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Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862

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Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862

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An article describing the destruction of a rebel salt factory on the Florida coast at St. Joseph Bay by the crew of the US Bark "Kingfisher." An officer on the bark gives a firsthand account of the engagement in a letter obtained by Harper's Weekly. The second page includes an etching depicting the destruction of the salt factory. Published on pages 732-733 of the November 15, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly Magazine.

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1862-11-15

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Harpers Weekly

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Harpers Weekly

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Articles

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Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Periodicals

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage

Salt industry and trade

Salt industry and trade--Florida

Civil War

USS Kingfisher (1861)

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Harpers Weekly

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State Library of Florida, Periodicals Collection

Publisher

Harpers Weekly

Date

1862-11-15

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articles

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eng-US

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Text

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slp_harpersweekly-1862-v006-307_01

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Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

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Saint Joseph Bay (Fla.)

Gulf County (Fla.)

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Military And Veterans

Subject - Corporate

Kingfisher (Bark)

Subject - Person

Hallet, Mr

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Harpers Weekly. Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862. 1862-11-15. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340074>, accessed 28 November 2024.

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Harpers Weekly. Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast, 1862. 1862-11-15. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340074>

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(State Archives of Florida/Harpers Weekly)

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