Passing Thru to Florida We stayed here 1 year ago when renovations were taking place. We could see that the 1st floor hallway carpeting had been replaced. Our stay was OK but could have been better. Our 1st floor room was missing the in room coffee maker. The front desk was notified and...
By early 1861 the seven Southern states that had alreadysecededfrom the Union claimed possession of all U.S. forts and arsenals within their territory. Only two forts remained under federal jurisdiction: Fort Pickens, Florida, and Fort Sumter, which was garrisoned by U.S. troops under Maj.Ro...
Without attempting negotiation, their governors seized all the forts and arsenals in their respective states except Fort Pickens in the harbour of Pensacola, Florida. Delegates from the seceding states met at Montgomery, Alabama, organized the Confederate States of America, and set up a provisional ...