Hidden History of Civil War Florida - Paperback

by Robert J. Redd (Author)

Dig into a treasure trove of nearly forgotten Sunshine State Civil War history.

At the outset of the Civil War, Florida's entire population was only a bit larger than present-day Gainesville. Still, the state played an outsized role in the conflict. Floridians fought for the Union and Confederate armies. Sunshine State farmers provided beef and other foodstuffs for the Confederacy, rations that proved increasingly consequential as the years wore on. The battles of Olustee and Natural Bridge, where boys from the West Florida Seminary entered the fray, helped keep Tallahassee as the only Confederate-held capital east of the Mississippi River. Even the conspirators involved in Lincoln's assassination wove a trail that led to Florida. Join author Robert Redd on a tour of the lesser-known aspects of Florida in the Civil War.

Author Biography

Robert Redd is a native Floridian with a longtime interest in history. He is a graduate of Stetson University with a BA in American studies and has an MA in public history from American Public University System. He is a member of the Florida Historical Society, the Southern Historical Association, the Civil War Trust and other organizations. He has previously served as executive director for the New Smyrna Museum of History and currently works in the cultural arts field. This is Robert's fifth book with Arcadia Publishing.