Abstract
Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate secretary of war, ordered General Braxton Bragg, commanding officer of Confederate forces at Pensacola, to send as many troops as he could to Tennessee. On February 18, 1862, Bragg issued orders to abandon Pensacola. Upon Bragg’s departure, General Sam Jones assumed the command with the instructions to destroy everything in the Pensacola area which might be of use to the Federal forces who occupied Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The destruction was completed by May 9th and the following day the Federals occupied Pensacola.
Recommended Citation
Skinner, W. B.
(1960)
"Pensacola's Exiled Government,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 39:
No.
3, Article 8.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol39/iss3/8
