FratFiles

• Save Paper

When people think of the American Civil War, they, more often then not, have no idea that it was fought in Florida. Instead, they think of the Civil War as being fought in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and the Carolina's. The Battle of Olustee was pretty much the turning point in the Florida expedition and the attempt to make Florida a loyal state.

The Battle of Olustee came about during 1864 of the Florida Campaign. The Florida Campaign was the idea of Simon P. Chase . The hopes were to gain the loyalty of Florida for the Republican Convention in 1864. The Florida expedition did not even begin until the invasion of Jacksonville in 1864 . The goal was simple, to take the capital of Tallahassee.

Union Order of Battle.

The Union commander at Olustee was Brigadier General Truman Seymour . Under his command were three brigades. The first was Colonel William B. Barton's Brigade. This brigade included the 47th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (47th NY)......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 2397
Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Battle Of Olustee
   

   Battle of Olustee. ... The Battle of Olustee was pretty much the turning point in the
   Florida expedition and the attempt to make Florida a loyal state. ...

2. Olustee
   

   ... The Battle of Olustee was pretty much the turning point in the Florida expedition
   and the attempt to make Florida a loyal state. ... The Battle of Olustee. ...

3. African-American Troops In The Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts
   

   ... troops equal pay. However, word of the bill would not reach these troops
   until after the battle of Olustee. The regiment lost eighty ...

4. African-American Troops In The Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts
   

   ... troops equal pay. However, word of the bill would not reach these troops
   until after the battle of Olustee. The regiment lost eighty ...

5. Yes
   

   ... Later in the war, the 54th fought a rear-guard action covering the Union retreat
   at the Battle of Olustee. As part of an all-black brigade under Col. ...