Florida In The Civil War [Library Binding]

Sandra Friend (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2001

clean pages, good binding

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From School Library Journal

Grade 8&Up--Friend utilizes quotes from many people of the day in this view of the Civil War. Florida was the third state to join the Confederacy and contributed food stuffs and beef to the army and to the civilian population. The state's miles of coastline offered harbors for blockade-runners and its rivers provided vital communication links. Its citizens valiantly defended their state against Union soldiers; nonetheless, Northern troops occupied Key West throughout the entire war, captured St. Augustine in March, 1862, and Jacksonville in February, 1864. Men from Florida were willing to join the army to defend their homes but not to march northward to other states. When forced to do so, thousands deserted. In May of 1865, the Union army took control of Tallahassee and Florida rejoined the Union. Well-known personages of the Civil War were associated with the state. Most noteworthy was Lewis Powell, alias Lewis Payne, who worked with John Wilkes Booth to plot the assassination of President Lincoln. Black-and-white reproductions, photos, maps, newspapers, and documents illustrate this book. Useful for regional libraries and large Civil War collections.

Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. This well-researched volume provides an unusual perspective on the Civil War, following the conflict's progress in Florida from the state's secession in 1861 until the Union army took Tallahassee in May 1865. Throughout the war, federal forces occupied cities, destroyed railroads, seized cattle and crops, freed slaves, and blockaded the coastline, knowing that their activities would disrupt Confederate trade well beyond the state's boundaries. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of photographs, engravings, maps, and other documents, this book belongs in larger collections outside the region, as well as in Florida libraries. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Details

• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: 21st Century (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761319735
• ISBN-13: 978-0761319733
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Florida in the Civil War contains some interesting facts and ideas about this State that is so often overlooked in the Civil War arena. I enjoyed learning about the struggles and resulting priorities that occurred at the time, specifically the part the population, environment and climate played in this most southerly theater. Be warned; the layout - both chapters and text, and some of the grammar can be puzzling.