Florida In The Civil War (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Florida In The Civil War Friday, August 7 2009.

• Grade 8&Up--Friend utilizes quotes from many people of the day in this view of the Civil War. Florida was the third state to join the Confederacy and contributed food stuffs and beef to the army and to the civilian population. The state's miles of coastline offered harbors for blockade-runners and its rivers provided vital communication links. Its citizens valiantly defended their state against Union soldiers; nonetheless, Northern troops occupied Key West throughout the entire war, captured St. Augustine in March, 1862, and Jacksonville in February, 1864. Men from Florida were willing to join the army to defend their homes but not to march northward to other states. When forced to do so, thousands deserted. In May of 1865, the Union army took control of Tallahassee and Florida rejoined the Union. Well-known personages of the Civil War were associated with the state. Most noteworthy was Lewis Powell, alias Lewis Payne, who worked with John Wilkes Booth to plot the assassination of President Lincoln. Black-and-white reproductions, photos, maps, newspapers, and documents illustrate this book. Useful for regional libraries and large Civil War collections. Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Florida In The Civil War Friday, August 7 2009.

• Added a contributor: Sandra Friend: (Primary Author)