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Today, the battlefield is commemorated by the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, a part of the Florida State Park system. This park is located within the Osceola National Forest, on U.S. 90. The battlefield is partially protected as state park, and part of the national forest. Part of it is privately held land on the south side of U.S. 90 ...
70000177. Added to NRHP. August 12, 1970. Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in the Osceola National Forest, near the town of Olustee. The site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, the Battle of Olustee. The park is located 50 miles (80 km) west of Jacksonville and 15 miles (24 km) east of Lake City, on U.S. 90.
Olustee. The Battle of Olustee was the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida. Quincy Gillmore selected Brigadier General Truman Seymour for an invasion of Florida, landing in Jacksonville on February 7. [66] Joseph Finegan skirmished with Union forces at Barber's Ford and Lake City on February 10 and 11. [67]
In 1864, as part of the Union Army's Department of Florida, the 54th Massachusetts took part in the Battle of Olustee. [ 8 ] The service of the 54th Massachusetts, particularly their charge at Fort Wagner, soon became one of the most famous episodes of the war, interpreted through artwork, poetry, and song. [ 11 ]
The 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was organized at Macon, Georgia, in April 1861. Future governor of Georgia, Alfred H. Colquitt, was elected its first colonel. The regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Antietam and participated in ...
Battle of Olustee. Joseph Finegan, sometimes Finnegan (November 17, 1814 – October 29, 1885), was an American businessman and brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 he commanded Confederate forces operating in Middle and East Florida, ultimately leading the Confederate victory at the ...
47th New York: Col Henry Moore - 40 killed, 13 died of wounds, 184 wounded and 76 missing. 48th New York: Maj William B. Coan - 31 killed, 10 died of wounds, 144 wounded and 22 missing. 115th New York: Col Simeon Sammon - 42 killed, 20 died of wounds, 188 wounded and 46 missing [1] Hawley's Brigade. Col Joseph R. Hawley.
The Skirmish at Cedar Creek, also known as Camp Mooney or McGirt's Creek, was a small engagement of the American Civil War fought in present-day Jacksonville, Florida on March 1, 1864. It was fought between a small Confederate States Army outpost and the 40th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, and resulted in 35 casualties.