The Battle of Marianna was one of the
most intense small battles of the Civil
War.
By following the pages below, you can
explore the history of the battle from the
first shot to the last:
The Battle of Marianna, Florida
The Battle of Marianna
The Battle of Marianna
All material on this site Copyright 2005 by Dale A. Cox.
Battle of Marianna
Little Known Fact
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Ely Corner
The historic Ely-Criglar house looks
out on the scene of the first serious
fighting of the Battle of Marianna.
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Among the graves in St.
Luke's churchyard, scene of
heavy fighting during the
Battle of Marianna, is that of
American novelist Caroline
Lee Hentz. A Norherner by
birth and former friend of
Harriett Beecher Stowe, Mrs.
Hentz wrote a widely-read
rebuttal to Mrs. Stow's Uncle
Tom's Cabin. One of her
son's, Thaddeus Hentz, was
wounded in the battle while
fighting near his mother's
grave.
