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The Battle of Olustee, 1864: The Final Union Attempt to Seize Florida

The Battle of Olustee, 1864: The Final Union Attempt to Seize Florida

Broadwater, Robert P.

Paperback

Armed ForcesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 0786425415
ISBN13: 9780786425419
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jul 26 2006
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

When the Civil War began in 1861, Florida--although the third state to secede from the Union--was of little strategic importance to North or South. By the end of 1863, this position had changed dramatically. For the struggling Confederacy, Florida had become a crucial source of supplies, most especially for the troops in Savannah and Charleston. President Lincoln, soon to be seeking re-election and facing immense dissatisfaction due to the course which the war had taken, was desperately seeking some method of remedying his political situation. Bringing a reconstructed Florida back into the Union, with delegates who he hoped would be friendly to the Republican cause, seemed to be an ideal solution. Thus the Union launched a last-minute endeavor to regain control of Florida, an effort that culminated in the Battle of Olustee.

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