Battle of Marianna - Marianna, Florida
N 30° 46.436 W 085° 13.593
16R E 669715 N 3405893
The Battle of Marianna was a small but significant engagement on September 27, 1864, in the panhandle of Florida during the American Civil War. The Union victory over Confederates and militia defending the town of Marianna was the culmination of a substantial Federal cavalry raid into northwestern Florida.
Waymark Code: WM7NJ4
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2009
Views: 34
The Marker Read's:
On September 27, 1864, Gen Asboth's force of 700 Federal calvary from Pensacola arrived in the Marianna area to forage and secure Negro recruits. Confederate forces of a few hundred home guardsmen barricaded the streets of Marianna and withstood the first assault but Confederate casualties were 26, Federal about 55. Marianna was spared, but St. Luke's Church, situated in the middle of the battle, was burned.
Marker Number: F-8
Date: 1961
County: Jackson
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
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