Northeast Florida Dec 1864

[Mudhenwso]

Does anyone have any information on a raid into Northeast Florida by the 17 Army Corps, detached from Sherman's Army, in Dec 1864? It is mentioned in Ephraim Wilson's "Memoirs of the War" on pages 394-395. "For miles and miles together we would not find a single habitation, Poverty and barrenness were on every hand, and the country was almost an unbroken wilderness."

 

[donna]

I hope someone knows. I have started reading about war in Florida since moving here.

 

[PvtRWLester]

On October 18 at Pierce's Point south of Milton, Union troops were attacked by Confederates. In December 1864, there were skirmishes in Mitchell's Creek and Pine Barren Ford with the 82nd Colored Infantry.

December 13-19, 1864 FLORIDA 1st Cavalry UNITED STATES 82d Colored Infantry Union loss: 17 killed, 64 wounded. Total, 81. December 15-16, 1864 FLORIDA 1st Cavalry UNITED STATES 82 Colored Infantry Union loss: 2 killed, 21 wounded, 1 missing. Total, 24. December 17, 1864 FLORIDA 1st Cavalry December 17-18, 1864 UNITED STATES 82d Colored Infantry Union loss: 18 killed, 58 wounded. Total, 76. See: CHAPTER VI: FURTHER OPERATIONS IN THE FALL OF 1864—FED- ERAL INCURSION TO MARIANNA—GREEN COVE SPRINGS — RAID TO MILTON — FIGHT NEAR BRAD- DOCK FARM—NEAR CEDAR KEYS—NATURAL BRIDGE —THE CLOSING SCENES. (Military history of Florida - By Col. J. J. Dickison) [1899] CHAPTER VII: FEDERAL INVASIONS (The Civil war and Reconstruction in Florida - By Davis, William Watson) [1964] The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (ser.1:v.44:Operations)​