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