A trip to D.C. over the July 4th weekend sent me on a civil war history research kick, and I came across this picture of a military prison in Jax from 1864.
Does anyone know the (former) location of this building?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Military_Prison%2C_Jacksonville%2C_Florida._Photographed_December_11th%2C_1864.%2C_12-11-1864_-_NARA_-_533115.tif/lossy-page1-800px-Military_Prison%2C_Jacksonville%2C_Florida._Photographed_December_11th%2C_1864.%2C_12-11-1864_-_NARA_-_533115.tif.jpg)
I searched the forms, but I didn't see anything about this particular building.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Military_Prison,_Jacksonville,_Florida._Photographed_December_11th,_1864.,_12-11-1864_-_NARA_-_533115.tif
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339 (http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339)
SE corner of Bay and Newman.
Quote from: spuwho on July 07, 2013, 01:13:31 AM
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339 (http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339)
SE corner of Bay and Newman.
So Is this a misspelling of Newnan Street or was there a Newman Street downtown at that time?
Thanks for bringing that web site to our attention, spuwho. Had no idea that it existed and have just spent more time than proper paging through it. Super resource!
You might check with Buck Fannin who did a Master's thesis on a short lived mutiny amongst Union soldiers here in Jacksonville right after the war, he may have more information. Richard Martin, before his demise, was thinking about another book on Jacksonville during and after the war, during the period that there was some discussion in the House about an African American state beginning here and running up the Sea Islands. He told me about John Hay, Lincoln's Secretary, or one of them, coming down here to make a visit to discuss this possibility.
Quote from: spuwho on July 07, 2013, 01:13:31 AM
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339 (http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26339)
SE corner of Bay and Newman.
Thanks spuwho! I figured it wasn't standing anymore, but it's good to know where it was located for reference.
And very interesting about the Union soliders thesis. More knowlege! More more! I'll check it out.