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Battle of Natural Bridge
Battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Natural Bridge was fought during the American Civil War in what is now Woodville, Florida near Tallahassee on March 6, 1865. A small group of Confederate troops and volunteers, which included teenagers from the nearby Florida Military and Collegiate Institute that would later become Florida State University, protected by breastworks, prevented a detachment of United States Colored Troops from crossing the Natural Bridge on the St. Marks River.
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Battle of Natural Bridge | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
![]() Natural Bridge Monument | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Newton |
Sam Jones William Miller | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment 2nd U.S. Colored Infantry 99th U.S. Colored Infantry |
1st Florida Militia 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion Kilcrease Artillery Dunham’s Battery Abell's Battery Company A, Milton Light Artillery Barwick’s Company Reserves Hodges' Company Reserves Companies A, B, and F; Florida Reserves Reinforcements from Georgia Florida Military and Collegiate Institute Battalion 2nd Florida Cavalry (Confederate) | ||||||
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700 | 1,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
148 total 21 killed 89 wounded 38 captured |
26 total 3 killed 23 wounded |
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The Natural Bridge is a 1⁄4-mile-long (400-meter) stretch along which the St. Marks River runs underground, after dropping into a sinkhole.[1]