Image: Reenactment of Battle of Olustee 11
Description: Reenactor's depict the Federal battle line. Olustee Battlefield, 2 miles east of Olustee on U.S. Route 90 in the Osceola National Forest Olustee On February 20, 1864, more than 11,000 cavalry, infantry and artillery troops fought a five-hour battle in a pine forest near a railroad station called Olustee, Florida. The four hour battle ended in defeat for the Union troops and preserved Confederate control of the interior and the capital of Florida until the war ended. Tallahassee was the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi River not taken by the Federal Armies.
Title: Reenactment of Battle of Olustee 11
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Author: Robert W. Mann
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