Letter from Joseph Finegan, Captain Commanding the Fernandina Volunteers, to Charles H. Macbeth, December 18, 1860, Date acquired: 00/03/2011
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.00 items 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
Letter sent two days prior to South Carolina's declaration of independence from the Union, offering Florida's assistance in obtaining possession of the forts in Charleston Harbor. A significant document indicating Florida's intent to join South Carolina in what would become the American Civil War (Florida became the third state to secede from the Union on January 10, 1861). Includes transcript.
- Biographical / historical:
A Confederate General, Finegan was in command in Florida through much of the Civil War, and his troops won the state's only sizable battle, Olustee or Ocean Pond, in 1864. Finegan had previous military experience in the Seminole Wars.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Joe Rubinfine
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Places:
- South Carolina
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
