That is the whitest sand I’ve ever seen!
Mine that were in the war were Confederates, too. I had one great-great that fought in the war of 1812 for N. Carolina.
Most of Walton County was settled by Highland Scots who landed in North Carolina and Virginia but came to Florida almost immediately.
They don’t call them the sugar sands for nothin’.
When we’d visit Dad at Ft. Walton Beach, the gal who took care of our cats would ask us to bring some back for her. She makes cute ornaments with little glass jars filled with the sand and tiny colorful beads and things.