DICKINSON AND HIS MEN - REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR IN FLORIDA - CIVIL WAR

Description: DICKISON AND HIS MEN REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR IN FLORIDA BY MARY ELIZABETH DICKISON A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION OF THE 1890 EDITION WITH INTRODUCTION BY SAMUEL PROCTOR FINE CONDITION BOOK PROTECTED IN THE ORIGINAL BOOK BOX Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Frontispiece Illustration of Captain J.J. Dickinson, C.S.A. 1864; Contains Twelve other Illustrated Scenes and Portraits Contains Rosters of Companies of the 2nd and 5th Florida Cavalry; Fully Indexed PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PRESS, GAINESVILLE, IN 1962 DORNBUSCH II, FL(C)-189 "The best picture of the campaigns in Flolrida...." - In Tall Cotton "Probably co-authored by the commander of the 2nd Florida Cavalry and his wife; a poorly organized but spendid picture of the almost unknown Florida campaigns." Civil War Books Originally published in 1890, this book provides the history of the the activities of General J. J. Dickison, the 2nd Florida Cavalry, Marion Light Artillery from Ocala, Florida, and their operations. At the outset of the war Major J. J. Dickison set out recruiting for a regiment of cavalry, which was later turned into a regiment of artillery. Dickison is mostly remembered as being the person who led the attack which resulted in the capture of the Union warship USS Columbine in the "Battle of Horse Landing". This was one of the few instances in which a Union warship was captured by land-based Confederate forces during the Civil War and the only known incident in U.S. history where a cavalry unit sank an enemy gunboat. Dickison and his men were victorious in all of his raids against the Union troops in Florida, including his raid in Gainesville in what was known as the Battle of Gainesville. Tragedy struck Dickison, when one of his sons, both of whom served under his command, was killed during a raid. Considered the “Swamp Fox of Florida” by many, Confederate commander Dickinson was born in 1816 in what is now West Virginia. He was raised in South Carolina and received his military training in the state militia. He advanced to the position of cavalry officer. Between 1855 and 1857, Dickison moved to the Ocala, Florida (Monroe County), area and purchased a plantation. Named “Sunnyside”, its crops made Dickison a wealthy man. He married twice and had two sons; Charles and R.L. Dickison. Both served under their father’s command. If statisticians kept records of Civil War commander’s fatalities per conflict, Dickison would win by a landslide. Miraculously, nearly every one of his 170 to 175 brave soldiers survived. Throughout the war, Dickison’s sharp military strategy disrupted nearly every Union mission on the east coast of Florida. Union officers nicknamed Dickison “Dixie.” Under his leadership, many Union troops were either caught or killed. Proof of his effectiveness can be found in captured Union documents. They describe the necessity to capture or kill Dickison or “Dixie” at all cost. Several assassination squads were sent to complete this task but Dickison and his troops traveled such distances in short periods of time that no troop could discover his exact location. Dickinson fearlessly led charge after charge into direct fire, guns blazing and sabers waving. Records attest to the fact that in nearly every battle, he was outnumbered. His first duty was to serve as First Lieutenant under Captain John M. Martin, Marion Light Artillery. On July 2, 1862, he was ordered to create and command a new cavalry unit. This book is bout Dickinson and his men and their Civil War exploits and battles. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This book is in excellent condition. It comes protected in the original, sturdy, book box to help keep it that way. The book is bound in brown, textured covers, with gold, impressed, lined highlights and the image of Dickinson on horseback on the cover and gold, embossed lettering and lined highlights on the spine. The book is clean, sharp and it has solid binding throughout. The exterior is clean and the lettering is bright and sharp. The exterior has no bumping, rubbing or wear. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark in the book. The book has no writing, smudging, stamps, pasteboard or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book has no looseness or lean and both hinges are fine. It contains a frontispiece illustration of Dickinson as a Colonel and contains twelve other illustrated scenes throughout. The book box is in a matching, brown color and remains sturdy. The book contains 24 pages of introductory material, 266 pages, and a 6-page index. An excellent condition book in the original, sturdy book box to protect it. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

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