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Battle of Gainesville,August 17, 1864

Battle of Gainesville, August 17, 1864: The Battle of Gainesville was an American Civil War engagement fought on August 17, 1864, when a Confederate force defeated Union detachments from Jacksonville, Florida. The result of the battle was the Confederate occupation of Gainesville for the remainder of the war. The Union troops arrived in Gainesville on August 17, to find the town occupied by ...