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==Births==
 
==Births==
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*[[January 7]] – [[Charles Henry Bliss]]
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*[[May 19]] – [[Richard Miles Cary, Jr.]]
 
*[[July 20]] – [[William Kopman Hyer, Jr.]]
 
*[[July 20]] – [[William Kopman Hyer, Jr.]]
 
*[[July 26]] – [[E. Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]
 
*[[July 26]] – [[E. Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]
  
 
==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[January 8]] – Colonel [[William H. Chase]] is ordered by the Confederacy to seize the forts around Pensacola.  First shots were fired at [[Fort Barrancas]] around 11:00 PM.
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*[[January 8]] – A group of men under Colonel [[William H. Chase]] attempt to take control of the Union-held [[Fort Barrancas]] but are repelled by gunfire at around 11:00 PM.
 
*[[July 26]] – Confederate President [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]] appointed [[Thomas E. Jordan]] as postmaster of Pensacola and [[Chandler Cox Yonge]] as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy
 
*[[July 26]] – Confederate President [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]] appointed [[Thomas E. Jordan]] as postmaster of Pensacola and [[Chandler Cox Yonge]] as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy
 
*[[October 9]] – [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]]
 
*[[October 9]] – [[Battle of Santa Rosa Island]]
  
 
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