Battle of Natural Bridge
The Battle of Natural Bridge was a battle during the American Civil War, fought in what is now Woodville, Florida, near Tallahassee, on March 6, 1865. A small band of Confederate troops and volunteers, mostly composed of teenagers from the nearby Florida Military and Collegiate Institute that would later become Florida State University, and the elderly, protected by breastworks, prevented Union forces (consisting of African-American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops) from crossing the Natural Bridge on the St. Marks River. The Natural Bridge is a one-quarter mile long stretch along which the St. Marks River runs underground, after dropping into a sinkhole. This action prevented the Union from capturing the Florida capital and made Tallahassee the only Confederate capital east of
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Battle of Natural Bridge
The Battle of Natural Bridge was a battle during the American Civil War, fought in what is now Woodville, Florida, near Tallahassee, on March 6, 1865. A small band of Confederate troops and volunteers, mostly composed of teenagers from the nearby Florida Military and Collegiate Institute that would later become Florida State University, and the elderly, protected by breastworks, prevented Union forces (consisting of African-American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops) from crossing the Natural Bridge on the St. Marks River. The Natural Bridge is a one-quarter mile long stretch along which the St. Marks River runs underground, after dropping into a sinkhole. This action prevented the Union from capturing the Florida capital and made Tallahassee the only Confederate capital east of
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De Slag bij Natural Bridge von ...... oordelijken tijdens de oorlog.
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La Bataille de Natural Bridge ...... es nordistes durant la guerre.
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The Battle of Natural Bridge w ...... n Civil War battle in Florida.
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38 captured
89 wounded
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CSA (Confederacy)
United States (Union)
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1865-03-06
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Confederatevictory
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Natural Bridge Monument
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Abell's Battery
Barwick’s Company Reserves
Companies A, B, and F; Florida Reserves
Company A, Milton Light Artillery
Dunham’s Battery
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De Slag bij Natural Bridge von ...... oordelijken tijdens de oorlog.
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La Bataille de Natural Bridge ...... es nordistes durant la guerre.
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The Battle of Natural Bridge w ...... ly Confederate capital east of
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Bataille de Natural Bridge
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Battle of Natural Bridge
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Slag bij Natural Bridge
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Battle of Natural Bridge
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