Ft. Pickens and the Pensacola Navy Yard III

Reinforcement of Ft. Pickens by Union forces in mid-1861 (source: Fla. Dept. of State): In prior posts, I covered the events transpiring at...

Union occupation of Ft. Clinch, Fernandina, Florida

Ft. Clinch, at the northern tip of Amelia Island, after recapture by Union forces: While attention focused, then and now, on the impending b...

Key West and the East Gulf Blockading Squadron

Sketch of Key West in Civil War period In a prior post (" The Blockade Begins "), I covered the formation of the Union Navy block...

Artillery Duel at Pensacola Bay

Artillery engagement on Pensacola Bay on 22-23 November 1861. Santa Rosa Island, Ft. Pickens, and Union batteries on the island are in the ...

Ft. Pickens and the Pensacola Navy Yard II

In a prior post ( 26 August 2011 ), I introduced you to the events transpiring at the Pensacola Navy Yard (Florida) and Ft. Pickens through ...

Ft. Pickens and the Pensacola Navy Yard

In all the excitement this spring with the start of the CW Sesquicentnnial, I forgot to post this significant event in Florida’s CW Navy his...

Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida

Construction of Ft. Clinch, located in the town of Fernandina, Florida, began in 1847. The masonry fort was named for Gen. Duncan L. Clinch,...