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Florida and the Civil War (March 1863)
“Vindictive, Unrelenting War”: The Burning of Jacksonville One of the most enduring scenes from a movie depicting the Civil War remains the burning of Atlanta in Gone with the Wind (1939). Chaos,...
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Florida and the Civil War (April 1863)
There Goes the Judge On April 18, 1863, Judge William Marvin wrote President Abraham Lincoln of his wish to resign his position as “District Judge of the United States for the Southern District of...
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Florida and the Civil War (May 1863)
Overseer Wanted The Confederate government instituted few policies that were more controversial than conscription. Initially passed on April 16, 1862, the first of three conscription acts required that...
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Florida and the Civil War (June 1863)
Railroad Wars Railroads played a decisive role in the Civil War. The ability to rapidly move troops and supplies on a vast scale greatly increased the war making potential of both sides. When the war...
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Florida and the Civil War (July 1863)
Confederate Carnage: the Florida Brigade at Gettysburg The monument commemorating the service of Florida Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg was dedicated on July 3, 1963, during ceremonies marking the...
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Florida and the Civil War (August 1863)
One War, Three States On August 10, 1863, Confederate Private James Jewell wrote to his wife from camp about ten miles north of St. Marks, Florida: “This is a pleasant looking place, but I tell you it...
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Florida and the Civil War (September 1863)
Lost Victory: The Battle of Chickamauga and the Floridians Who Fought There The Battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863) was the last major Confederate victory of the Civil War. It was also one of...
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Florida and the Civil War (October 1863)
Solons in Gray: Floridians in the Confederate Congress As late as the 1960s, the Tallahassee Democrat and other Florida newspapers regularly used the term “Solons” to refer to members of the Florida...
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Florida and the Civil War (November 1863)
Mission Impossible The Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, was one of the most spectacular and daunting Union victories of the Civil War. Running north to south for approximately six...
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Florida and the Civil War (December 1863)
A Stickney Situation The war in Florida changed little in 1863. Despite a third, brief Union occupation of Jacksonville in March most military activity in the state consisted of Federal raids on the...
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