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Capture of the Confederate sloop Fashion on the Apalachicola, by the boats of the U.S. gunboat Port Royal
Sketch by an officer that was printed in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper.
Notice to Gov. John Milton from Jefferson Davis
This letter was written by Jefferson Davis to Gov. John Milton to notify Milton that Robert E. Lee has been assigned to command the confederate forces in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Newspaper account of the Battle of Olustee
This article offers a Union perspective on the Battle of Olustee, Florida. It was featured in the Peninsula Newspaper on March 3, 1864 and copied from the New South Newspaper,
U.S. Coast Survey, Florida Peninsula
A map from a U.S. coast survey depicting Cape Florida (Fla.) to Tortugas Islands from 1845 to 1862.
McNally's Map of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama
This is a hand-colored map of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The map was created by J. Wells and George B. Sherman.
Landing Horses from the Ships
Item is a black and white photoprint illustration of men lowering a horse from a ship. Accompanying note reads, "Reinforcement of Fort Pickens - Horses slung into the sea to be towed ashore at Santa Rosa Island." Illustration is from Frank Leslie's…
Rebel Privateer Chasing Schooner Laura Ann
The rebel privateer Florida chasing the schooner Laura Ann, about 400 miles west of Bermuda and sketched by Capt. Warn.
Civil War scenes from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Top image caption: "The war in Florida - The crew of the U.S. steamer Stars and Stripes, in the captured schooner Carolina Gertrude, at [Ochlockonee] River, engaging the dismounted rebel cavalry on shore. -From a sketch by paymaster John J. Pratt,…
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Newspaper Article from the Florida Sentinel
Newspaper clipping from The Florida Sentinel forecasting that the recapture of Charleston will happen before mid-November, 1863.