List of maps; Preface; 1. Therefore let us unite: Florida's secession; 2. Like achilles he has girded on his armor: April-September 1861; 3. The war trumpet is sounding its blasts in every direction around us: October-December 1861; 4. Its flag will show where the fight was hottest: January-April 1862, West Florida and Shiloh; 5. To maintain inviolate the sacred honor of Florida: January-May 1862, East Florida; 6. Our cause is just and we need not fear defeat: Floridians' rationales for fighting the Civil War; 7. I am now as you know in the enemys country: June-August 1862.