Tag: civil war florida
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Indian Sharpshooters in Florida
Some time ago I put up a post about a letter I have from a Union soldier who mentions Indian sharpshooters at the battle of Olustee, and also mentions them as bushwhackers. The most desperate enemy that we have to contend with here is the Florida Indians, who have organized themselves into roving bands of […]
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Civil War Times Illustrated, August 2006
Civil War Times Volume 45, Number 6 (August 2006) Civil War Times Web Site Page 7 Turning Points: Civil War Photography by Jeffry D. Wert Photography was only thirty years old at the time of the Civil War. The first recorded instance of men slain in battle was taken by Alexander Gardner and James F. […]