A Wilderness of Destruction: Confederate Guerillas in East and South Florida, 1861-1865

Author:   Zack C. Waters
Publisher:   Mercer University Press
ISBN:  

9780881468816


Pages:   255
Publication Date:   30 June 2023
Format:   Hardback
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A Wilderness of Destruction: Confederate Guerillas in East and South Florida, 1861-1865


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"Modern historians have consistently treated Florida as a military backwater. Despite that assessment, Rebel guerrillas blocked repeated Union attempts to establish a stronghold in the Florida's interior. After the """"abandonment"""" of Florida by the Confederate government, in early 1862, Gov. John Milton organized guerrilla units to protect the state's citizens. These irregular companies kept Union forces largely confined to a few coastal outposts (St. Augustine, Fernandina, and Ft. Myers), though the state's citizens suffered greatly from the depredations of Unionist units. After the Federals capture of Vicksburg, the South's only significant source of beef were the vast herds in Florida. It fell to the state's Rebel partisans to protect the state's interior, thereby keeping open routes for the delivery of longhorns to the South's major armies. Skirmishes and battles raged throughout Florida, but the flow of beef cattle halted only after Appomattox. This book should be of interest to those researching the Civil War and Florida history. Also, local historians studying cities such as Tampa, Jacksonville, or more rural areas, will find a wealth of information in this volume."

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Author:   Zack C. Waters
Publisher:   Mercer University Press
Imprint:   Mercer University Press
Weight:   0.264kg
ISBN:  

9780881468816


ISBN 10:   0881468819
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   30 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Zack C. Waters, a native of Ocala, Florida, is a former attorney, teacher, and college professor who has written several books and more than thirty published articles on the Civil War. He lives in Rome, Georgia.

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