Saturday, July 28, 2012

The Attack on the Watson Farm (February 7, 1868)

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William J. Purman As Reconstruction era violence continued to escalate in Jackson County during the winter of 1868, the forces of Bureau...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Update on the Wild Man of Ocheesee Pond

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Swamps of Ocheesee Pond I'll resume with my postings about Reconstruction in Jackson County soon, but I am taking a break today to t...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Charles M. Hamilton: A Carpetbagger's Disingenuous Defense

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Marianna in 1890 (22 years after the McKay Farm raid) In the last article, I discussed the January 1868 raid on the McKay farm in Jackso...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Raid on the McKay Farm (January 1868)

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Freedmen working a farm. The Battle of the Flowers had ignited passions in Jackson County (see The Battle of the Flowers ) and tensions ...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Battle of the Flowers (Part Two)

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Flowers and Confederate Graves at Riverside Cemetery To read part one of this article first, please visit The Battle of the Flowers (Par...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Battle of The Flowers (Part One)

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Charles M. Hamilton The straw that broke the camel's back with regard to relations between Freedmen's Bureau officials Charles M...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Secret Meetings, Night Riders & the Lincoln Brotherhood in Jackson County

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William J. Purman Library of Congress In the early summer of 1866, Charles M. Hamilton was reinforced at the Freedman's Bureau in M...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

The Attack on Sarah Jane Bryant (July 8, 1866)

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The road along which the Bryant girls were walking. It was dirt at the time. The attack scene is just north of Cottondale. The event co...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Freedmen, Crime and the Courts in the Summer of 1866

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Jackson County during the Reconstruction era The railroad was merely projected at that time. Continuing with my discussion of the Recon...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

The First Signs of Violence in the Jackson County Reconstruction War

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Marianna before 1900 There had been occasional incidents of violence in Jackson County following the 1865 end of the War Between the Sta...