies), and its 1500 mile shoreline (which allowed smugglers to bring critical supplies from Europe and the Carribean). Florida in the Civil War: Blockaders will focus on the men and ships that fought this prolonged battle at sea, along the long and largely vacant coasts of the Sunshine State and on Florida soil. The information will be drawn from official sources, newspaper articles and private accounts. Approximately fifty (50) period photographs and drawings will be incorporated into the text.
A Forgotten Front
Title | A Forgotten Front PDF eBook |
Author | Seth A. Weitz |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2018-06-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0817319824 |
An examination of the understudied, yet significant role of Florida and its populace during the Civil War. In many respects Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Journalist Horace Greeley once referred to Florida in the Civil War as the “smallest tadpole in the dirty pool of secession.” Although it was the third state to secede, Florida’s small population and meager industrial resources made the state of little strategic importance. Because it was the site of only one major battle, it has, with a few exceptions, been overlooked within the field of Civil War studies. During the Civil War, more than fifteen thousand Floridians served the Confederacy, a third of which were lost to combat and disease. The Union also drew the service of another twelve hundred white Floridians and more than a thousand free blacks and escaped slaves. Florida had more than eight thousand miles of coastline to defend, and eventually found itself with Confederates holding the interior and Federals occupying the coasts—a tenuous state of affairs for all. Florida’s substantial Hispanic and Catholic populations shaped wartime history in ways unique from many other states. Florida also served as a valuable supplier of cattle, salt, cotton, and other items to the blockaded South. A Forgotten Front: Florida during the Civil War Era provides a much-needed overview of the Civil War in Florida. Editors Seth A. Weitz and Jonathan C. Sheppard provide insight into a commonly neglected area of Civil War historiography. The essays in this volume examine the most significant military engagements and the guerrilla warfare necessitated by the occupied coastline. Contributors look at the politics of war, beginning with the decade prior to the outbreak of the war through secession and wartime leadership and examine the period through the lenses of race, slavery, women, religion, ethnicity, and historical memory.