Fort Meade Historical Museum

Located in the restored c.1885 Old Fort Meade School House, this museum features an extensive collection of area artifacts. During the Civil War, Fort Meade was an important Confederate cattle driving center.

In 1864, several Union raids from their post ...

St. Cloud Heritage Museum

Located in the 1922 Veterans Memorial Library, the museum contains exhibits on the history and founding of this community. St. Cloud's history is linked closely with the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the largest organization of Union veterans of ...

Greenwood Cemetery

Established in 1880 and purchased by the City of Orlando in 1892, this cemetery contains both Confederate and Union sections.

Over 100 Confederate veterans and nearly 100 Union veterans are interred in the cemetery.

Among the Confederate veterans is William ...

Confederate Monument-Orlando

Dedicated in 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this Georgia marble monument was erected in memory of the soldiers, sailors, and statesmen of the Confederacy. The ladies of the local UDC chapter amassed $2,500 for this memorial by ...

Orange Springs Community Church and Cemetery

Constructed in c.1852, the land for the church and cemetery was donated by local businessman John W. Pearson, who also donated the materials for the church's construction. During the Civil War, Pearson organized, equipped and commanded the

Ocklawaha Rangers, a ...

Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center

This hands-on museum is located within the Silver River State Park and is operated by the Marion County School District in cooperation with the park. It focuses on the environmental and human history of Florida.

Displays of artifacts, including tools and ...

Confederate Monument - Ocala

This monument was erected in 1908 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy beside the Marion County Courthouse in the downtown Ocala Public Square.

Although a new larger county courthouse was constructed in 1965 and then expanded in 1991, the monument ...

Dummett House/St. Francis Inn

Owned by Confederate Lieutenant General William J. Hardee, this c.1791 house was theresidence of his sister-in-law Anna Dummett, an ardent Confederate supporter, who raised the widowed Hardee's four children there while he served as Commandant of Cadets at West Point ...

First Presbyterian Church - Fernandina Beach

Constructed in 1859, this church was used as a military barracks for Union troops during the Federal occupation of Fernandina and later as a primary school operated by the Freedmen's Bureau for teaching freed slaves. It is reported that Union ...

Old City Cemetery - Jacksonville

This cemetery contains the remains of approximately 220 Confederate veterans, including Brigadier General Joseph Finegan who commanded Confederate forces at the Battle of Olustee and later commanded the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia; and Captain Francis P. ...