The historical site that I decided to visit was Yellow Bluff Fort, Historic State Park. I chose to visit this site after I read the content in Module eight. Module Eight spoke about the battle between the Union Confederate navies at St. Johns Bluff which opened up the St. Johns River for use by the Union. Yellow Bluff Fort is actually located near the St. Johns River. The most amazing part about Yellow Bluff Fort is that it was an imperative position during the Civil War which gave access to some of the inland areas of the east coast in Florida. Module eight was my favorite module in the course; this made me excited to visit the site. I thought that Yellow Bluff Fort was the ideal location to put Module four into perspective.
Yellow Bluff is significant to history in many ways. This site was built in 1862, and Confederate and Union troops occupied the spot. The site housed more than 250 soldiers …show more content…
When I visited the site, the first thing that I noticed was the canons. The canons are historically important because the Union troops used them to maintain possession of the spot. I noticed that there were three of them surrounding the sign. As I walked into the park I also noticed an old tent. Civil War tents were made of simple fabric and they were a source of shelter for soldiers during the Civil War. As I observed the tent, I thought about how over 250 soldiers called this place home. I would want to know how many soldiers slept in one tent considering the tent is medium in size. The last artifact that I noticed was the dedication monument in the very front of the park. The monument was made to remember the Confederate soldiers that died protecting Jacksonville during the war. The park's website says that the monument is meant to remind visitors of the men on both sides who lived and served there nearly 150 years