Description: Florida's role in the Civil War has long been overlooked or discounted by students of the conflict. Despite its isolation and the lack of important land battles, the state made a contribution to the Confederate war effort far out of proportion to its small population. After seceding from the Union in 1861, Florida joined the Confederacy with a reputation, born in the 1850s, as an area of great agricultural potential for the newly created country. Rebel leaders quickly came to regard Florida as an abundant source of foodstuffs.The state became a major supplier of salt, beef, pork, and corn both for the rebel forces and for many civilians. Cattle in particular were driven northward in large numbers, providing rations for Confederate troops from Chattanooga to Charleston. Unfortunately, however, senior officials in the field and in Richmond often held unrealistic expectations about the volume of supplies Floridians could actually deliver. These same authorities for the most part also failed adequately to defend this crucial food source, a factor that may have accelerated the Confederacy's ultimate disintegration.The Author Robert A. Taylor is Associate Professor of History at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
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Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Rebel Storehouse : Florida's Contribution to the Confederacy
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Subject: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Economic Conditions
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Robert A. Taylor
Subject Area: Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
