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Sanibel library to present ‘Battle of Fort Myers’ By SPL - | May 18, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Duane Shaffer’s display of Civil War memorabilia at the Sanibel Public Library. Locals and visitors can attend U.S. Civil War history programs via Zoom with Duane Shaffer of the Sanibel Public Library. Shaffer will present “The Battle of Fort Myers” on May 28 at 10 a.m. In February 1865, angry farmers, cattlemen and Confederate soldiers attacked the Union fort on the Caloosahatchee River. The defenders of the fort were a mix of Colored Regiment soldiers, Union sympathizers and men from the New ...
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