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On [[January 10]], [[1861]], Florida became the third state to secede from the Union and join the newly formed Confederate States of America. [[Fort Pickens]], one of three forts guarding the entrance to [[Pensacola Bay]], was held by Federal troops and never captured by Confederate forces, a feat not duplicated by any other fort in a seceding state. In the [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]], the city of Pensacola and the two Confederate forts fought against an invading United States army and forces stationed at Fort Pickens. Pensacola surrendered to U.S. troops on [[May 10]], [[1862]], and most of the city was burned. Almost all residents evacuated inland to Greenville, Alabama. The Confederate Secretary of the Navy, [[Stephen Mallory]], was a Pensacolian and is buried in historic [[Saint Michael's Cemetery]]. | On [[January 10]], [[1861]], Florida became the third state to secede from the Union and join the newly formed Confederate States of America. [[Fort Pickens]], one of three forts guarding the entrance to [[Pensacola Bay]], was held by Federal troops and never captured by Confederate forces, a feat not duplicated by any other fort in a seceding state. In the [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]], the city of Pensacola and the two Confederate forts fought against an invading United States army and forces stationed at Fort Pickens. Pensacola surrendered to U.S. troops on [[May 10]], [[1862]], and most of the city was burned. Almost all residents evacuated inland to Greenville, Alabama. The Confederate Secretary of the Navy, [[Stephen Mallory]], was a Pensacolian and is buried in historic [[Saint Michael's Cemetery]]. | ||
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| + | Image:CW-TroopsatBayouGrande.jpg|Confederate troops near [[Bayou Grande]], April [[1861]] | ||
| + | Image:Rc02504.jpg|Ninth Mississippi unit, April [[1861]] | ||
| + | Image:CW-WaterBattery.jpg|Confederate water battery at [[Pensacola Bay]], [[1861]] | ||
| + | Image:Rc04842.jpg|Confederate battery at Pensacola, date unknown | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 19 September 2008
On January 10, 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union and join the newly formed Confederate States of America. Fort Pickens, one of three forts guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay, was held by Federal troops and never captured by Confederate forces, a feat not duplicated by any other fort in a seceding state. In the Battle of Santa Rosa Island, the city of Pensacola and the two Confederate forts fought against an invading United States army and forces stationed at Fort Pickens. Pensacola surrendered to U.S. troops on May 10, 1862, and most of the city was burned. Almost all residents evacuated inland to Greenville, Alabama. The Confederate Secretary of the Navy, Stephen Mallory, was a Pensacolian and is buried in historic Saint Michael's Cemetery.
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Confederate troops near Bayou Grande, April 1861
Ninth Mississippi unit, April 1861
Confederate water battery at Pensacola Bay, 1861
Confederate battery at Pensacola, date unknown
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