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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 12: operations on the coasts of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. (search)
, and its capture, 320. capture of Jacksonville, Florida, 321. capture of St. Augustine, 322. the Atlantic coast abandoned by the Confederates, 323. expedition a ultimately other important points and posts between the Savannah River and St. Augustine in Florida. We have seen that at the close of 1861 the National authoritacksonville was surrendered to Stevens, Fort Marion and the ancient city of St. Augustine, still farther down the coast, St. Augustine is the capital of St. John'St. Augustine is the capital of St. John's County, Florida, and is situated on an estuary of the Atlantic, called North River, and two miles from the ocean. It is upon a plain a few feet above the sea. It ions of his Government toward all peaceful citizens, they formally resigned St. Augustine into his hands. Fort Marion, a decayed castle of heavy walls, built by theroad walls of the fort, huts and tents were soon erected. The capture of St. Augustine was followed by a visit of National gunboats to Musquito Inlet, fifty miles
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 14: movements of the Army of the Potomac.--the Monitor and Merrimack. (search)
was overruled; and it was determined to hold the Peninsula, if possible, until Huger might dismantle the fortifications at Norfolk, destroy the naval establishment there, and evacuate the seaboard. Battle-fields of the South, by an English Combatant, page 169. Mr. Swinton says (Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, page 103) that this exposition of the views and wishes of the Confederate commander was given to him by Johnston himself. At that time the whole sea-coast below Norfolk to St. Augustine, excepting at Charleston and its immediate vicinity, was in possession of the National forces. For the purpose of holding the Peninsula temporarily, re-enforcements were sent down from Richmond when it was known that McClellan was intrenching, General Magruder, in his report, declared that he expected an attack immediately after the arrival of McClellan, and his troops slept in the trenches; but, he said, to my utter surprise, he permitted day after day to elapse without an assault I