Battle Of Marianna
Inscription
On September 27, 1864, Gen Asboth's force of 700 Federal calvary from Pensacola arrived in the Marianna area to forage and secure Negro recruits. Confederate forces of a few hundred home guardsmen barricaded the streets of Marianna and withstood the first assault but Confederate casualties were 26, Federal about 55.
Marianna was spared, but St. Luke's Church, situated in the middle of the battle, was burned.
Location
AddressU. S.90(E. Lafayette) & S. R.167(S. Jefferson) at Co
CityMarianna
CountyJackson
StateFlorida
Coordinates27.335470, -82.520097
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