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Confederate Landing

When
October 9, 1861
Where
Santa Rosa Island, Florida
Part of
Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Colonel Richard Anderson crossed to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men to surprise Union troops at Camp Brown.

Anderson used two small steamers to transport his force from the mainland. The raid aimed to capture Fort Pickens, which had a small garrison initially but was reinforced by late June 1861. The attack targeted the 6th New York Infantry camp, the main objective of the operation.

Sources

  1. Battle of Santa Rosa Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Fort Pickens Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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