Civil War - 1864 Battle of Olustee, Florida
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The Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee was by far on of the largest battles that took place in the State of Florida, with roughly 5500 men on each side. Fought in the thick forest of tall pine trees men fell by the hundreds the battle ragged though out the day until the Union broke and began to retreat. In 1912, the Olustee Battlefield was named Florida's first historic site. The Battle of Olustee was produced by Bill Dudley with special guests Tomas R. Fasulo, Olustee Reenactor and Robert A. Taylor, Professor of Humanities and Communication, Florida History of Technology.
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Olustee Battlefield
Olustee Battlefield State Park. On February 20, 1864, the Confederates stopped the Federals along the rail line towards lake City, and ended a Union attempt to take the interior of Florida. About 5000 soldiers on each side, the Union had twice as many casualties.
This next February is the 150th anniversary and reenactment of the battle.
There is not much in the park to see otherwise.
OLUSTEE BATTLE IN FLORIDA
presents the 2012 Battle of Olustee Civil War Battle Reenactment.
Every year, we travel about an hour west to the Lake City, Florida area to participate in the Olustee Civil War Battle Reenactment. This year was my 17th year doing so and was really looking forward to another year at Olustee. Unfortunately, the weather did not really cooperate....well, it did, just not on the right schedule.
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on 20 February 1864, during theAmerican Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
In February 1864, Major General Quincy A. Gillmore, commander of the Union's Department of the South at Hilton Head, South Carolina, ordered an expedition into Florida to secure Union enclaves, sever Confederate supply routes (especially for beef and salt), and recruit black soldiers. Brigadier General Truman Seymour, in command of the expedition, landed troops atJacksonville, in an area already seized by the Union in March 1862. Seymour's forces then made several raids into northeast and north-central Florida. During these raids he met little resistance, seized several Confederate camps, captured small bands of troops and artillery pieces, liberated slaves, etc. However, Seymour was under orders from Gillmore not to advance deep into the state.
Seymour's preparations at Hilton Head had concerned the Confederate command in the key port city of Charleston, South Carolina. General P. G. T. Beauregard, correctly guessing Seymour's objective was Florida, felt these Union actions posed enough of a threat for him to detach reinforcements under Georgian Alfred H. Colquitt to bolster Florida's defenses and stop Seymour. Colquitt arrived in time to reinforce Florida troops under the command of Brigadier General Joseph Finegan. As Colquitt's troops began arriving, Seymour, without Gillmore's knowledge, began a new drive across north Florida with the capture of Tallahassee as a possible objective.
Following the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad, Seymour led his 5,500 men in the direction of Lake City. At approximately 2:30 in the afternoon of February 20, the Union force approached General Finegan's 5,000 Confederates entrenched near Olustee Station. Finegan sent out an infantry brigade to meet Seymour's advance units and lure them into the Confederate entrenchments, but this plan went awry. The opposing forces met at Ocean Pond and the battle began. Seymour made the mistake of assuming that he was once again facing Florida militia units that he had previously routed with ease and committed his troops piecemeal into the battle. Finegan and Seymour both reinforced their engaged units during the afternoon and the battle took place in open pine woods. The Union forces attacked but were savagely repulsed by withering barrages of rifle and cannon fire.
The battle raged throughout the afternoon until, as Finegan committed the last of his reserves, the Union line broke and began to retreat. Finegan did not exploit the retreat, allowing most of the fleeing Union forces to reach Jacksonville. However, the Confederates did make a final attempt to engage the rear element of Seymour's forces just before nightfall, but they were repulsed by elements of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the 35th United States Colored Troops, both composed of African-American soldiers. The Confederate cavalry commander received criticism for failing to pursue the retreating Union forces.
We arrived at the Olustee National Battlefield on Friday, got registered, picked out our campsite and set up camp. We no more than get our tents up than the skies open up. It rained for most of Friday night and the Weather Channel was predicting more of the same (and worse) for Saturday afternoon and night. The forest rangers closed our exit road Friday night and we were afraid that they'd do the same on Saturday night; keeping us locked in until late Sunday afternoon.
Between thunderstorms and being locked in with several 6-8 year olds, we decided to pull up stakes early Saturday morning. As you'll see in the video, we did manage to visit the sutlers and pick up a few goodies before heading home. To our dismay, Saturday and Sunday turned out to be beautiful days and we should have stayed in camp. Oh well....if we'd stayed, it would have poured. At least that's how I justify it.
What would you have done? What would make you end a vacation or travel adventure early?
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Olustee, FL battlefield
A battle was fought on this site on February 20, 1864. Union Brigadier General Truman Seymour decided to move 5500 troops across north Florida to blow up the bridge of the Suwannee River, a route for cattle and other supplies heading to Confederate troops in GA. Word is that reporters along with him egged him on, telling him that it would be his last chance for glory. Seymour's superiors advised against the move. His command included the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and 35th United States Colored troops. They met 5000 Confederates at this location and we quickly defeated. The union suffered 203 killed, 1152 wounded and 506 missing. Confederate losses were 93 killed, 847 wounded and 6 missing. The Union lost 6 artillery pieces and 39 horses captured. After the battle some of the 54th, pulled and pushed a rail flat car loaded with wounded more than five miles in their retreat. Music by NoSo Productions, Atlanta.
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Olustee
This video focuses on the 1501h Anniversary of the Battle of Olustee on the Osceola National Forest. It includes highlights from the reenactment, the story of the battle, and why people feel it is important to reenact historical.events.
BATTLE of OLUSTEE - WikiVidi Documentary
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the only major battle fought in Florida during the war. Union General Truman Seymour had landed troops at Jacksonville, aiming chiefly to disrupt Confederate food supply. Meeting little resistance, he proceeded towards the state capital of Tallahassee, against orders, assuming that he would face only the small Florida militia. Confederates in Charleston sent reinforcements under General Alfred H. Colquitt and the two armies collided near Ocean Pond in Olustee. The Union forces were repulsed and retreated back to Jacksonville where they stayed for the remainder of the war....
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Battle of Olustee in Florida During The Civil War
Dr. James Neale tells this very interesting story of the Battle of Olustee. The only major military engagement of the civil war that occurred in Florida.
Olustee: Battle in the Pines Battlefield Museum film - HD Preview #1
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-- Special preview clip in 1080HD of the new Battlefield Museum film in time for the 150th anniversary of the battle in 2014. DVD (with 90 minutes of content) can be purchased from the battlefield website.
Dade Battlefield Pioneer Day Camp (Our Florida TV)
Enjoy the Pioneer Day Camp at the Historic Dade Battlefield in Bushnell, Florida! A great week of fun filled events related to early Floridian settlers of the 19th century and the native Seminole residents! Great Fun and adventure!
Olustee BattleReenactment
An annual re-enactment of a Civil War Batte between the North and the South. Hundreds of re-enactors come from miles around to participate in this historical event. Don't miss The Annual Olustee Arts & Crafts Festival. The festival features homemade Arts & Crafts from vendors all over the United States, Food & Entertainment of all kinds, and a Kids Area featuring Bounce Houses, Pony Rides, Rock Climbing Walls, Train Rides and much much more
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Olustee: Battle in the Pines Battlefield Museum film - HD Preview #2
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-- Special preview clip in 1080HD of the new Battlefield Museum film in time for the 150th anniversary of the battle in 2014. DVD (with 90 minutes of content) can be purchased from the battlefield website.
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Olustee 2017
Confederate advance and Union retreat. Kids talking.
Re-enacting Retro - Original 1996 The Battle of Olustee Video
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Re-enacting Retro Civil War Battle of Olustee produced in 1996 and - it appears - using some footage from the 125th anniversary event in 1989.
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War.
We hope you enjoy. This is another in a series of postings on our YouTube channel of a cool New series of Old videos -- featured only on here -- taken from a personal collection of re-enacting films and videos from the 1980s that can't be found anywhere else, or else we've tried to find them for nostalgia's sake, but did our own digging and presenting the results of our treasure hunt here. Taken from VHS originals or DVD transfers from those VHS copies. Originals were in Standard Def or Videotaped off of TV when they first aired. Some shot professionally and others by individuals with portable home video cameras on their shoulders.
Some Classic Re-enacting videos are already searchable on YouTube, but we wanted to start a new series of some rarely or never before seen classics that either only aired once or where short lived and available only to a select few at the time. We hope you enjoy. These programs presented in this RE-ENACTING RETRO series are presented for the enjoyment of all and we don't claim them for ourselves.
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Florida Frontiers TV - Episode 1 - The Civil War in Florida
Florida’s involvement in the Civil War includes the Battle of Olustee and the sinking of the Maple Leaf.
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