Civil War Battles In Florida Map
The union was able to stop men in florida from joining the confederacy.
Civil war battles in florida map. Description derived from published bibliography. Interactive civil war map. Civil war on florida s gulf coast 1861 1865 coastal florida had a refugee crisis as the war progressed. Which statement best explains why the battles shown on the map were important during the war.
The union was able to stop men in florida from joining the confederacy. Blockaders refugees and contrabands. Some joined the u s. The map shows six civil war battles that took place in florida.
Map of civil war battles please click on the link to view map. Florida civil war map of battles. Gillmore launched an expedition into florida to secure union enclaves sever rebel supply routes and. Available also through the library of congress web site as raster image.
The map shows six civil war battles that took place in florida. Which statement best explains why the battles shown on the map were important during the war. The bottom border is missing. White men and their families sought to avoid conscription or vengeful neighbors regulators and eventually sought refuge with the blockaders october 9 1861 santa rosa island june 30 july 1 1862 tampa october 1 3 1862 st.
Escaped slaves contrabands sought out the blockaders. Its chief importance was in food supply to the south and support for blockade runners along its long coastline full of inlets that were hard to patrol. The union was able to stop confederate supplies from entering florida. Lc civil war maps 2nd ed 102 8 general map of southern alabama and west florida showing roads railroads towns drainage and a few names of residents along the tensaw river.