St. John's Bluff

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St. John's Bluff (1862)

War:

American Civil War

Date(s):

1 Oct 1862 - 3 Oct 1862

Location:

Duval County, Florida, US

Outcome:

Union Victory

Description:

Brig. Gen. John M. Brannan, USA
Lt. Col. Charles F. Hopkins, CSA

Brannan's Expeditionary Force was 2 infantry regiments, an artillery battery and a detachment of cavalry (total force 1,573); the Confederate garrison was a small artillery and cavalry force.

Casualties are unknown.

Brig. Gen. John Finegan established a battery on St. John' s Bluff near Jacksonville to stop the movement of Federal ships up the St. Johns Ri St. John's Bluff

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