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SUB CW. You're going to do. Oh, Hey everyone. Thanks for tuning in to episode number 463 of our Civil War podcast.

My name is Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

Hello y'all.

Welcome to the podcast.

As you guys will recall, with last week's show, we set the stage for the February

1864 Battle of Lusti, which, although I'm not sure we mentioned it last week, was the largest

engagement that was fought in Florida during the Civil War.

We talked about how by the end of 1863 Florida had become a vital source of provisions for the Confederate military,

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