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MONROE, Florida in the 1860s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. Charles Whitehead Ridicules Jackson's Domestic Slaves
    date 1860map MONROE, Floridatags African-Americans, Agriculture, Race-Relations, Slavery

    Jackson was a wealthy Florida planter who inherited several acres of land from his family. He owned dogs, horses, and men-servants and maid-servants were born in his house, and the forests surrounding Jackson's plantation were plentiful with wild animals. In 1860, he and Charles Whitehead decided to practice their hunting techniques on his property. They camped by the side of his house to spend a few...

  2. Lincoln, Mudd, and The Dry Tortugas
    date April 14, 1865 to March 21, 1869map MONROE, Floridatags Crime/Violence, Diplomacy/International, Law, Politics, War

    The Dry Tortugas were never intended to serve as host to the most notorious convicts of the 19th Century, but President Johnson altered the prison selection as reported by the New York Times on July, 19 1865. A summary of the Lincoln Assassination case in the New York Times on July, 21 1865 proves that Fort Jefferson, the Dry Tortugas would be home to several of the Lincoln conspirators. Ponce de...