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The Daily Dispatch: April 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], The occupation of Jacksonville — the conduct of the negro Regiment. (search)
s vicinity. Also the residence and all other buildings of Col. C. Hart, Assistant Secretary of State, and all others in his vicinity, and cut down and destroyed all the fine shade trees which so greatly beautified all that part of the city. Also all the houses in the vicinity of that formerly occupied by Gen. Hopkins. The force of the enemy in Jacksonville was about 1,400--made up to this number by reinforcements which came up after the place was taken possession of by them on the 10th of March. This I heard the officers in the city state as the number of their troops. They were all negroes, commanded by white officers. The marines from the gunboats were also in the city during the day when not on duty. I learned that the object of this invasion was to colonize East Florida, and that that part of the St. Johns was to be settled by Germans. Our property taken by the enemy was to be sold at auction, to be purchased by the Germans when they arrived, and the proceeds to