Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Battle of Santa Rosa Island
Part of the American Civil War

Fort Pickens, the site of the Battle of Santa Rosa Island
DateOctober 9, 1861 (1861-10-09)
Location
Santa Rosa Island (Florida)
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Harvey Brown Richard H. Anderson
Strength
600 1,200
Casualties and losses
67 total
14 killed
29 wounded
24 captured or missing		 87 total
30-40 killed
The harbor of Pensacola, Florida in 1861.
Map of Santa Rosa Island Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.

The Battle of Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861) was an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to take Union-held Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Florida.