A Forgotten Front: Florida During the Civil War Era

by David Nelson and Robert A. Taylor

Book Overview

An examination of the understudied, yet significant role of Florida and its populace during the Civil War.

In many respects Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Journalist Horace Greeley once referred to Florida in the Civil War as the "smallest tadpole in the dirty pool of secession." Although it was the third state to secede, Florida's small population and meager industrial resources made the state of little strategic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817359826
• ISBN13: 9780817359829
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"