Stand Firm Like Fort Pickens: Confederate Florida and the Long Struggle over Unionist Memory (opens in new tab)

Despite being in Confederate Florida, United States Fort Pickens repelled enemy attempts to gain control of the Union holdout. Situated on the bay of Pensacola, Fort Pickens remained in U.S. control for the duration of the American Civil War. However, while the war ended in 1865, Fort Pickens, and other national parks and sites across … Read More The post appeared first on .