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)......
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