Florida in the Civil War

From the Punta Gordo Historical Center Blog "Gem of the Sea and the Charlotte Harbor Blockade During the Civil War."

Florida became a part of the Confederacy early in the secession movement, being the third state of the original seven to withdraw from the Union.

Florida had a very small population at the time and nearly half of them were slaves.

It only sent 15,000 troops to the Confederate Army.

Its chief importance was in food supply and blockade running because of its long coast full of inlets which were hard to patrol.

--Old B-R'er