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Pensacola Beach, Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Sign that once marked the Santa Rosa Island Battlefield



This sign formerly stood on Santa Rosa Island at Fort Pickens State Park, and marked the location of the October 9, 1861 Battle of Santa Rosa Island.  The record accompanying this photos states, "The entire battlefield of the Battle of Santa Rosa Island is in Fort Pickens State Park across the bay from Pensacola. The Confederates came by boats from the Navy yard to Pensacola where other troops joined the expedition against the Federals. The sign indicates the number of Federal and Confederate killed, wounded, missing and captured."

(Courtesy Florida State Archives, Florida Memory Project, rc20194, wwwfloridamemory.com)


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