Despite its location in Florida, this fort remained in Union hands during the entire Civil War.
Fort Stevens
Fort McRee
Fort Pickens
Fort Barrancas
Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola, Florida, never surrendered to Confederate forces, unlike most other forts located in the southern states. Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer and 80 Union soldiers held Fort Pickens until the end of the war.