June 3, 1850 June 12, 1850 |
Nashville Convention - 9 slave states hold a convention to determine their best course of action if the Compromise of 1850 passes. |
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Compromise of 1850 |
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Nashville Convention of 1850 [Resolutions] |
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Nashville Convention of 1850 |
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Robert Barnwell Rhett |
January 6, 1861 |
Florida militia takes over a federal arsenal near Appalachiacola. |
Florida
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January 10, 1861 |
Florida secedes from the Union. They simply replace the term "United States" with "Confederate States" in their constitution |
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Confederate Order of Secession |
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Florida Ordinance of Secession |
March 11, 1861 |
Braxton Bragg assumes command of Florida forces |
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Braxton Bragg |
April 10, 1861 |
Braxton Bragg assumes command of the Department of Alabama and West Florida |
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Braxton Bragg |
September 13, 1861 |
Entering Confederate-controlled Pensacola harbor, Lt. John Henry Russell destroys the privateer Judah, marking the first naval action of the Civil War |
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Civil War Firsts |
March 12, 1862 |
Jacksonville is occupied by Union naval forces |
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May 10, 1862 |
Confederates destroy Naval Base at Pensacola |
Florida
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February 7, 1864 |
Union forces enter Jacksonville, Florida |
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February 20, 1864 |
Battle of Olustee
Near Ocean Pond outside the town of Olustee Brigadier General Truman Seymour [US] attacked Brigadier General Joseph Finegan [CS]. Athough evenly matched, the Confederates won. |
Florida
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July 13, 1865 |
President Andrew Johnson appoints William Marvin provisional governor of Florida |
Florida
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Andrew Johnson |
April 2, 1866 |
The United States declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia |
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June 9, 1868 |
Florida ratifies the 14th Amendment |
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14th Amendment |
June 25, 1868 |
Congress passes congressional representation for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Louisiana over President Andrew Johnson's veto |
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Andrew Johnson |
November 8, 1876 |
A train carrying votes from the Florida Presidential election is derailed. |
Florida
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Election of 1876 |
December 5, 1876 |
Florida canvassing board determines Rutherford B. Hayes wins the state by a margin of 924 votes |
Florida
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Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Election of 1876 |