On January 10, 1861 the state of Florida seceded and became a separate state from the Union. Only a month later six other southern states joined Florida and started a new government, the ‘Confederate States of America’. Following the start of the new government of the Confederate States, four more states joined a month late. Once the civil war between the north and the south came to start, an estimated 15,000 Floridians joined and fought in the war. Most of those 15,000 Floridians fought for the Confederacy and about 2,000 of those Floridians joined and fought for the union army. However, some Floridians wanted to avoid being drafted into the civil war and didn’t want to fight for either side so they decided to hide out in the woods and swamps. Those who chose to fight in the war were drafted into different sections that “were organized into eleven regiments of infantry, two Cavalry, and numerous small units.”
During the beginning of the civil war, “The 1860 census recorded nearly 63,000 blacks in the state.” Out of those blacks, 62,000 were listed as slaves and another 1,000 blacks were free blacks. Even though there was such a large amount of enslaved blacks in Florida, almost all of them stayed and worked on the plantations. Florida slaves also …show more content…
Most of the clothes that were made and sewn were collected and then sent off to the Florida troops to cloth the fighting soldiers. Groups such as, Ladies Soldiers Friend Sewing Society were formed in areas of Florida, such as Tallahassee to sew clothing for the Confederate soldiers. Along with the sewing society, other women in Florida started to organize fundraising events to gather money for the Florida Hospital, which was set up for the ill and wounded soldiers. Iron was also collected to make swords, guns, and other arms for the troops to use during the battles and
During the beginning of the civil war, “The 1860 census recorded nearly 63,000 blacks in the state.” Out of those blacks, 62,000 were listed as slaves and another 1,000 blacks were free blacks. Even though there was such a large amount of enslaved blacks in Florida, almost all of them stayed and worked on the plantations. Florida slaves also …show more content…
Most of the clothes that were made and sewn were collected and then sent off to the Florida troops to cloth the fighting soldiers. Groups such as, Ladies Soldiers Friend Sewing Society were formed in areas of Florida, such as Tallahassee to sew clothing for the Confederate soldiers. Along with the sewing society, other women in Florida started to organize fundraising events to gather money for the Florida Hospital, which was set up for the ill and wounded soldiers. Iron was also collected to make swords, guns, and other arms for the troops to use during the battles and