History

Cain

17 November, 04:05

Background. This is an excerpt from the diary of

Robert Vatson a member of the Fonda Coast Guard

Watson's company became part of the Seventh Fonda

Infantry serving in the west coast of Florida in the

Tampe area before joining the Confederate Army in

Tennessee

which important historical event does Watson refer to

in this diary entry

O the victory of the North in the Civil War

the assassination of President Lincoln

the victory of the South in the Civil War

the ama of new troops to aid the South