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Thesis
Gun but Not Forgotten: Investigation of a Possible Confederate Gunboat in the Blackwater River
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2025
Abstract
In 1862, northwest Florida was consumed by Confederate fire. The fires of retreating Confederate forces devastated the booming industries of Santa Rosa County, Florida, located along the Blackwater River where gunboats for support against blockades were under construction and near completion. One hundred and sixty years later the search for one Ollinger and Bruce Confederate gunboat began. A heavily burned shipwreck at Shipyard Point, location of the Ollinger and Bruce Shipyard, was located in 2023 and documented by the University of West Florida. Using nonintrusive field methods, the University of West Florida investigated and mapped the vessel to determine its identity and its role in the maritime cultural landscape of Santa Rosa County and the larger political landscape of the United States’ Civil War. This thesis presents the results of the 2023 fieldwork, archival research, and subsequent analysis of the Shipyard Point Wreck.
Details
- Title
- Gun but Not Forgotten
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Contributors
- Gregory Cook (Advisor)Della Scott-Ireton (Committee Member)Brian Rucker (Committee Member)Jamin Wells (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 146
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99381363761906600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida