Battle of Santa Rosa Island

| Battle of Santa Rosa Island

| Began:|

October 9, 1861

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| Ended:|

Same day

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| Location:|

Escambia County, Florida

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| Theater:|

Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach

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| Campaign:|

Operations of the Gulf Blockading Squadron

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| Outcome:|

Union victory

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Combatants

Santa Rosa Island Garrison

Infantry, artillery detachments

Commanders

Harvey Brown
Colonel, USA

Richard H. Anderson
Brigadier General, CSA

Strength

600

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1,200

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Casualties

After midnight on October 9, Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson crossed from the mainland to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men in two small steamers to surprise Union camps and capture Fort Pickens. He landed on the north beach about four miles east of Fort Pickens and divided his command into three columns. After proceeding about three miles, the Confederates surprised the 6th Regiment, New York Volunteers, in its camp and routed the regiment. Gen. Anderson then adopted a defensive stance to entice the Federals to leave the fort and attack. Receiving reinforcements, Col. Harvey Brown sallied against the Confederates, who reembarked and returned to the mainland. (NPS summary)

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Battles of the American Civil War: 1861

Eastern Theater|

Sewell's Point \-- Aquia Creek \-- Philippi \-- Bethel Church \-- Hoke's Run \-- Rich Mountain \-- Corrick's Ford \-- Blackburn's Ford \-- 1st Bull Run \-- Kessler's Cross Lanes \-- Hatteras Inlet Batteries \-- Carnifex Ferry \-- Cheat Mountain \-- Greenbrier River \-- Ball's Bluff \-- Camp Allegheny \-- Dranesville

Western Theater|

Barbourville \-- Camp Wildcat \-- Belmont \-- Ivy Mountain \-- Rowlett's Station

Trans-Mississippi Theater|

1st Boonville \-- Cole's Camp \-- Carthage \-- Mesilla \-- Wilson's Creek \-- Dry Wood Creek \-- 1st Lexington \-- Liberty \-- Fredericktown \-- 1st Springfield \-- Round Mountain \-- Chusto-Talasah \-- Blackwater Creek\-- Chustenahlah \-- Mount Zion Church

Lower Seaboard Theater|

Fort Sumter \-- Santa Rosa Island

Naval|

Cockle Creek