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Tag Archives: Joseph Finegan
Florida’s Irish General
When the words “Irish” and “Confederate general” are spoken most students of the war immediately think of Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, the “Stonewall of the West” who was killed in action at the Battle of Franklin in November 1864. There were … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities, Symposium
Tagged 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium, Alfred H. Colquitt, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Olustee, Cold Habor, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Florida Brigade, Florida Civil War, irish, Joseph Finegan, Phill Greenwalt, Truman Seymour
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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
