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The Peninsula Newspaper From Fernandina, February 25, 1864

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The Peninsula Newspaper From Fernandina, February 25, 1864

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February 25, 1864

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The February 25, 1864 edition of The Peninsula, a newspaper published in Fernandina, Florida. Articles of interest include a poem titled "The Work" by Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston; a letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Major General Frederick Steele in Arkansas; and a story about an expedition led by Union Major Thomas B. Brooks up the St. Mary's River to save a series of valuable lumber mills and their products from destruction by the Confederates.

Contributors

Waterston, Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy, 1812-1899
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Newspapers

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Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

General Note

The Woodstock mill was owned by Edwin Alberti (1798-1861) and his second wife, Ernestine Strong Alberti. When Alberti died, his widow operated the mill.

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M87-10

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The Peninsula Newspaper From Fernandina, February 25, 1864

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Civil war

Newspapers

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Civil War, 1861-1865

Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M87-10

Date

1864-02-25

Contributor

Waterston, Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy, 1812-1899

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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newspapers

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

m87-10_b001_f13_01

Coverage

Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

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Fernandina (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Hilton Head (S.C.)

Saint Marys River (Ga. and Fla.)

General Note

The Woodstock mill was owned by Edwin Alberti (1798-1861) and his second wife, Ernestine Strong Alberti. When Alberti died, his widow operated the mill.

Subject - Person

Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868

Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888

Pennypacker, Galusha, 1844-1916

Alsop, William

Alberti, Ernestine Strong

Subject - Corporate

United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)

United States. Army

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 97th (1861-1865)

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Includes an article about Brooks' expedition up the St. Marys River.

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The Peninsula Newspaper From Fernandina, February 25, 1864. February 25, 1864. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346072>, accessed 2 April 2025.

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The Peninsula Newspaper From Fernandina, February 25, 1864. February 25, 1864. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346072>

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