Rededication
of
The Confederate
Monument at Olustee
October
13, 2012, 11 a.m. at the Olustee Battlefield State Park
On February 20, 1864, as Union troops
stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, continued their march westward to capture
the capital at Tallahassee, they were met near the small town of Olustee by
Florida’s General Joseph Finnegan and his Confederate troops. The resulting
battle was a great win for the Confederate troops. The Battle of
Olustee (Southern name) or Ocean Pond (Northern Name) was the largest battle
fought in Florida.
In 1897 the Florida Division of the UDC
began raising funds to place a monument on the battlefield. The
Florida legislature voted to spend $2,500 towards the construction of the
monument. On October 23, 1912 (100 years ago) the monument was
dedicated on the battlefield site. The monument faces south.
The Battle of Olustee was fought on
this ground February, 20th, 1864 between 5,000 Confederate troops
commanded by Joseph E. Finnegan and 6,000 Federal troops under General Truman
Seymore. The Federals were defeated with 2,000 casualties.
The confederate loss was less than 1,000 men.
Please Join the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of
the Confederacy on Saturday, October 13, 2012
at 11 a.m. for the Rededication of the Confederate Monument that was
originally dedicated 100 years ago.
Dinner on the Grounds
(covered dish) will follow after the Rededication program.
“Departed,
but Not Forgotten!”
FOR
FUTHER INFORMATION CALL: Commander Larry Rosenblatt @ 904-993-5019 or rlrosenblatt@comcast.net via
Internet.
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