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The Civil War in Florida
Confederate Order of Secession
Convention of Seceding States
Florida Ordinance of Secession
| 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. | Louisiana Arkansas North Carolina Florida Texas South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama |
| Compromise of 1850 | ||
| Nashville Convention of 1850 [Resolutions] | ||
| Nashville Convention of 1850 | ||
| Robert Barnwell Rhett | ||
| January 6, 1861 | Florida militia takes over a federal arsenal near Appalachiacola. | Florida |
| January 10, 1861 | Florida secedes from the Union. They simply replace the term "United States" with "Confederate States" in their constitution | Florida |
| Confederate Order of Secession | ||
| Florida Ordinance of Secession | ||
| March 11, 1861 | Braxton Bragg assumes command of Florida forces | Florida |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| April 10, 1861 | Braxton Bragg assumes command of the Department of Alabama and West Florida | Florida Alabama |
| 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 | Florida |
| Civil War Firsts | ||
| March 12, 1862 | Jacksonville is occupied by Union naval forces | Florida |
| May 10, 1862 | Confederates destroy Naval Base at Pensacola | Florida |
| February 7, 1864 | Union forces enter Jacksonville, Florida | Florida |
| 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 |
| July 13, 1865 | President Andrew Johnson appoints William Marvin provisional governor of Florida | Florida |
| 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 | Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee South Carolina Virginia Florida North Carolina Arkansas Louisiana |
| June 9, 1868 | Florida ratifies the 14th Amendment | Florida |
| 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 | Alabama Georgia South Carolina Florida North Carolina Louisiana |
| Andrew Johnson | ||
| November 8, 1876 | A train carrying votes from the Florida Presidential election is derailed. | Florida |
| Election of 1876 | ||
| December 5, 1876 | Florida canvassing board determines Rutherford B. Hayes wins the state by a margin of 924 votes | Florida |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| Election of 1876 |
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