Florida in the Civil War

4th Grade Lesson Plans

• Risking Their Lives for Salt
  (SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.5.1, LAFS.4.RI.1.1, LAFS.4.RI.1.2, LAFS.4.RI.1.3, LAFS.4.RI.3.9, LAFS.4.RI.1.1, LAFS.K12.R.1.1)
  When supplies were cut off by the war, salt production became a crucial endeavor for citizens of Florida.

9-12th Grade Lesson Plans

• The Battle of Natural Bridge: Evaluating Primary Sources
  (SS.912.A.3.13, LAFS.910.RH.1.1, LAFS.910.RH.1.2, LAFS.1112.RH.1.1, LAFS.1112.RH.1.2)
  The Battle of Natural Bridge, the last major skirmish of the American Civil War in Florida, was fought near present-day Woodville, Florida, on March 6, 1865.

Saltworks

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(Teacher’s Guide for Saltworks)

Illustration of the Destruction of a Rebel Salt Factory on the Florida Coast

Joshua Hoyet Frier Memoir

Louis James M. Boyd Letter

Battle of Natural Bridge

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(Teacher’s Guide for Battle of Natural Bridge)

Joshua Hoyet Frier Memoir

General William Miller on Natural Bridge

Hankins on Natural Bridge

Ruth in Florida Breezes

Railroads

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(Teacher’s Guide for Railroads during the Civil War)

Governor John Milton vs. David Yulee, 1863

Diaries and Letters

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(Teacher’s Guide for Diaries and Letters)

Wilber Wightman Gramling Diary

John D. Pittman Letters

Robert Watson Diary

Letter from General Richard Keith Call, 1860

Government Documents

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(Teacher’s Guide for Government Documents)

Ordinance of Secession

1865 Constitution

Impressment Certificate