Abstract
Three days before Florida seceded from the Union about 125 state artillerymen marched resolutely on Fort Marion’s Federal garrison as ordered by Governor M. S. Perry. The action which resulted cannot be recorded as one of the major engagements of the war, if we are to believe Private J. Gardner (a member of the expedition), who reminisced: “We took possession of the fort, and captured the entire garrison, consisting of one lonely sergeant, well advanced in years, who surrendered very graciously.“
Recommended Citation
East, Omega G.
(1952)
"St. Augustine During the Civil War,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 31:
No.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol31/iss2/3
