The annexation issue was eclipsed by the Civil War and the war's effects on the region, but in 1868, with Pensacola now connected by the Panhandle's sole railroad line to the Alabama cities of Mobile and Montgomery, the issue came to a head again and was finally put to a vote of the people.
O tema da anexión foi eclipsada pola Guerra Civil e os efectos da guerra na rexión; pero, en 1868, con Pensacola conectada polo único ferrocarril da Franxa ás cidades de Alabama de Mobile e Montgomery, o tema afrontouse de novo e foi finalmente presentado ao voto do pobo.