2005 Battle of Olustee Reenactment Galleries

Confederate Troops : The Confederate reenactors were quite impressive and between their authentic Rebel Yell when advancing, the many true life beards, and the overall attention to detail, the men and women portraying the CSA had it down.

Confederate Troops

The Confederate reenactors were quite impressive and between their authentic Rebel Yell when advancing, the many true life beards, and the overall attention to detail, the men and women portraying the CSA had it down.

Updated: Feb 21, 2005 3:15am PST

Union Troops : We were lucky to spend some time walking the Union Camp on Sunday morning. The troops there were gracious and welcoming and took the time to explain to my young sons their piece of living history. When they passed in review flying colors from 1864, I stood at attention and thought about my time on active duty in the US Navy and those who came before.

Union Troops

We were lucky to spend some time walking the Union Camp on Sunday morning. The troops there were gracious and welcoming and took the time to explain to my young sons their piece of living history. When they passed in review flying colors from 1864, I stood at attention and thought about my time on active duty in the US Navy and those wh ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2005 3:28am PST

Scenes from the Day : Southern Belles and Gentlemen. Authentic camps and locals and visitors waving the flag of their choice. And most importantly, not much political correctness but a shared understanding of what a tragedy it is when brother and sister raise arms against one another.

Scenes from the Day

Southern Belles and Gentlemen. Authentic camps and locals and visitors waving the flag of their choice. And most importantly, not much political correctness but a shared understanding of what a tragedy it is when brother and sister raise arms against one another.

Updated: Feb 21, 2005 3:31am PST

Battle : On February 20, 1864 over 10,000 Union and Confederate troops met west of Jacksonville, FL in a place called Olustee. The Confederacy was attempting to keep vital Florida supply lines open and the Union was hoping to hasten the end of the war. The battle is considered a victory for the Confederacy and after just over two hours of intense fighting, there were 1,861 Union casualties and 946 casualties on the Confederate side. The Union forces retreated back to Jacksonville and the war went on for another year.

Battle

On February 20, 1864 over 10,000 Union and Confederate troops met west of Jacksonville, FL in a place called Olustee. The Confederacy was attempting to keep vital Florida supply lines open and the Union was hoping to hasten the end of the war. The battle is considered a victory for the Confederacy and after just over two hours of in ...

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 1:53pm PST

Step Back in Time : Copyright 2005 by Tony Klimas

Step Back in Time

Copyright 2005 by Tony Klimas

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 2:08pm PST

Please do not use these photographs in any way without my permission. I can be contacted at tony@olphoto.net.

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