9 Oct 61, Santa Rosa Island, FL - Battleground 5: Antietam
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9 October 1861, Santa Rosa Island, FL [Curt Cabbage]
After midnight on October 9, Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson crossed
from the mainland to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men in two
small steamers to surprise Union camps and capture Fort Pickens.
He landed on the north beach about four miles east of Fort Pickens
and divided his command into three columns. After proceeding
about three miles, the Confederates surprised the 6th Regiment,
New York Volunteers, in its camp and routed the regiment. Gen.
Anderson then adopted a defensive stance to entice the Federals
to leave the fort and attack. Receiving reinforcements, Col.
Harvey Brown sallied against the Confederates, who reembarked
and returned to the mainland.
After midnight on October 9, Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson crossed
from the mainland to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men in two
small steamers to surprise Union camps and capture Fort Pickens.
He landed on the north beach about four miles east of Fort Pickens
and divided his command into three columns. After proceeding
about three miles, the Confederates surprised the 6th Regiment,
New York Volunteers, in its camp and routed the regiment. Gen.
Anderson then adopted a defensive stance to entice the Federals
to leave the fort and attack. Receiving reinforcements, Col.
Harvey Brown sallied against the Confederates, who reembarked
and returned to the mainland.
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