The raid against Marianna began on
September 18, 1864, when Federal
troops began moving west from present-
day Gulf Breeze along the old Military or
Jackson road.

To learn more about military activities
leading up to the Battle of Marianna
itself, please visit the following pages:
The Battle of Marianna, Florida
The Raid on Marianna
Florida's Forgotten Civil War Battle
All material on this site Copyright 2005 by Dale A. Cox.
Battle of Marianna

Little Known Fact
Downtown Marianna
This 1870s photograph shows the
downtown area roughly as it
appeared at the time of the Battle of
Marianna.
(Click the Photograph to View)
The Raid Begins
Walton and Holmes
Campbellton
Although it is rarely
mentioned in history books
today, the Battle of Marianna
was widely covered in Civil
War newspapers. The
New
York Times
, for example, ran
a series of articles about the
battle, including at least one
front page report.