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The Second Seminole War as a Civil War Training Ground
By Cecily Nelson Zander In the popular narrative of the coming of the Civil War, the U.S.-Mexico War is often identified as the military crucible through which many of the war’s most famous battlefield leaders first passed—gaining lessons in leadership … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Ties to the War
Tagged Braxton Bragg, C. S. Monaco, Cecily Nelson Zander, Cecily Zander, Col. Duncan L. Clinch, Everglades, Florida, George G. Meade, George H. Thomas, John K. Mahon, John Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston, Joseph Hooker, Jubal Early, Mexican-American War, Robert Anderson, Rock of Chickamauga, Second Seminole War, Seminole Nation, U.S.-Mexico War, Vera Cruz, William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor
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Seven “Persons of Importance”
In the early morning hours of May 17, 1865, off the far southwestern cape of mainland Florida, pickets stationed there by Union General John Newton intercepted a small vessel bound for Cuba. That promontory, jutting out into the Gulf of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Navies, Politics
Tagged 2nd Florida Cavalry USA, Cape Sable, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Everglades National Park, Florida, Gideon Welles, John Breckenridge, John Newton, Judah P. Benjamin, Thomas A Harris, US Navy
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Fall of Tallahassee
Horses’ hooves could be heard pounding the dirt roads outside of town accompanied by the dust clouds associated with it. Brigadier General Edward McCook and his five staffers came trotting in Tallahassee, Florida, the capital of the state. The next … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 1865, 2nd Indiana Cavalry, 7th Kentucky Cavalry, Edward McCook, Florida, Sam Jones, Tallahassee
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ECW Weekender – Fort Clinch
I’ve been coming to Ameila Island and Fernadina Beach, Florida on and off for near 20 years. I always try to make Fort Clinch, at the mouth of the Amelia River, a stop.
“Ms. Yulee…asked me if I could conceal a very valuable trunk…”
On the night of April 14, 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Confederate Captain Micajah H. Clark with assistance packed into ambulances and wagons Confederate Government archives, baggage of Confederate officials, and $35,000 in currency. Their goal was to secrete these … Continue reading
Emerging Scholar Katelyn Brown
As part of our partnership with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and Civil War Monitor, we’re pleased to introduce the next of our “Emerging Scholars,” Katelyn Brown. Katelyn will be presenting her work at the museum’s Grand Opening May 4. ‘Literally Covered … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Fort Clinch
In the northeast corner of the state, on the northern tip of Amelia Island, Florida, sits one of the best preserved 19th-century brick and mortar fortifications. Fort Clinch. The fort was part of the third system program, part of the … Continue reading
2018 Year in Review: #6
Our list of the most-read posts of 2018 continues with an entry from Phil Greenwalt and the Sunshine State: 6) Florida’s “Cow Cavalry” by Phill Greenwalt (Jan. 4, 2018) What the state lacked in manpower, it made up for it … Continue reading
Posted in Year in Review
Tagged Cow Cavalry, Florida, Phill Greenwalt, Year in Review 2018
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January 10, 1861 in Florida
On this date in Tallahassee, Florida, the delegates to the state’s secession convention voted 62-7, in favor of secession. With that vote, after seven days of deliberation, Florida became the third state to formally declare itself out of the United … Continue reading
Florida’s “Cow Cavalry”
Napoleon Bonaparte once prophetically stated, “An army marches on its stomach.” A simple yet very truthful statement and a point that brought major concern and consternation to many a military leader before and after the French leader uttered those six … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments
Tagged 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, Atlanta, Battle of Olustee, Charleston, Confederate Cavalry, Confederate Government, Confederate War Department, Cow Cavalry, Florida, Florida Confederates, John T. Lesley, Napoleon Bonaparte, Savannah, Tampa
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