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This 4 page paper is a brief overview of Florida's part in the U.S. Civil War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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paper considers the role that Florida played in the events of the time. Discussion Florida is usually not the first state to come to mind when we think of the
Civil War South. That honor probably goes to Virginia and its brilliant Army commander, Robert E. Lee. But Florida is largely forgotten, although it was "the third state to secede"
(Coles and Ferry). It was last among the Confederate states in population, with only 140,000 people; and it had few industrial resources which made of it "little strategic importance to
either side" (Coles and Ferry). Despite this, Florida, which is a big "cattle grower," "provided much-needed beef to the souths main armies, particularly during the latter stages of the
war" (Coles and Ferry). In addition, Florida, with its 13,000 mile coastline, was a significant producer of salt (Coles and Ferry). "Two of the biggest salt works (factories) were at
Apalachee Bay and St. Andrews. Salt was an important resource to the army. Because refrigeration had not been introduced yet, it was used to keep the meat from spoiling" ("Floridas
Role in the Civil War"). In addition Florida, like the other states, provided troops for the Confederacy, totaling some 15,000 men (Coles and Ferry). These troops were organized into
"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Coles and Ferry). Units comprised of Floridians fought in "most of the major
battles of the war, with the exception of 1st Manassas and Fort Donelson" (Coles and Ferry). And they fought well, apparently, since the "Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern
Virginia ... earned a solid reputation despite suffering from a serious shortage of replacements for most of the war" (Coles and Ferry). Despite the undoubted courage of its soldiers, Floridas
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