An article from the March 27th St. Petersburg Times by Dan DeWitt.
From 1863 to 1865 there were at least five clashes between Union blockaders and blockade-runners in or near Bayport, Florida. Three blockade-runners were burned. A clash in April 1863 left one Confederate soldier killed and at least three wounded.
Not much was known about these actions until now.
Brooksville Mayor and former teacher John Tucker and the Hernando Post history group have been researching it and are planning to erect a marker for it.
As the war continued and more and more Confederate ports on the Gulf of Mexico were captured or effectively closed, Bayport's importance rose substantially.
A few weekends ago, the group hosted a Bayport Underwater Day where they informed the public about the town's role in the war.
More to Come. --B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
