Olustee Magazine

OLUSTEE BATTLE FESTIVAL SESQUICENTENNIAL EDITION

36th Annual Blue-Grey Army

Battle of Olustee Festival

February 14 & 15, 2014

38th Annual

Civil War Reenactment February 16, 2014

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Steve Knight The Blue-Grey Army would like to remember one of its pioneers, Steve Knight, who passed away on July 3, 2013.

Steve was a graduate of Madison County High School and he was an Eagle Scout. He then earned degrees at North Florida Community College and at Florida State University. He had a keen interest in the Civil War. His greatgrandfather, Jesse Flowers, fought at Olustee and survived the battle.

L-R: Clark Williams, Vic Vasco & Steve Knight.

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Steve turned this passion into what is now the annual reenactment at Olustee. He created a character, “Colonel Stephen Knight,” who was a visible presence at many of the early re-enactments at Olustee and throughout the county.

Steve also had a passionate interest in his Native American heritage and he participated in related activities all across the nation. But he wanted an event, similar to the Olustee festival, to commemorate north Central Florida’s own Indian legacy. So he helped to organize the Alligator Festival, which is held annually in our area.

For many years Steve served on the Board of Directors for the Blue-Grey Army where he helped to plan many of the early festivals in downtown Lake City. With his guidance, the Olustee festival has grown into an important annual tradition that is enjoyed by thousands of people.

This year we commemorate this historic anniversary of the Battle of Olustee with a reenactment and a downtown festival. We should pause and reflect on one of the early supporters of the Blue-Grey Army.

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Table of Contents

On The Cover:

Features

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Blue-Grey Army Commanding General

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Ft. White Thespians

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Commemorative Stamp Collection

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Quotes from the Presidents

A hand-colored sketch of the Battle of Olustee is copyrighted 1894 by the printing company Kurz & Allison, of Chicago. The print can be viewed at the Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum in downtown Lake City.

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Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum Battle of Olustee Pioneer & Descendant Families Ladies Tea History of the Reenactment Florida’s First State Park Congressional Black Caucus Award The Civil War Soldier Civil War Uniforms & Ranks Confederate & Union Flags

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Oaklawn Memorial Service Battle & Festival Events Entertainment Schedule Vendor Map 2014 Parade Line-Up

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Blue-Grey Merchandise

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Commanding Generals Blue-Grey Square Dance Olustee Festival Pageant Food at the Battlefield Order of Battle Official Festival Posters Officers & Committees

Blue-Grey Army Commanding General

Tom Coleman

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This year it is a special honor to serve as the Commanding General of the Blue-Grey Army for the 36th annual Olustee Battle Festival because this is the 150th anniversary of the historic Battle of Olustee. The volunteers of the Blue-Grey Army have outdone themselves this year, working for months to create the best festival ever for you. On their behalf, I welcome all of you to our Festival. We hope the Festival means food, fellowship and fun to you. We have a great group of vendors, new and old, with a wide array of arts and crafts and food for you. This year the main stage will host a variety of great music reflecting all of the talent in the surrounding area.

The Festival begins Friday morning at 9:00 AM at the Oaklawn Cemetery with a solemn Civil War Memorial Ceremony with a special guest speaker. If you have never attended this event where we honor those who gave their lives at Olustee, this will be a great year to attend.

Vendors will already be set up downtown awaiting you. At Noon the Festival will officially open on the main stage and the crowd will gather to experience Lake City, full of the sights and sounds of the Festival. At 5:00 PM,

we will once again present the annual skirmish on the banks of Lake DeSoto, featuring the ironclad warships of the era.

On Saturday, all of the vendor booths are open again and the parade begins at 10:30 AM. This year the parade will be bigger than ever, featuring more reenactors than ever and the Commanding Generals of the reenactment forces at Olustee. Horses and carriages and many other participants will also participate in the parade. Events will continue throughout the day, both downtown and at the battlefield.

The annual square dance is on Saturday night.

The battle reenactment is Sunday afternoon, but you should plan to arrive early to see all of the reenactor camps and sutler tents. It is truly like being transported back in time. Shuttle transportation will be provided at a nominal cost from our airport and it is recommended as thousands of people attend the event and parking is limited. All of the times and details for these events are in this program. I and the other members of the Blue-Grey Army welcome you to our best festival ever. Have a great time and enjoy the Festival!

Alvin Gatewood Britt

Family History Tom Coleman’s

Reddin Britt was boarn September 19, 1801. He married Delilah (Zila) Lewis on January 2, 1828. Reddin and Zila had nine children. All of the sons of Reddin

Britt served in the Confederate Army, Company B, 50th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry except the youngest, Samuel, who was only thirteen years old at the time. Alvin Gatewood Britt, born July 31, 1842, the great-greatgrandfather of Tom Coleman, Blue-Grey Army, Commanding General.

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City of Lake City 205 N. Marion Ave. Lake City, Florida 32055 telephone: (386) 752-2031 Fax: (386) 752-4896 February 14, 2014

Mayor-Council Member STEPHEN M. WITT

As Mayor of the City of Lake City, it is my pleasure to welcome you and all visitors to our community to witness and participate in the Blue-Grey Army’s annual festival. The Olustee Battle Festival is celebrating their thirty-sixth anniversary of the event. It has become traditional to pay tribute to those brave souls, both blue and grey uniformed patriots who valiantly fought for what they believed. The ceremony at nine o’clock in the Oaklawn Cemetery is an appropriate beginning to mark our place in history. Following this, you may want to visit the Lake City Historical Museum, Memorial Park and fountain in Lake Desoto, or make yourself at home in Olustee Park. You are urged to visit our area stores and vendors to satisfy your palate or your shopping needs. The parade and other major activities take place on Marion Avenue, in the parks, and a skirmish will take place at Lake Desoto. The reenactment will be at the Olustee Battlefield on Sunday. Shuttles will be available for the ride to Olustee Battlefield. Please have a safe and enjoyable visit to Lake City and come again soon.

Vice-Mayor-Council Member EUGENE JEFFERSON Council Member MELINDA MOSES ZACK PAULK GEORGE WARD City Attorney HERBERT F. DARBY City Manger WENDELL JOHNSON City Clerk AUDREY E. SIKES

Sincerely, Stephen M. Witt, Mayor

Battle of Olustee Reenactment Days February 14-16, 2014 Whereas, on February 20, 1864, our forefathers fought a brutal battle against invading Federal troops, taking a defensive stand amidst the pristine pines of Olustee Field east of Lake City, Florida; and Whereas, when the call to arms went out that bitter winter day, Confederate soldiers took up their weapons and fought fiercely, spurred by knowing not only would the South rise again, but with God’s grace it would never fall; and Whereas, battle raged for half a day, but by dusk the confederacy prevailed as Union troops retreated north, leaving Lake City a stronghold for the south; and Whereas, present day Lake City is steeped in history, thriving on a firm foundation of freedom and pride set long ago by brave, valiant soldiers; and Whereas, we preserve and promote our past by teaching local history in area schools, so that our children may remember those who sacrificed their lives to preserve this great nation; and Whereas, by holding the festival and re-enactment, we pay homage to those before us who sacrificed immensely so we may live in a peaceful, democratic society and carry forth our Southern heritage proudly and justly; and Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Stephen M. Witt, Mayor of City of Lake City do hereby proclaim February 14-16, 2014 as “Battle of Olustee ReEncatment Days” and do so call upon all the citizens to come forward and participate in this event, so we may be remember an era of our past history that set a precedence for what we have become in the present as we blaze the trail towards our future.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seal be affixed this 15th day of January, 2014

Stephen M. witt, mayor city of lake city, florida

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Oaklawn Cemetery

Memorial Service Gravesite of Olustee Battle Unknown Soldiers

Friday, February 14, 2014 - 9:00 am Call To Order..............................Tony Buzzella Posting of Colors.........First Florida Honor Guard Invocation........................Chaplain Robert Davis Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the USA......Scarlet Frisina

Columbia County Commissioner

The National Anthem...................................................Assembly Introduction of Speaker.......................Mayor Stephen Witt Address.................................................Keith W. Kohl

Remarks by.................................Judge Tom Coleman Commanding General, Blue-Grey Army, Inc. Placing of Wreath at Monument.......Members of Olustee Chapter UDC

Linda Williams, Pres.

Annette Lindsey-Hutson, Past Pres.

Ann Butler Brown, Past Pres. of Florida Division, UDC

Taps Benediction............................Chaplain Robert Davis Retiring of Colors........First Florida Honor Guard Keith W. Kohl resides in the Ocala, Florida area. A dedicated historian, he is also a veteran Living History reenactor of several periods of Florida history. He has one son, Jonathon, a re-enactor himself from six weeks old.

The American Civil War and especially Florida’s role in the conflict is one of his most keen areas of interest and study. He serves as the commander of a Civil War Living History Re-enactor battalion in one of Florida’s large reenactor organizations. He has taken part in Living History reenactment events all around the eastern United States and in England, and been involved in Living History presentations at county parks, Florida State Parks,

Keith W. Kohl guest speaker

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United States National Parks, and local museums. He has also given many lectures on Florida in the Civil War at area schools, museums, libraries, public events, and meetings of history-related organizations.

Mr. Kohl is also an avid writer, often combining his passions for writing and history. He is a previous writer and editor of a local Florida history magazine. He has written numerous articles for other area newspapers, programs, and magazines, both in print and in online format on the internet. Some of his articles have also been requested for use in area schools. Florida’s Civil War Years, published in 2011, is his first full-length work.

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Blue-Grey Army

The Blue-Grey Army has committed itself to the historic preservation of our community. Included in this mission is the organization’s efforts on behalf of the historic Perkins Home, which serves as our county’s historical museum, and the revitalization of our historic downtown area. The downtown area is centered around Olustee Park, dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War. In addition, the Blue-Grey Army’s support of the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment, which is held on the actual site of the original battle, serves to heighten awareness for our history-steeped community.

Our volunteer group, which annually numbers in excess of 300 people, is committed to making the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment a source of civic pride and economic benefit to all residents of our area.

Th e Blue-Grey Army was first incorporated in December 1978. Stated within the Articles of Incorporation, as well as the organization’s By-Laws, is that the primary purpose of the Blue-Grey Army is to increase the knowledge

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of its members and the public about the historical events of the Battle of Olustee.

Among the purposes shall be the promotion and presentation of various festival events from time to time and which will and show honor to all veterans of the War Between the States, the encouragement of the study and knowledge of history, teaching of the horror of war and the promotion of the United States of America. Additionally, support will be given to the local historical museum. A basic tenet of the Blue-Grey Army is that war is not something we celebrate, but it is something we should remember.

On occasion, one might wonder if the organization or the re-enactment might further the cause of those who flew the rebel flag, that is not the purpose. The name “Blue-Grey” should be the first clue to representing both the North and the South, or the Federal and the Confederacy. Yes, we may play “Dixie” from time to time, but that is because we are in the south and the song represents the local heritage. However, as we conduct our

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annual memorial service at Oaklawn Cemetery, we remember all that gave their lives in this Florida battle and fought so gallantly.

Th e Blue-Grey Army, nor the reenactment, does not suggest that, “...the South will rise again,” but is instead a history lesson that the battle was fought by men on both sides who stood for important causes to them, many having made the ultimate sacrifice. Yes, the Confederates may have won the Battle of Olustee, but America won the war.

The Blue-Grey Army and organizers of the reenactment have been sensitive to how the annual event is perceived and has successfully confirmed to demonstrate the horrors of war, our heritage and our local history. This has been helped and promoted by the participation of local African-Americans within our organization and those who participate with the re-enactment as members of the famous 54th Massachusetts Regiment, whose valor and honor has been chronicled in history and further publicized in the movie “Glory.”

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Schedule

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Go e ar l y t o the b a ttlefiel d Fri day, Sat urday o r Sunday an d en joy w alk i n g throug h the aut he nt i c camp si t e s and Sut le r ’s r ow.

It will be well wo rt h yo ur t i me t o vi si t t he se ar eas !

Friday, February 14, 2014 School Day - All School Groups $3.00 Per Person

8:30 a.m...................................Colors at Museum/Monument Field 8:45................................. Wreath Laying at the Olustee Monument 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m............. School Tours - Medical demonstrations, military drills, Union and Confederate camps, artillery firing, Sutlers Row, civilian activities, storytelling about African-American soldiers and civilians during the War, and food booths.

Saturday, February 15, 2014 (Admission: $10 Adult/$5 Student. Children ages 5 and under FREE)

8:00 a.m...................................Colors at Museum/Monument Field 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.......... Authentic Campsites open to the Public 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.................... Author/Lecture Series at the Ball Tent 11:00 a.m.......................“How People of Color (Civilian & Military) served in the Civil War” at the Ball Tent 12:00 p.m...................Period Music Concert at Demonstration Area 1:00 p.m..............................Medical Demonstration at Medical Tent 1:30 p.m..................................................Ladies’ Tea at the Ball Tent 2:30 p.m.............................. Period Music Concert at the Battlefield 3:30 p.m.............................................................Battle Reenactment

Events

School Day

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School Day - All School Groups $3.00 Per Person

This wonderful program offers the unique opportunity to experience military life in 1864. Interact with reenactors and sutlers who demonstrate fascinating aspects of the medical demonstrations, period encampments, artillary demonstrations and the park’s interpretive learning activities and maps identifying the education stations will be available.

Bus/Vehicle parking is along U.S. Highway 90. Limit the number of cars by carpooling. WE STRONGLY SUGGEST A RATIO OF ONE CHAPERON TO EVERY 10 STUDENTS. Picnicers are welcome, food concessions will be available.

Get a free Olustee Teacher’s Handbook with activities and supplemental materials that are easily adaptable to learning centers. It is correlated with the Sunshine State Standards and includes some of the same formats that are on the test.

Sunday, February 16, 2014 (Admission: $10 Adult/$5 Student. Children ages 5 and under FREE)

8:30 a.m...................................Colors at Museum/Monument Field 9:00 a.m...............................................Union Monument ceremony 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m..........Authentic Campsites open to the public 10:00 a.m.............................Period Church Services at the Ball Tent 12:30 p.m............................. Period Music Concert at the Battlefield 1:30 p.m............ 38th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee 2:45 p.m.............................. Formal Retreat and Final Volley of Fire

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Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park

5890 Battlefield Trail Rd. Sanderson, FL 32087 www.FloridaStateParks.org/Olustee 877-635-3655

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F e s t i va l Ev ents

Thursday, February 13, 2014 5:00pm Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors

set-up downtown Lake City 7:00 Olustee Theatrical Performance by ACT

Friday, February 14, 2014 9:00am

Civil War Memorial Service Oaklawn Cemetery Special Speaker and Recognition of Veterans 9:00am -6:00pm Vendor Booths Open – Downtown • Arts/ Crafts/ Food Booths • Public Service Booths • Commercial Booths • Main Stage Entertainment • Kids Zone Entertainment 12:00 Noon Official Opening Ceremonies for Festival – Mainstage Staff and Local Dignitaries invited to be on stage.

5:00pm Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, and Skirmish, on the shore of Lake Desoto

Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:30am 8:30am

5-K Run Blue Grey One Mile Fun Run around Lake Desoto (Awards follow)

9:00am - 6:00pm 10:30am

Vendor Booths Open Downtown/Entertainment Annual Parade Beginning at South Marion Street to US 90 West (Duval Street)

12:00 Noon

Visiting dignitaries, Parade Marshal, Olustee Family recognized and Miss Olustee Festival winners on Main Stage - Downtown Blue/Grey Square Dance Rountree Moore-Toyota showroom 1252 West US Highway 90

7:45pm

No pets allowed at battlefield (Park) • Food & Drink Available at the site • Transportation: The Blue/Grey Army has a Park ‘n Ride service leaving from the Lake City Airport (US 90 east) and the Baker County Prison Center beginning at 1:30pm on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday morning. Minimum bus charge is $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. Preschool children are free. Seating: Bleacher seating available for viewing of the battle on Saturday & Sunday. Sutlers camp to purchase items open to the public during both days. www.OlusteeFestival.com

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Thespians The next rewrite was “Romeo and Juliet Southern Style” in which the Montagues and Capulets became North and South. Real people, places and events were used to make the play authentic to the history of our area.

The Fort White Thespians Guild became a high school elective about seven years ago. The start wasn’t very exciting but the students soon changed that! FWHS drama teacher Harry Joiner led this endeavor for many years and soon began reaching out to many organizations in the comDowntown at the Tent munity. Jeanie Wilks, a singer, re-enacCourthouse Annex parking Lot, tor and a member of the Olustee FestiUnder The Tent val Entertainment Committee, joined Show times Fort White as an English and drama Friday, February 14, 2014 • 10 am & 1 pm teacher. Her experience as an entertainer and her connections with the Saturday, February 15, 2014 • 1pm & 3pm performing community of Lake City opened many doors for the students. Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum The Fort White Thespians Guild has 157 Hernando Ave. Lake City been mentored by the Alligator Community Theater and for three years the Show times students performed “Shakespeare UnFriday, February 14, 2014 • 11 am & 2 pm der the Stars” out in the courtyard of Saturday, February 15, 2014 • 1pm & 3pm the Fort White High School. Two of the Shakespeare plays were organized and rewritten by Jeanie Wilks. The Students performed in the Fort White first play organized was Shakespeare Gym and at the Lake City Mall. through the eyes of the Presidents, In 2011, the Thespian Guild was invittheir favorite plays and scenes. ed to open the Olustee Battle Festival with a performance of “Our American Cousin”, which was the play produced at Ford’s Theater the night of April 14, 1865.

During the play John Wilkes Booth (played by Cody Gray) ran in and shot Abraham Lincoln.

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of the original performance at Ford’s Theatre.

The ending was changed by bringing back Mr. Lincoln to see the remainder of the play. The students amazingly picked up where they left off and finished the play. The production was a huge success with over 500 in attendance.

During all of these plays the Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum has been a sponsor of the Thespian Guild. For the last three years, they have worked diligently with the county students to strengthen their knowledge of history, dress, and behavior and helped them to be as authentic as possible. Along with the Blue-Grey Army, the Lake City Columbia County Historical Museum has encouraged the student’s participation in the Olustee Festival. This year we are pleased to be performing at the Museum and Downtown Festival.

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9:00 am Food, Arts & Crafts Booths Open 9:10 am Adlai Wingfield, Niblack Elementary 9:30 am Pam Staats, Five Points Elementary 9:50 am Teri Cameron, Eastside Elementary 10:10 am Julie Taylor, Melrose Elementary 10:25 am Joanne Hinkle, Columbia City Elem.

10:40 am Ginger Norris, Ft. White Elementary 11:05 am Allison Moore, Summers Elementary 11:25 am Cynthia Tickel, Westside Elementary 11:45 am Becky Striebel, Pinemount Elem.

12:00 pm Opening Ceremonies 12:30 pm Christine Robertson, Richardson

Middle School

12:50 pm David O’Neill,

Lake City Middle School 1:10 pm Tony Buzzella,

Shining Star Academy Chorus 1:30 pm Glenn Cherry, CHS Chorus 2:00 pm Ryan Schultz, CHS Jazz Band 2:30 pm Shining Star Band and Orchestra 3:10 pm Jasmine Horton 3:35 pm Montine Humphries

Entertainment Hosted by Tony Buzzella & Jeanie Wilks

4:00 pm Dalita de Arce,

Southern Rhythm Cloggers 4:30 pm Suwannee String Ensemble 5:00 pm Lakeside Skirmish (Lake Desoto) 5:25 pm Alexus Branscome 6:00 pm Entertainment ends

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5-K Run - 8:30 AM ........................................................

Fun Run Awards - LCARD - 9:30 AM ........................................................

Kelli Park - 10:00 AM ........................................................

Pure Joy - 10:25 AM ........................................................

Olustee Festival Parade - 10:30 AM ........................................................

Southen Joy - 10:55 AM .......................................................

Nalani Quintello - 11:25 AM ........................................................

Parade Marshals/ Miss Olustee 2014 - 12:00 PM ........................................................

Jessica Davis - 12:40 AM ........................................................

Olustee Descendants - 12:25 PM ........................................................

Jessica Davis - 12:40 AM ........................................................

US Navy Band SE - 1:00 PM ........................................................

The Dixie Dancers - 2:00 PM ........................................................

Gateway City Big Band Matt Johns - 2:30 PM ........................................................

Old Goat & A Kid - 3:30 PM ........................................................

Sothern Rythm Cloggers - 3:45 PM ........................................................

Fancy Dancer - 4:15 PM ........................................................

Jeremiah Ross - 4:35 PM ........................................................

Willow Veda - 5:10 PM ........................................................

Average Joe - 5:35 PM ........................................................

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Navy Band Southeast’s Contemporary Entertainment Ensemble

Pride

Navy Band Southeast’s Contemporary Entertainment Ensemble, Pride is a high-energy unit with a repertoire of hits spanning 50 years, making it an ideal group for military balls, official receptions, and public concerts. The ensemble remains on the cutting edge of today’s popular music scene by choos-

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ing a variety of selections each year from current Top 40 charts. Their incredible mix of pop, rhythm and blues, classic rock, modern rock, dance, Motown, soul, hip-hop, swing, country, and disco makes them a sure hit for diverse audiences and age groups.

Whatever your event, Pride is sure to please!

Performance Schedule: Friday, February 14, 2014 10 am & 1 pm - Annex Parking Lot 11 am & 2 pm - Historical Museum Saturday, February 15, 2014 Parade 1 pm & 3 pm - Annex Parking Lot & Museum

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e Living History R Dedicated museum volunteers share their life passion for preserving and recreating history for the next generation

The Lake City – Columbia County Historical Museum is a valuable resource for North Central Florida. Occupying a house built during Reconstruction, the museum contains photographs and artifacts detailing 150 years of local history.

Its collection of authentic Civil War relics is worth seeing and an adjoining room contains items from all major 20th century conflicts. Native American objects, period furnishings, and kitchen appliances round out its collection.

In addition to physical objects, the museum contains local genealogy records and clippings files from local newspapers.

The museum is seeking volunteers. No experience is necessary. Please email lakecityhistoricalmuseum@gmail.com for more information.

Stop by the museum during Olustee weekend! Located at 157 SE Hernando Avenue in downtown Lake City.

During the Olustee Festival and Re-Enactment join us at the Lake City -Columbia County Historical Museum where costumed living history reenactors will introduce you to life during the Civil War.

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During the weekend the Fort White Thespian Group will be acting as docents and performing on: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Saturday, February 15, 2014 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm Visitors to the museum will learn about the history of North Florida and the over 1000 Museum’s items. Visitors may also have access to the genealogy records for the area including the Vinzant Family, the former owners of the historic home which in which the museum is housed.

Volunteers are always needed at the Museum. You can volunteer for as little as three hours a week, and there are many areas to volunteer for. Just call and leave a message for the volunteer coordinator.

Volunteer areas are as follows: • Docent (with training provided) • Working benefit events • Research • Filing • Yard work • Special Projects • Maintenance • Carpentry

Included in your Museum membership: • Access to seminars, workshops, programs at a discounted price • Discounts on museum store items • Excursions to other museums, field trips, etc.

For Teachers and Educators: The Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum offers quality educational programs. All programs meet Sunshine State Standards, promote critical thinking skills, and include multidisciplinary activities that enhance skills assessed through FCAT. You do not need to be a formal public or private school group to book a tour or program. Home-school groups, adult groups, scouting groups, and any others are always welcome.

The Museum’s Educational Program offers a docent guided tour tailored to the group with a handout that contains games and puzzles about area history, given to each student. Children and adults are encouraged to join the museum staff in their annual living history presentations.

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Jewlery 109 Brown Pepper Products 200 Poindexter Kettle Korn 201 Sawyer Early County

Furniture 202 Phillips Collegiate Branded

Accessories 203 Kral Handmade Jewelry 204 Isbell Handmade Vintage

Beaded Jewelry 205 Frankenfield Creative Letters

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206 Pritchett Crafts 208 Doudney Florida History Novel 209 Donaldson Silhouettes 210 McGraw Earrings 300 Vinson Texas Joes Trading

Post 301 Keen Bear Bottom Boyz

Salsa 302 DePasquale Face Painting 303 Carbonaro Sportswear 305 Jenkins Crafts 306 Starling Game Calls 400 Butler Sand Art 401 Conner Gourmet Foods 402 Miller T-Shirts 405 Ernst Seed Bead Jewelry 406 Britt Leather 408 Jones Crochet Crafts 410 Smith Window Clings 412 Gaylord Cakes 413 Bedenbaugh Handmade Hair

Accessories 414 McClees Woodowork 416 Parker Magnetic Jewelry 417 Beasley Scented Candles 419 Lary Interactive Candle

Making 500 Williams Wooden Toys 504 Herring Plants

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506 Morgan Vinyl Decals 507 Grooms Krafty Krew 508 Williams Collectables 509 Arbutina Teddy Bear Stuffing 511 Sherman Personalized Jewelry 513 Graf Miss Bee Haven

Honey 514 Mills Solar Lights, Aprons 515 Hart Wood Items 516 Smith T-Shirts & Wood

Crafts 519 Croft Farmhouse Sauces 600 Van Gateway Art Gallery 602 Matthews Hand Carved 603 Mathews Fudge & Nuts 607 Newman Baked Goods 608 Finerman Banks 609 Albala Wood Mirrors & Yard

Art 610 Moses Melted Shea Butter 611 Smith Framed Art &

Handbags 612 Barton Fabric Crafts 613 Schloss Handmade Pottery 614 Kienzle Sketching Caricatures 615 Fuller Swings and Things 618 Dortch Farm Puppets 620 Kilgore Airbrush 700 Staples Bonsai & Bamboo 702 McSwain Jewelry 703 Gilreath Handmade Silver

Jewelry

704 Doss Handmade

Monogram 707 Diedricks Candies 708 Springs Homemade Fudge 709 Hanson Wooden Flower Pots 714 McCance Foam Pets 715 Sherrod Schatzi’s Home Décor 718 Martin Folk Wooden Toys 800 Sattler Leather

Food Vendors Non - Profit Groups Kids Korner

1002 Corl

1003 Aultman

Sno-Kones, SnoDrinks Heaven Central Church

810 Erskine 812 Hutchinson 11 Wilder 12 Gray 13 Schulz

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Bird & Bath Houses Handbags / Jewelry Veteran Assist Fort White HOSA Florida Gateway College The Road Center Inc.

1004 Allen 1005 Ford 1006 Poole

1007 Hathaway God 1009 Braddy 1010 Kramer 1011 Abbott 1012 Thornton

1013 Poyraz 1014 Bryan 1019 Sheppard

1020 Hannan

BBQ Hot Apple Dumplings Sausage & Elephant Ears Evangel Church of Roasted Corn Low Country Boil Italian Ice TRT Samaritan Ministries Gryos, Beef Sausage Cajun Cookin Bread of Life Ministries Lemon Shakers

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1021 Singletary

1022 Hartsfield

1024 Snipes 2000 Morgan 2001 Stalvey 2002 Martin 2003 Hilton 2005 Macy 2007 Bates

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Seafood & Greek Food Snowballs Funnel Cakes Lake City Lions Club Soft Serve Ice Cream Lemonade & Iced Tea Hot Dogs, Chili, Fries Seafood and More Cranberry Melt Gourmet Grilled Cheese Terri’s Sweet Tweets Barbeque & Fry Ribs Kettle Corn Handcrafted Jewlery

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Parade Line-Up First Unit: Columbia County...........................Col. Co. Sheriff ’s Office Olustee Battle Descendants......... Family of James Barrow, 64th Regiment Georgia Volunteers City of Lake City...............................Lake City Police Dept.

Pioneer Family of Columbia County....................Family of City Council......................................... Mayor Stephen Witt William Joseph & Harriett Owens Zack Paulk, Eugene Jefferson, Melinda Moses, George Ward, Wendell Johnson, City Manager United Daughters of the Confederacy................................................ Florida Division State of Florida................................Florida Highway Patrol President & Other Officers Department of Agriculture Department of Transportation Children of the Confederacy Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission Florida Division................................... Officers & Members of the Florida Division Florida Forest Service Military Order of the Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Florida – Col. Co. Stars and Bars ...................................... Officers & Members City of Lake City.......................Lake City Fire Department Florida Park Service Mounted Columbia County...................................... Fire Department

Color Guard...................................The Florida Park Service

Century Ambulance Service

Third Unit: Second Unit: Blue-Grey Army......................Past Commanding Generals & Military Staff

First Federal Bank of Florida.............. Nicole Storer, Renee Faulkner, Gloria Markham, and Marley McIntosh Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Florida Columbia County

Color Guard & Host Re-enactment Unit.............. 1st Florida Honor Guard LCMS Drumline..........................................David Chandler 1860’s Hearse.........................Honoring Civil War Veterans Florida State Representative...................... Elizabeth Porter Riderless Horse.................................................. John Tucker Circuit & County Judges.......................... Circuit Court Judge 2014 Parade Marshals............................. Thomas Lee Jessee & James Erin Permane Sons of the Confederate Veterans....... Olustee Camp 1463

Julian Collins, Circuit Court Judge Wes Douglas, Circuit Court Judge David Fina, Circuit Court Judge Paul Bryan, Circuit Court Judge Leandra Johnson, Circuit Court Judge Greg Parker, Circuit Judge Andrew Decker, County Judge Tom Coleman

Sons of the Confederate Veterans............ Winston Stevens Constitutional Officers....................................Clerk of Courts Camp 2041 DeWitt Cason, Property Appraiser Doyle Crews, Sheriff Mark Civil War Ironclad............................................USS Monitor

Hunter, Supervisor of Elections Liz Horne, Tax Collector Ronnie Brannon, Superintendent of Schools Terry Huddleston

Civil War Ironclad............................................ CSS Virginia Board of County Commissioners............................... Ronald 2014 Commanding General...............Judge Tom Coleman Williams, Rusty DePratter, Bucky Nash, Stephen Bailey, Scarlet Parnell Frisina, Dale Williams, County Manager

President Abraham Lincoln................................ Keith Kohl Robert E. Lee, & Jefferson Davis Bard Gymnastics....................... Bard Studios & Pat Arnold Olustee Battle Descendants...................................Family of Fort White High School Thespians................. Harry Joiner Eli Croome Horne, Company B, 10th Florida Infantry Shining Star Academy of the Arts 26

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February 15, 2014 Downtown Lake City, FL

2014 Olustee Festival Pageant Court Beauty Winners............................................. 2014 Baby Miss Olustee Festival, Tiny Miss Olustee Festival, Miniature Miss Olustee Festival, Little Miss Olustee Festival, Petite Miss Olustee Festival, Pre-Teen Miss Olustee Festival, Junior Miss Olustee Festival, Miss Olustee Festival

Talent Winners........................................................ Tiny Tot, Petite, Junior, Miss

Circle Cross Cowboy Church Band............Zach Douglas, Pastor 2014 Columbia County Teacher of the Year CHS JROTC........................................... Chief Richardson

Fourth Unit: Girl Scouts..............................................Epiphany Cluster Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo Columbia County Senior Services, Inc. Sons of Confederate Veterans Mechanized Cavalry................3rd Battalion, Company D Order of the Confederate Rose Livestock 4-H Club........................... Casey Jones, Leader Florida Gateway College......................Lake City, Florida Lake City Express.......................... Lake City Shrine Club

Past Parade Marshals 1988 Honorary Veterans Marshal - Mayor Gerald Witt 1990 Honorary Veteran’s Marshal - Thomas Wheaton, VA Hospital Director, Twelfth District 1991 Congressman Pete Peterson 1991 Honorary Veterans Marshal-Eddie Piazza, Disabled American Veteran Commander 1992 Randy Mackey, House of Representatives, State of Florida 1993 Brigadier General Richard G. Capps, Florida National Guard 1994 Honorable Doug Jamison, Florida Commissioner of Education 1995 Vic Smith “Poke McHenry” of the Florida Times Union 1996 George Winterling, Weatherman, News 4 Jacksonville 1997 President Abe Lincoln, (Tad Allen) and General Ulysses S. Grant (Ron Bair) 1998 Richard H. Anders, local educator and School Board Member 1999 Dr. Barney E. McRae 2000 Congresswoman Karen W. Thurman (D), Florida 2001 Jim Stevenson, Environmental Administrator, DFEP 2002 Ambassador Pete Peterson 2003 Judge Charles Vocelle 2004 Morris Williams 2005 Harry & Margaret Wuest 2006 Dr. Alfonso Levy 2007 Faye Bowling Warren & Grady Warren 2008 Duffy Soto 2009 Joseph Wilson 2010 Victor Vasco & Steve Knight 2011 Herbert and Ann Darby 2012 County Commissioner Ron Williams & wife, Gwen 2013 Judge E. Vernon Douglas If you know of any past Parade Marshal that is not on our list... Please let us know.

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2014 Parade Marshals

Premane James Erin

Permaine, of Bradenton, Florida grew up and attended school in Manatee County, Florida. He attended the University of Florida in 1984. He began reenacting in 1985 with Company D, 1st Florida Infantry, the original hosts of the “Battle of Olustee Reenactment”, and has been deeply involved with the event ever since.

Permane worked in the film industry on features such as Glory, Last of the Mohicans, Gettysburg and Gods and Generals. He has also worked on Documentary projects such as Hunter’s Raid, The Battle of Lynchburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga, The Death Knell of the Confederacy and Kennesaw: One Last Mountain. Permane is also currently working on a series Dry Creek, which is now in pre-production.

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Jessee

Thomas Lee

A native Virginian, Thomas moved to Florida with his family, he joined a local reenactment unit in 1969 at the age of eighteen. He started out as a Private and through the years worked his way up the ranks to General.

Over the years, he has attended reenactments of all the major War Between the States Battles throughout the United States as well as commanding troops at many of the national events.

In 1977, Thomas attended the first Olustee Reenactment on the Olustee Battlefield and has attended every Olustee event since that time. During those early Olustee reenactments, he was given command of Confederate troops. Then in the early part of the 1980’s, he became Commanding General of the Confederate Forces at Olustee, a positions he still currently holds.

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We will have t-shirts on sale at the Downtown Festival & battlefield.

Blue-Grey Army Merchandise

These items will be on sale beginning Thursday and will continue throughout the weekend. There will be a limited supply, so buy early! Come by and take a piece of Olustee home with you! All collectors are welcome!!!

Enjoy the Festival!

Information Station sponsored by Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Lake City Statement of Policy - Blue-Grey Army 2014 The Blue-Grey army has committed itself to the historic preservation of our community. Included in this mission is the organizations’s efforts on behalf of the historic Perkins Home which serves as our county’s historical museum and revitalization of our historic downtown area which is centered around Olustee Park, dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War. In addition, the Blue-Grey Army’s support of the Olustee Battle Festival and the Re-enactment, which is held on the actual site of the original battle, serves to heighten awareness for our history steeped community. Our volunteer group, which annually numbers in excess of 300, is committed to making the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment a source of civic pride and economic benefit to all residents of our area.

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Stamp Cancellation Set Once in a Lifetime, The 2014 Battle of Olustee Pictorial Envelope and Stamp Commemorative Set. The set will be sold at Olustee Park Friday, February 14, 2014 and Saturday, February 15, 2014 Only.

Commemorative Stamp Committee: Dennis and Carol Dory.

Artist: Duffy Soto

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This year’s stamps are from two major battles in 1863, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Both battles were won by Union Forces, but not without major losses on both sides.

Gettysburg had over 51,000 total casualties and after the loss General Robert E. Lee tended his resignation to Jefferson Davis, But it was wisely refused.

Vicksburg saw the South surrender on July 4th. The people had been living in caves and were forced to eat their mules. After the surrender General Grant allowed the confederate troops to lay down their arms and go home rather than take over thirty-one thousand troops prisoner.

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This was also done at the end of the war. This victory opened the rivers from the mouth of the Mississippi to the north.

Available for purchase as a set with fifty sets available.

The cancelled stamped envelopes featuring the 2014 Olustee poster artwork, done by local Artist Duffy Soto, will be sold at the Blue Grey Merchandise Tent at Olustee Park Downtown.

Price per set is $5.00. All proceeds go to the Lake City VA Hospital Hospice.

Be sure to own your special piece of history. Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at the 2014 Battle of Olustee Festival.

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Blue-Grey Army

Past Commanding Generals

Sue Heavrin 1990, 1991

Mike Collins 1987, 1988

Ron Williams 1986, 1989, 2002, 2003

James Montgomery 1992

Mike Null 1985, 1998, 1999

Faye Bowling Warren 1983,1984

Richard Ellis 1978

Vernon Douglas 1980,1981,1982

Current Commanding General

Tom Coleman 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013

Harvey Campbell 1993, 1994

Dennis Roberts 1995, 2004, 2005 34

Ken Biggs 1979

Paul Bryan 1996, 1997

George Wehrli 2000, 2001

Dewey Weaver 2006, 2007

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Stephen Witt 2011, 2012

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Harriet Hasseltine Elizabeth Green and William Joseph Owens Pioneer Family Columbia County, Florida William Joseph Owens was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, on July 22, 1832, son of Griffin Owens. William Joseph Owens moved to Columbia County, Florida in January 1853. He married Harriet Hasseltine Elizabeth Green in Columbia County, Florida, November 2, 1853. She was born March 12, 1835 in South Carolina, daughter of Mary Jane Dicks and William Joseph Green. The following children were born to Harriet and William Joseph Owens: Georgia Ann Owens was born 17 January 1855 and married Henry Floyd Barwick, 12 December 1877.

He was born 13 June 1846. She died 4 November 1932, and her husband died 16 November 1930. Both were buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery.

William Thomas Owens was born 14 May 1856 and married Elizabeth Cason, 17 June 1877. She was born 14 January 1858. He died 6 January 1941, and his wife died 4 June 1931.

Both were buried in the Huntsville Methodist Church Cemetery.

Charles P. Owens was born in 1858

and nothing further is known about him.

Jane E. Owens was born 9 March 1860 and married John Williams, 7 January 1880. He was born 12 August 1850. Jane died 19 March 1927, and he died 21 May 1923. Both were buried in the Godbold-Williams Cemetery.

Benjamin Griffin Owens was born in 1862 and married Rena Cason. He died 23 June 1935 in Polk County, Florida, and Rena died in 1943 in Duval County, Florida.

Mary Frances Owens was born 4 February 1864 and married William Beal (e), 5 December 1886. She died 4 September 1946, and her husband died January 1, 1920. Both were buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery.

Laura A. Owens was born 30 April 1866 and married John Elias Williams. She died 5 January 1946, and her husband died 14 January 1917.

Both were buried in Swift Creek Cemetery, Hamilton County, Florida.

George W. Owens was born 1 October 1868 and married Lillie Ann

Harriet & Joseph

Harriet H E. Green and William Joseph Owens Family. Photos courtesy of State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Photographic Collection.

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Front row: Mary Ann Green, Hazel Hancock, Sallie Rae Williams, Benita Scofield Markham, Nancy Sue Hunter, Elsie Hunter Holiday, Eleanor Owens Estess, Rodney H. Smith. Second row: (L-R) Annie McLeod, Casey Howard, Raymond Williams, Hunter Williams, Kellie Wolford Roberts, Nancy Smith Hanzelon. Third row: (L-R) T. Gerald Williams , Wayne R. Williams, Al A. Williams, Christie Owens, Joseph Courtney, Tim Owens, Danny Owens, Larry Law, David Allbritton, Samantha Owens, Tommy Owens, Mike Hunter, Craig F. Wolford. Descendants of William and Harriet Owens. Photo courtesy of the Lake City Reporter Roberts, 18 December 1889. He died 25 May 1954, and his wife died 8 February 1948. Both were buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery.

John L. Owens was born 1 September 1870 and married Julia Lenora North, 25 December 1893. He died 31 December 1959 and was buried in the Wellborn Cemetery, Suwannee County, Florida. Julia Owens was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Hamilton County, Florida.

Thomas Hall Owens was born 7 April 1873 and married Julia Swailes, 9 December 1901. He died 6 August 1918, and his wife died 7 February 1933. Both were buried in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Jesse Henry Owens was born 8 June 1875 and married Mamie Dicks.

He died 24 January 1935, and his wife died 27 August 1963. Both were buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.

During the Civil War, William Joseph Owens enlisted in Company E, 9th Florida Infantry, 6th Battalion, and, although his regiment fought at the Battle of Olustee, he was not present as he was on detail duty with the Pioneer Corps by order of General Finnegan. The Pioneer Corps was a unit of men on detailed leave

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from their unit whose primary responsibility was to build and defend earthworks, fortifications, pontoon bridges, and other structures of war.

While her husband was in the military, Harriet Elizabeth Owens “rendered faithful, valuable and continuous service to the Southern Confederacy by providing provisions and supplies for the soldiers of the Confederacy, as well as giving of her personal effects and property to the sick, wounded, and dying soldiers during the Battle of Olustee, Florida, and, for several weeks thereafter, ministered as a nurse to the comfort, aid, and support of the sick, wounded, and dying soldiers in the old Cathey Building, Lake City, Florida. She also spent a great portion of her time in spinning yarn to be used in making clothes for the Confederacy� (Legislative Act, Chapter 19371, No. 376).

At the close of the war, William Joseph Owens returned home to farm.

He bought and sold numerous tracts of land and leased land for timber and turpentine privileges. In 1871, he also became a rancher and raised cattle.

After years of suffering from palsy, William Joseph Owens passed away on 14 April 1912. Harriet Owens

passed away on 24 December 1918.

Both were buried in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida.

The descendants of this noteworthy couple are known for being respected and productive citizens. They include (but are not limited to): Mary Ann Green, Hazel Hancock, Sallie Rae Williams, Benita Scofield Markham, Nancy Sue Hunter, Elsie Hunter Holliday, Eleanor Owens Estess, Rodney H. Smith, Annie McLeod, Audrey Parkins, Casey Howard, Raymond Williams, Hunter Williams, Kellie Wolford Roberts, Nancy Smith Hanzelon, T. Gerald Williams, Wayne R. Williams, Al A. Williams, Christie

Owens, Joseph Courtney, Tim Owens, Danny Owens, Larry Law, David Albritton, Samantha Owens, Tommy W. Owens, Mike Hunter, Craig F. Wolford, Mable Scofield Wolford, Ronald Owens, Taylor Owens, Allison Owens, Nathan Owens, Jeff Owens, Erin Owens, Jessica Owens, Alan Owens, Lawton Owens, Jordan Owens, Jodi Kelley, Julie Haltiwanger, and Kimberly Tuckey.

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row was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of Company B, 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry Volunteers.

When Federal troops landed in Jacksonville, Florida in February 1864, the 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry Volunteers was one of the units of the Confederate force whose James Barrow was born March 25, purpose was to intercept and stop the 1841 in Oglethorpe County, Geor- Federal troops from coming inland. gia, son of Sarah Eliza Pope and Lieutenant Colonel James Barrow David Crenshaw Barrow. In 1858, was the second in command of the at the age of seventeen, he entered 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry Volthe United States Military Academy unteers. He was noted as being one at West Point. In January 1861, after of the youngest men of his rank in three years at the Academy, Barrow the Confederate Army. resigned and returned to his home to On February 20, 1864, when the enlist in the Confederate war effort. Federal forces closed in, Barrow’s In June 1861, he became an adjutant regiment met the enemies head on. to General Howell Cobb of the Six- When John W. Evans, colonel of teenth Georgia Regiment. the 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry According to his military service Volunteers, was wounded, Barrow record, on May 26, 1862, James Bar- took over the command of the unit and rallied the Confederate troops who eventually overran the Federal force; however, the young Lieutenant Colonel James Barrow did not live to see the victory. He died on the field of a bullet wound through the heart.

His body was sent by train to Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, where it was laid to rest by Front row: James William Barrow III, Geor- his mother in the Oconee Hill gianah M. Barrow; second row: Charles Cemetery.

The collateral descendants Kelly Barrow, Cassie Barrow. Descendants of James Barrow are Charles of James Barrow.

Battle of Olustee Past Pioneer Families 2007 2005 1996

1995

1994

1993

The Hill Family The Ives Family The Jenkins Family & The Witt Family The Griffin Family & The Melton Family The John J. Jones Family & The William M. Hancock Family The Combs Family, Descendants of James Combs & The Roberts Family, Descendants of Zachariah Roberts

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1987

The Dicks Family, Descendants of Joseph Dicks John & Frances Mayo & Descendants of Robert Brown Pearly Crews Hurst Family Rufus & Meriba Ogden The William & Rethy Markham Family A.K. and Lassie Black

Eli Croome Horn Olustee Soldier Company B, 10th Regiment Florida Infantry

James Barrow 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry Volunteers

Lt. Colonel James Barrow, Company B, 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry Kelly Barrow and his children, Georgianah M. Barrow, and James William Barrow III. Charles Kelly Barrow is employed as an educator in Henry County, Georgia. He is currently serving as Lt. Commander in Chief of the National Sons of Confederate Veterans, and he also serves on the Georgia Civil War Commission. He has authored, edited and researched many topics concerning the Confederate heritage, including Black Confederates, Black Southerners in Confederate Armies and Georgia’s Confederate Counties.

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Eli Croome Horn was born in Twiggs County, Georgia, on November 18, 1845, the son of Arthur Bryant Horne, mechanic and farmer, and Mary Hardy Stanley. The family moved to Hamilton County, Florida in 1857. Eli C. Horn followed in his father’s footsteps and became a mechanic and farmer, also. He married Mary A. “Mollie” Frier, born July 24, 1841 in Georgia.

To this union were born the following children: (1) Thomas Horn, born ca 1862, died before 1880; (2) John, born ca 1864, died before 1880; (3) Emma Annette Horn, born May 30, 1867, died March 12, 1932, buried in Day Cemetery, Day, Florida, married Wiley Eli McCall; (4) Mallory Frederick Horn, born September 14, 1871, died February 8, 1933, married Sallie Watson; (5) Mary Eva Horn, born ca 1874, married H. J. Green in 1891 in Jasper, Florida; and (6) Sarah Helen Horn, born June 6, 1876, died March 5, 1949 in Jennings, Florida, married Madison Lent Horton.

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became engaged in the general grocery business. He was the patentee of the Horne’s Sea Island Cotton Gin. He died in Jasper, Florida, on October 12, 1915. His second wife, Mollie Reid Horne, died in 1933, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Jas-

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Florida, on October 10, 1882.

After the death of his first wife, Eli C. Horn married Mollie Reid on November 21, 1883. She was born 1858 in Tennessee. To this union were born the following children: (1) Cleveland Horne, born ca 1885; (2) Virgie Horne, born ca 1886; and (3) Florence Horne, born ca 1889.

Eli C. Horne enlisted in Company E, 1st Battalion Florida Infantry on December 1, 1863 in Savannah, Georgia. This company subsequently became Company B, 10th Regiment Florida Infantry. Along with others in this company, Eli C. Horne fought at the Battle of Olustee. According to his Florida Confederate Soldier’s Pension, he was captured at Petersburg about ten days before General Lee’s surrender, and, a few days after the surrender, he was discharged

Kaleb Jaye Sadler and Zane Kolby Sadler, Descendants of Eli and Mary Horn from prison. D. B. Johnson and Jno. M. Caldwell provided an affidavit of his service.

After the war, he returned to Hamilton County, Florida and began blacksmithing and farming, which he continued until 1881. At that time, he

Eli Croome Horn and wife, Mary A. Frier, Company B, 10th Regiment Florida Infantry.

per, Florida.

Descendants of this honorable and respected couple include (but are not limited to) to Anita Lynn Eason Dormer, Katrina Johns Sadler, Zane Kolby Sadler, and Kaleb Jaye Sadler.

Battle of Olustee Descendants Each year we recognize families whose ancestor(s) have some connection to the Battle of Olustee and to the many events of those tumultuous days. What better way to truly feel the realities of those times than through the personal stories of those who lived them, as related to us by their descendants. Soldiers and civilians, wives and children, friends, mother and fathers. They remain very much a part of who we are today. They are our family, our kin, our loved ones, and a fragment of them lives on in each of us.

We all have a history and a need to try to understand it, to know it, to experience it somehow. Through our ancestors, we can all claim a little personal piece of history; it’s ours to keep, forever imprinted on us. Through the stories of those whose ancestors fought the Battle of Olustee, and who actually lived those turbulent times, we come to a better understanding of our own heritage and our histories, both individual and collective, and the period of the War Between the States is no longer a remote time, but a little part of all of us.

Mary Jane Weaver, Battle of Olustee Descendants Blue-Grey Army, Inc.

Blue-Grey Battle of Olustee Descendant Families 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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Descendants of Thomas Jessup Branning Descendants of William Haddock Cone Descendants of Robert Christie, Co. F. 4th (Clinch’s) Georgia Cavalry Descendants of Frederick Hartwell Koon Descendants of John “Jonathan” R. Williams, Co. K, 4th Georgia Cavalry Regiment Descendants of Jefferson Froy Beasley, Capt, Asa A. Stewart’s Company transferred to Capt. B.L. Reynold’s Independent Company, 6th FL Descendants of Robinson B. Dugger, Co. D. First Federal Cavalry Descendants of Absalom Coon, Private, Co. E, H, 9th Florida Infantry Descendants of Count Pulaski Farnell, Private, Co. I, 2nd Florida Cavalry Descendants of Private Henry Varnes, 6th Florida Battalion, 9th Florida Regiment

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Descendants of William Crawford Lindsey, Home Guard; Descendants of Private Bolling G. Boone, Company G, 28th Battalion (Bonaud’s) Georgia Seige Artillery, CSA Descendants of Cone Brothers, 2nd Florida Cavalry Descendants of Capt. Richard Henry Lee Jewett, 54th Mass, Infantry; Descendants of William Addison Hunter, Ninth Florida Infantry Regiment Descendants of Capt. William Col. Cobb, Ninth Fl Infantry; Descendants of William Riley Ellis, First Regiment of Florida Reserves Descendants of Capt. John Floyd, 18th South Carolina Infantry; Descendants of Jefferson Froy Beasley, 9th FL Infantry, Descendants of William T. F. Harvey, 64th Georgia Infantry Descendants of Julie Scarborough Cline, Confederate Nurse; Descendants of Thomas Madison Dennison, 10th FL Infantry; Descendants of Jesse Flowers, 2nd FL Cavalry; Descendants of Samuel H. Hillhouse, 9th FL Infantry

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Blue Grey Army and the community throughout the year. The first runner up receives a $300 scholarship and the second runner up receives a $200 scholarship. First place winners in the younger divisions receive a large trophy and banner. All contestants receive a

tiara. All first place winners ride in the Olustee Parade on February 15, 2014.

For more information on how to participate please contact Elaine Owens at 386-965-2787 or email elowens@yahoo.com or visit us at www.olusteefestival.com.

2013 Pageant Winners Baby Miss Winner Caitlyn Collins 1st RU: Kayzlin Webb 2nd RU: Reese Register Tiny Miss Winner: Annistyn Smith 1st RU: Phoebe Oellrich 2nd RU: Riley Ann Swilley Miniature Miss Winner: Kinley King 1st RU: Abigail Swisher 2nd RU: Kenslee Vickers Little Miss Winner: Michaela Watley 1st RU: Raven Tomlinson 2nd RU: Adysen Brown Petite Miss Winner: Emilee McCabe 1st RU: Rhea Mattheus 2nd RU: Ashton Tomlinson Pre-Teen Miss Winner: Kylie Nicole Vickers

1st RU: Morgan Royals 2nd RU: Katelyn Peyton Junior Miss Winner: Taylor Carrington 1st RU: Mathison Milligan 2nd RU: Jaide Strickland Miss Olustee Winner: Breanne Black 1st RU: Kelsey Harrison 2nd RU: Lyndsey Horton Talent Winners Tiny Tot Talent Winner: Kenslee Vicker 1st RU: Kinzley Santillana

2nd RU: Breanne Black Photogenic Winners: Baby Miss Photogenic: Reese Register Tiny Miss Photogenic: Annistyn Smith Miniature Miss Photogenic: Aaliyah Fasnaucht Little Miss Photogenic: Kinzley Santillana Petite Miss Photogenic: Emilee McCabe

Petite Talent Winner: Taiya Peacock

Pre-Teen Miss photogenic: Morgan Royals

Junior Talent Winner: Caitlyn Frisina

Junior Miss Photogenic: Mathison Milligan

Senior Talent Winner: Savannah Hoffman 1st RU: Heather Coody

Miss Photogenic: Breanne Black

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A b ra h a m L i n c o l n February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865

“I don’t think much of a man

who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”

“Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.”

“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”

“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“How soon we forget history... Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is force. And, like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.”

“It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.”

Robert E. Lee January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870

“Go home all you boys who

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“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.”

“As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government.”

Lee’s faith influenced every aspect of his life. Here, the prayerful General embellishes a decree from Confederate President Jefferson Davis with a sincere prayer for righteousness amongst the Confederate ranks.

Jefferson Davis June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889

“If the Confederacy falls,

there should be written on its tombstone: “Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.”

people to alter or abolish them whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.”

“Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.”

“I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.”

“[Our situation] illustrates the American idea that governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the The President of the Confederate States has, in the name of the people, appointed the 21st day of August as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. A strict observence of the day is enjoined upon the officers and soldiers of this army. All military duties, except such as are absolutely necessary, will be suspended. The commanding officers of brigades and regiments are

requested to cause divine services, suitable to the occassion, to be performed in their respective commands.

Soldiers! We have sinned against Almighty God. We have forgotten his signal mercies, and have cultivated a revengeful, haughty, and boastful spirit. We have not remembered that the defenders of a just cause should be pure in his eyes; that “our times are in his

DIED OF A THEORY.”

“The withdrawal of a State from a league has no revolutionary or insurrectionary characteristic. The government of the State remains unchanged as to all internal affairs. It is only its external or confederate relations that are altered.

To term this action of a Sovereign a ‘rebellion’ is a gross abuse of language.”

“Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar.”

hand”-and we have relied too much on our own arms for the achievement of our independence. God is our only refuge and our strength.

Let us humble ourselves before him. Let us confess our many sins, and beseech him to give us a higher courage, a purer patriotism and more determined will: that he will convert the hearts of our enemies: that he will hasten the time when

war, with its sorrows and sufferings, shall cease, and that he will give us a name and place among the nations of the earth.

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“I will admit no bond that holds me to a party a day longer than I agree to its principles.”

“Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.”

“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”

- Robert E. Lee

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Tad Allen

I have diligently researched what has been written about the sixteenth president, in order to present him as accurately as possible. There are many areas of Lincoln’s life that are not fully known. Many historians do not always agree. So when I am representing him, I have to know the facts, as if I was there... I have researched many sources about Lincoln over the years, in order to portray him accurately. I have to say that I enjoy the magic of the stage. When I arrive dressed as Lincoln that’s when the magic begins.

Often times I am greeted by the music “Hail To The Chief ”, and as I look out at an accepting audience, I feel the magic. Lincoln is there and somehow I can weave out the facts to bring Abraham Lincoln to life. There is no way to describe this wonderment. How many times have I been told that I look just like him, sound just like him and walk just like him. Truly, I have been blessed. As I write this, perhaps I have strayed far from what is a typical biography.

However, as I reflect on all of this, I can truthfully say that of all the venues that I have taken Mr. Lincoln, with all the experiences, none are more memorable than those I have experienced in Lake City and Columbia County.

My fondest memories will always be of this place. Judy and I will cherish how you have honestly made us a part of your Olustee celebration and how you have made us feel so much at home here these past years. Nowhere have we met so many genuinely friendly people.

We have made many dear friends. My hope is that the Olustee Festival will continue for many years... I also hope that I may continue to be a part of it.

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J.W. Binion Jim Adams Reverend

J.W. Binion is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky. With degrees from Kentucky Wesleyan College, Western Kentucky University, and Masters Graduate School of Divinity. Rev. Binion is married to Donna Cartwright of Louisville, Kentucky. Between them the Binion’s have eight children and 20 grandchildren. Bro. J. W. has served United Methodist circuits in the Owensboro District, independent congregations in North Florida and is an ordained elder of the Association of Independent Methodists. Rev. Binion is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force with service in Southeast Asia. Pastor J. W. also served as Director of Emergency Services for the Florida Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. J. W. was a Silver Explorer (early Explorer Scouts equal to Eagle Scout). He has been a scout master, district commissioner, and Institutional representative with the Boy Scouts of America. He is a life member of the Order of DeMolay and a member of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Rev. Binion has served on the board of directors with Baker Community Counseling Services in Baker County, Florida. Bro. Binion has served the drug court in Baker County Florida for two years (a founding member), as well as assisting the county and circuit criminal courts counseling defendants. The pastor taught high school social studies for 12 years and was Dean of Students at an alternative school.

He serves as chaplain for the Kentucky Division Sons of Confederate Veterans. The chaplain is available for living histories, period weddings, period church services, funerals, and other presentations as requested.

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James Mack Adams is a retired business education teacher and a native of Virginia. He now lives in Erwin, TN and has a second home in Savannah, GA. After leaving the classroom, Adams became widely known throughout coastal Georgia as a historian, newspaper columnist, lecturer, author, and Robert E. Lee impersonator. Over the years, he has portrayed the revered Gen. Lee in talks and at festivals in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. He has published three books on coastal Georgia history and is working on a fourth. He is a member of many history-related organizations and is the recipient of the Jefferson Davis Gold Medal, the highest award that can be presented by the National United Daughters of the Confederacy to a non-member. He was named as an honorary associate member of Savannah’s UDC Chapter #2. A long-time member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Adams’ SCV camp voted to award him the “Order of the Sword” in recognition for his writings, talks, and interpretations of Civil War History. He is also an associate member of the West Point Society of Savannah and has been honored by the Academy by being named a Friend of West Point. He has lectured as Lee to a class of West Point cadets. He has appeared as a teller of ghost stories on the History Channel and the Travel Channel.

Adams is a Civil War re enactor, living history interpreter at historic sites, and impersonator of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Worked as a presenter for Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Elderhostel program.

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Guest Speaker

Matt Gallman guest speaker

Professor Matt Gallman received his Ph.D. in American History from Brandeis University.

He joined the University of Florida Department of History

in 2003 after teaching at Gettysburg College and at other institutions. He is the author of four books, including Mastering Wartime: A Social History of Philadelphia During the Civil War(Cambridge, 1990); The North Fights the Civil War: The Home Front (Ivan Dee, 1994); Receiving Erin’s Children: Philadelphia, Liverpool, and the Irish Famine Migration, 1845-1855 (UNC, 2000); and America’s Joan of Arc: The Life of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (Oxford 2006). He is currently working on a study of political rhetoric and satire in the North during the Civil War.

Bob O’Connor author

The Blue Grey Army would like to welcome Mr. Bob O’Connor to our area during Olustee Week.

Dr. O’Connor has written a number of novels set during the time of the Civil War. Mr. O’Connor grew up and was educated in Illinois. He traces his interest in history back to a trip in 1958 to Galesburg, IL where he attended the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln-

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Douglas debates. Carl Sandburg was the featured speaker. He pursued a career in writing and the fields of interest soon manifested in a series of wellreceived publications. Mr. O’Connor also is active in local history and in the preservation of historical sites near his current home in West Virginia.

Harpers Ferry is an area of particular interest for Mr. O’Connor.

Although many of his works are fiction, one work is nonfiction and all are based on tireless research. Of particular interest to our local community is work that Mr. O’Connor has done on colored troops at Andersonville Prison. As we celebrate Olustee we also recognize Black History Month so Mr. O’Connor’s research is relevant to the North Florida / South Georgia region.

Gold and Brass This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Olustee. On February 20, 1864, Union and Confederate forces met at Ocean Pond for a brief but intense battle. Ultimately, the Union was driven out of north Florida and the state was never conquered by Union forces. Significant casualties were suffered by both sides.

Artist Duffy Soto created a poster to honor this occasion.

At its unveiling, Duffy pointed out accents of gold and brass in the lettering on the poster.

He also demonstrated gold and brass accents within the images of the soldiers. His goal was simplicity and elegance, and that certainly has been achieved with this year’s commemorative poster.

Gold and brass were used in the dress uniforms of both Union and Confederate soldiers. In rare cases, actual 14k gold was used in the trim on items such as belt buckles or insignia. Brass was a more common metal due to its much cheaper price and its greater availability – and it looked very similar to gold. Both metals were commonly known to soldiers during the time of the War. A search on the website “The Valley of the Shadow,” a huge database of Civil War era letters and diaries of both sides of the conflict, yields several interesting uses for “gold” as well as “brass.” For example, gold was mentioned several times in reference to economic exchange.

Yet it also featured in several letters sent back and forth between the home front and the front lines.

Confederate soldier William F. Brand wrote a passion-

ate letter to Amanda Armentrout on January 1, 1863 that expressed his deep affection. “I have often been near you in my dreams since I last seen you,” Brand wrote, “but alas what are dreams? They vanish in a moment from our sight and are gone forever.” He continued in his wish to “fondly encircle thee in my arms and call thee mine . . . I never can and would not forget you for the gold of Opher.”

Here, Brand referred to a place that had been mentioned in the Old Testament. “Opher” was a location from which gold was sent to King Solomon every three years. Its exact origin has never been determined. But for those in Biblical times as well as for William Brand, “Opher” represented a source of great wealth.

A similar feeling was expressed in a postwar letter from Mary Anna Silbert to former Confederate soldier David H. Evans. “I love you more than all the money in the world,” Silbert wrote on June 4, 1868, “and if someone were to offer millions to me if I would give up your love I should be angry . . . . I cannot be bought for gold,” she concluded. “Love has this only power over me.” So clearly, even after the Civil War ended, the bonds of love were both strong and valuable. Often they kept the soldiers grounded during difficult times.

Gold had a great practical value as well. In a description of Union raids throughout the valleys of Northern Virginia late in the war, one Confederate soldier wrote a vivid description of the landscape to his brother. “All of the barns in this neighborhood are burnt up except two or three,” wrote

Daniel K. Schreckhise to his brother, James, on October 17, 1864. “And worst of all, everybody paid the Yanks all of their gold and silver. We never paid them one cent,” Daniel wrote of his own family, “and if they never come again we will do pretty well.

Some people are ruined entirely.”

Even 150 years ago, both soldiers and citizens used “gold” in expressions that are still commonly used today. Roland Bowen of the Confederate Army wrote in his diary shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg. “It was quiet now and we were tired and hungry,” he wrote after several days of marching south from the site of the battle.

“We partook of our Hard tack & Pork very sparingly as it was more precious than gold.”

Similarly, in February 1861 a student at Washington College in southern Pennsylvania wrote to a female friend on the eve of the war. “You spoke of getting as a Christmas gift a `gold heart.’

If you have mine I hope it is not quite so hard as that gold one.”

So gold withstood time and the elements to remain strong.

Brass, too, is seen in the poster and it was mentioned in some Civil War letters. Several mentioned the soothing sounds of a brass band that had played old familiar songs. Such tunes brought soldiers’ minds back to loved ones at home.

Finally, a tremendous compliment was paid to General “Stonewall” Jackson by an unknown (female) writer to an un known recipient. “Of the famed `Stonewall’ Jackson too much cannot be said,” she wrote in a

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letter dated June 2, 1862. Brass showed its subtle strength to this letter writer. “The feeble pen of a lady fails in the effort to tell how that wall of living noble and heroic hearts like a surrounding of brass has defended our beautiful valley from a permanent possession b the enemy under many afflicting trials and long wearisome marches.”

So for these writers 150 years ago, a comparison of someone or something to gold was a demonstration of great value and strength. Brass evoked very strong feelings as well. For these reasons, they are depicted in the 150th anniversary images for the Olustee Festival and Battlefield Reenactment. (By Dr. Sean McMa-

hon, Professor of History at Florida Gateway College.)

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Food at the

Battlefield

This year we are honoring the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Olustee. Our neighbors to the east, Baker county, continues to provide the delicious food for the 38th Annual Olustee Battle Reenactment. Our food vendors have been dedicated throughout the years bringing

you anything your appetite could possibly enjoy. We guarantee that no one will go away hungry, and it all goes towards helping these non-profit groups as fundraisers for their projects. I might add they are truly dedicated because they show up no matter what the weather brings us.

Please help these folks and their efforts.

Thanks from the Olustee Village Committee. Dewitt Cason, Sandy Markham, Phyllis King, Carol Bergmann, Alan Bergmann, Patty Melgaard, Ann Brown, Nancy Crews, Christian Melgaard.

Booth #1 - St. Peter Anglican Church F/K/A St. James Episcopal Hamburgers • Turkey Legs (Grilled) Popcorn • Tamales • Hash Brown Patties Potato Salad (Tentative) • Fried Fruit Pie Candy Bars • Apple & Pecan Pie Slices Bottled Water, Hawaiian Punch, Coffee, Apple Cider, Canned Tea, Hot Chocolate, Hot Tea Booth #2 - International Mission Builders Breakfast Fried Rice • Cannolies Stir Fry - Over Rice (Beef, Chicken and/ or Veggie) Egg Rolls & Dips.

Kimchi (Marinated Cabbage) Cup of Soup: Duk Goo Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water Booth #3 - Sheriff ’s Explorers Breakfast Bowl (Buttered Grits w/Egg. Add: Cheese, Bacon or Sausage) Plate of Fried Fish Grilled Ribs Grilled BBQ Chicken Quarters Sides: Grits, Baked Beans, Corn on Cob, Coleslaw, Italian Bread.

Tea, Coffee and Bottled Water Homemade Cupcakes & Cookies.

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Booth #4 - High School History Club Biscuits: Buttered or Chicken Chicken Sandwiches (Fried or Grilled) Fried Chicken Tenders Popcorn Chicken (Bite Size) Corn Dogs Sausage in a Blanket • Cotton Candy Curley & Cheese Fries Nachos w/Cheese Sweet Muffins • Danish • Honey Buns Little Debbies Orange Juice, Tea, Coffee, Bottled Water Booth #5 - Taylor Church Hot Dogs (Topped w/Chili or Slaw) Tater Tots Veggie Soup • Chicken Wings • Greens Cornbread • Funnel Cakes Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate & Bottled Water Booth #6 - Vineyard of Love Church Sausage Dogs w/Peppers & Onions Fried Gizzards w/Hot Sauce Breakfast Sack (Sausage or Bacon w/Egg/Cheese AM Only) BLT Sandwiches • Lima Beans w/Ham & Rice (Bowl of Beans) Pork Skins Brownies & Peach Cobbler Iced Sweet Tea, Hot Chocolate, Coffee & Bottled Water 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Olustee

Booth #7 - FFA Pizza • Low Country Boil (Potatoe, Onion, Corn, Mushrooms, Shrimp, Sausage) Blooming Onion • Shrimp & Grits Sausage Gravy & Biscuit Biscuit Stacker (Sausage Gravy, Scrambled Egg w/Sausage Patty) Syrup Biscuit • Thick White Slab Bacon Fried Oreos & Banana Pudding Tea, coffee, Water, Hot Chocolate Booth #8 - Baker’s Pride (Camp Style) TFSS French Toast Sticks • BBQ on Bun (Beef, Pork or Chicken) • Meatball Subs • Chili Frito Pie • Fried Cheese Sticks w/Sauce Boiled Peanuts (Plain & Cajun) Snow Cones • Slushies Chocolate Strawberries • Potato Chips (Pre-Bagged & Fried on Site) SourStar Candy Lemonade & Hot Chocolate Dewitt Cason Sandy Markham

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Olustee The Battle of

Confederate

Order of Battle

Brigadier General Alfred Colquitt’s Brigade 6th Florida Infantry Battalion, Major Pickens Bird 19th Georgia Infantry, Colonel James Neal 27th Georgia Infantry, Colonel Charles Zachry Chatham Artillery (Georgia), Captain John Wheaton

6th Georgia Infantry, Lt. Colonel John Lofton 23rd Georgia Infantry, Lt. Colonel James Huggins 28th Georgia Infantry, Captain William Crawford Gamble’s Artillery (Florida), Captain Robert Gamble

Colonel George Harrison’s Brigade 1st Florida Infantry Battalion, Lt. Colonel Charles Hopkins 64th Georgia Infantry, Captain Charles Jenkins 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion, Major Augustus Bonard Guerard’s Battery (Georgia), Captain John Guerard

32nd Georgia Infantry, Major Washington Holland 1st Georgia Regular Infantry, Captain Henry Cannon Abell’s Artillery (Florida), Captain Henry Abell

Colonel Caraway Smith’s Cavalry Brigade 4th Georgia Cavalry, Colonel Duncan Clinch 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion, Major George Scott

2nd Florida Cavalry, Lt. Colonel Abner McCormick

Union

Colonel William Barton’s Brigade 47th New York Infantry, Colonel Henry Moore 115th New York Infantry, Colonel Simeon Sammons

48th New York Infantry, Major William Coan

Colonel Joseph Hawley’s Brigade 7th Connecticut Infantry, Captain Benjamin Skinner 8th United States Colored Troops, Colonel Charles Fribley

7th New Hampshire Infantry, Colonel Joseph Abbott

Colonel Joseph Hawley’s Brigade 35th United States Colored Troops, Lt. Colonel William Reed

54th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel Edward Hallowell

Support Units Mounted Brigade, Colonel Guy Henry Battery B, 1st US Artillery, Captain Samuel Elder Battery M., 1st US Artillery, Captain Loomis Langdon 40th Massachusetts Mounted Infantry Battery E, 3rd US Artilley, Captain John Hamilton 50

Companies A, D, G & I, 1st New York Engineers, Lt. Colonel James Hall Sections C & B, 3rd Rhode Island Artillery, Lt. Henry Metcalf Independent Massachusetts Cavalry Battalion, Major Atherton Stevens

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Columbia County Schools

A History of Excellence A Look Back...

• May 8, 1869 - The School Board was organized • Samuel T. Day was Chairman • P.A. Holt was the first Superintendent • 1906-School Board Members received $2.00 per day for actual days they met • 1906-The School Board agrees to pay $2.00 per month per pupil for transportation • 1907-Total appropriations for all purposes for all schools in county was $28,095.00, Salary of the Superintendent was $2100.00, Teachers salaries ranged from $30.00 - $60.00 per month • 1917-1918-There were 34 black community schools and 57 white community schools in Columbia County, A total of 91 community schools with an average of 4 - 8 students per school, The average school year was 4 months

A Look at Today...

• Highly Qualified, Certified Teachers • Five “A” & “B” Schools • Highly Qualified Teachers in VPK • A full range of Special Education services including transportation • Programs to meet individual student needs • State of the Art Technology • Ability to earn college degree while in high school • 2012-2013: $1.1 million awarded in scholarships • Safe, reliable transportation • Highly competitive athletic teams • Advanced & enrichment classes for home schooled students • Nurses in every school • Art, Music & PE in every school • 9, 983 Students

We are a Nationally Accredited School System

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Ladies Tea 31st Annual

The Ladies Tea was organized in 1983 by long-time reenactor, Gail R. Jessee, specifically for the benefit of the ladies attending the battle reenactment with their families. Over the years, the Tea has provided seminars on 1860s fashions, etiquette and life-styles; shared period receipts (recipes), distributed informational booklets, presented demonstrations on handcrafts and had exhibits of original 1860s clothing, jewelry and hats/ bonnets.

at Olustee Battlefield

This year’s guest speaker is Mrs. Lucy Cadwallader of Glen Rock, Pa. Twenty-two years ago, her family started reenacting which led to her interest in jewelry made of ‘human hair’ - also known as Mourning Jewelry. The making of hair jewelry is now considered one of the “Lost Arts”. Lucy taught herself the weaving methods with the aid of books, such as the 1875 book “The Art of Hair Work” by Mark Campbell, Kumihimo, the ancient art of Japanese braid making and studying jewelry patterns from the Godey Lady’s Fashion books. Lucy is a member of the Victorian Hair Artists Guild (www. victorianhairartists. com), and her jewelry designs have been displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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The Ladies Tea is scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 under the ball tent at the battlefield. To attend the Ladies Tea, one must be in 1860s period attire.

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History of the Reenactment

By Dr. Ray Giron

T

he first reenactment of the Battle of Olustee or Ocean Pond was held in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964 in commemoration of the Centennial of the battle.

In 1976, representatives of the First Regiment of Florida Volunteer Infantry were contacted by Major Jim Stevenson, Chief of Interpretive Services, of the Florida Department of Natural Resources and asked if it would be possible to put on a reenactment of the Battle of Olustee at the State Historic Site.

Since this was a long goal of reenactors, statewide, the members of the group were ecstatic at the prospect, but disappointed that it would be impossible to fulfill his request, as he wanted to hold the event within 2-3 weeks. After being informed of the prerequisite planning time, the logistics of attracting reenactors from across the nation and the amount of materials, supplies and amenities necessary, it was agreed that February, 1977 should be the target date.

On 20 February, the First Annual Battle of Olustee was reenacted at the State Historic Site.

Less than 300 participants were present, but keen visitor interest was obvious. The initial site for the battle was in the long visitor trail loop. The spectators walked in on the right and left trails and viewed from the top of the small loop as several hundred reenactors waded through waist to shoulder deep saw palmetto. The battle was lopsided in favor of the far more numerous Confederates, and the panorama was somewhat limited, with puffs of smoke, heads, hats, and shoulders all that some could see.

In subsequent years the battle was moved a few hundred yards to the North where an old 54

field had been and where visibility was far better.

The action took place in a park-like area with large pines and little undergrowth. Much like the period descriptions, the old field was eventually clear-cut and the battle now takes place in an open field with action continuing on the fringes in palmettos and woods.

In 1994, the eighteenth annual reenactment, some 2000 troops from around the nation and from several foreign countries attended the 130th anniversary commemoration of the battle. The event has grown to include up to 28 artillery pieces, 50 mounted troops and horse-drawn artillery, near 100 ground charges, and has increased interest by the public in portraying units such as the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. A battle demonstration with over 1000 participants was added the day prior to the Olustee Battle Reenactment in 1994 to allow the public greater opportunities to view the activities.

Along with the contributions of the many reenactors, was added the wares of many excellent Sutlers, selling their Civil War Period goods. The number of merchants has increased from about 10 to nearly 60 in the intervening years of the reenactment.

Over the years, certain highlights such as: the rains of 1998 and 2010; the filming of “Glory� in 1989; the freeze of 1991 make the annual event stand out, but overall Olustee is looked upon favorably as the premier reenactment and largest annual reenactment in the Southeast.

The Olustee Battle Reenactment is produced by the Florida Park Service, the U. S. Forest Service, and the Olustee Battlefield Citizens Support Organization with additional funding provided by the Blue-Grey Army of Florida, Inc.

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~ OLUSTEE BATTLEFIELD ~ FLORIDA’S FIRST STATE PARK Olustee Battlefield Memorial was acquired by the State of Florida in 1909 after years of dedication by the Florida Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy® to raise funds to place a monument on the site. The UDC began their fund raising efforts in 1897. In 1899, the Florida Legislature appropriated $2,500 and established a commission to oversee construction of the monument. The monument was completed

Survivors of the Battle of Olustee at the dedication of the battlefield monument, Olustee, FLorida, 1912. State Archives of Florida, www.FloridaMemory.com

in 1912 and dedicated on October 23rd of that year.

The UDC administered Olustee Battlefield Memorial until 1949, appropriating a small annual sum for its upkeep. In 1949, the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials assumed responsibility for Olustee Battlefield.

The site subsequently became Florida’s first state park.

Today Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks, with assistance by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service.

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Olustee Battlefield

Congressional Black Caucus Award Winner

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lustee Battlefield Historic State Park was selected as a recipient of the 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust Award. The award recognizes people and organizations that have provided exemplary national and community service on behalf of African American veterans.

Olustee Battlefield’s selection was based on the historical significance of the 1864 Civil War battle in which three African American units fought as part of the Union Army. The award also recognizes the hundreds of African American Civil War reenactors who have paid tribute to the black regiments by participating in the annual reenactment of the Battle of Olustee.

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the 8th and 35th United States Colored Troops took part in the battle on February 20, 1864 when Union troops encountered Confederate soldiers in the forest at Olustee. Caught by surprise and committing a series of tactical errors, Union soldiers were badly defeated. Among the 10,700 soldiers who fought that day, 2,807 were listed as killed, wounded or missing by battle’s end.

Letters written by the soldiers and historian’s reports afterward have lauded the heroism of the 35th USCT and the 54th Mass in holding the rear guard against the Confederate Army while the rest of the Union soldiers retreated. The African American regiments were aware that black troops left wounded on the battlefield were being killed

by Confederate soldiers, but the regiments continued fighting until after dark. An estimated 626 members of the black regiments were killed, wounded and captured, representing one-third of the total Union casualties for the battle.

The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust Award was established by General Colin Powell in 1990 to recognize outstanding national and community commitment to black veterans. Olustee Battlefield Historic

State Park Manager Valinda Subic received the award on behalf of the state park in a ceremony September 26, 2003 in Washington, D.C. Others attending the ceremony were Olustee CSO President John Thrush and two Columbia County reenactors who were instrumental in recruiting African American participants in the living history program—O.J. Lake and Ron Williams. Susan Kett of the USDA Forest Service, which co-manages the battlefield property within Osceola National Forest, also attended the awards ceremony.

The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust (CBCVB) serves as an advisory group to members of Congress on issues related to African Americans and veterans affairs. Recipients of the award are nominated by members of the CBCVB committee and by past winners of the award. U.S. Congressional Representative Corrine Brown (3rd District, Florida), nominated Olustee Battlefield for the award.

Ron Armstead, executive coordinator of the Veterans’ Braintrust, said the organization became aware of Olustee Battlefield’s historical significance while it was researching the history of African American prisoners of war. Research on James Gooding, a well-educated infantryman with the 54th Mass, brought them into contact with African American Civil War reenactors in Boston, who said that Gooding had fought at Olustee where he was captured and sent to the Andersonville prison in Georgia. Gooding died at Andersonville before the war’s end, but his letters were published posthumously in a book, “On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier’s Civil War Letters from the Front.,” one of the few soldiers’ accounts of the Civil War written by an African American.

The reenactment of the Battle of Olustee is held President’s Day weekend each year at the battlefield, located on US 90, 15 miles east of Lake City and 50 miles west of Jacksonville.

The reenactment is sponsored by the Olustee Citizens Support Organization, Florida State Parks, the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and the BlueGrey Army.

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The Civil War Soldier

Who They Were

http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/who-they-were

• 180,000 African-Americans fought for the Union • 25% of Union Soldiers were immigrants or second generation Americans • 400+ Women disguised their identities and secretly served • 10,000 Native Americans fought in the war - on both sides

The Average Soldier

Three Million Americans fought in the Civil War. They come from different places and believed in very different things, but had more in common that you might expect.

• 80% were literate • Mostly Farmers • Average Age 18-29

• Average height 5’8” • Average Weight 145 lbs

Salary

Union Private White Soldiers - $13.00 Monthly Pay

$10.00 Salary

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Confederate Private $11.00 Monthly Pay 1861 $18.00 Monthly Pay 1864

The raise in 1864 was nearly worthless due to the weak Confederate dollar

Black Soldiers - $7.00 Monthly Pay

$10.00 Salary

- $3.00 Clothing Allowance

FOOD Union Rations

Confederate Rations

12 oz of Pork or 18 oz Salted Beef 22 oz of Bread or Hardtack of Flour Biscuits Vegetables, Dried Fruit & Potatoes

12 oz of Bacon or 20 oz of Salted Beef 20 oz of Cornmeal or Bread Molasses, Peas & Rice

Supplies 30-40 lbs of Supplies: Ammo 7 lbs (approximately), Musket or Rifle, Bayonet, Scabbard, Haversack for Rations, Canteen for Water & Knapsack or Blanket Roll Containing a Wool Blanket and “Shelter Half”

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6,759 Officers 61,300 Sailors 3,850 Marines

Confederate 753 Officers

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How They Died http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/how-they-died

One in four Civil War soldiers died, with two-thirds succumbing to illness alone. The Civil War is considered the deadliest conflict in American history.

620,000 Dead = 6,140,000 Dead Today 2% of 1860 Population = 2% of Today’s Population 6.14 Million is more than twice the population of the city of Chicago.

Fatality Rates (by race)

12.5% of White Union Soldiers Who Fought Died 22% of Black Union Soldiers Who Fought Died

Deaths

By Amputation = 20,000 Upper Arm Hand/Finger Knee Foot/Toes Hip

23% 2.9% 57% 5% 83%

Thigh Ankle Elbow Joint Wrist

Disease

Diarrhea 34,000 (1,300,000 Cases) Typhoid Fever 29,000 (79,000 Cases) Lung Inflammation 20,000 (77,000 Cases) Dysentery 10,000 (287,000 Cases) Childhood Diseases 7,000 (200,000 Cases) Pinkeye Claimed One Life

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paying for the war Estimated Total Cost Was $6.19 Billion, $146 Billion Today In 1863, the Union was spending $2.5 Million a day on the war. That’s $43 Million a day today.

Union

Confederate

$4.09 Billion $96.5 Billion Today

$2.10 Billion $49.5 Billion Today

raising the cash Union

Confederate

65% Bonds 15% Printing Money 20% Taxation

30% Bonds 60% Printing Money 10% Taxation

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618 E. Duval St. P.O. Box 2064 Lake City, FL 32056

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Parade..........................................................................................................................................................Scarlet Frisina & Mark Feagle Reenactor Liason...................................................................................................................................................................... Bud Thayer Lake Desoto Skirmish.................................................................................................................................... John Tucker & Bud Thayer Park Operations Downtown.......................................................................... Joey Raulerson, Mayor Stephen Witt, Thomas Henry Media Operations.........................................................................................................Harvey Campbell, Paulette Lord & Cody Gray Fund Raising/Sponsors.......................................................................................................................... Harvey Campbell & Cody Gray Square Dance.......................................................................................................................................................................... Pinky Moore

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Membership................................................................................................................................................................................Jackie Kite Program..........................................................................................................Ann Butler Brown, Dr. Sean McMahon & Paulette Lord Transportation/Shuttle..........................................................................................................................................Faye Bowling Warren Port-o-Lets/dumpsters/downtown........................................................................................................................................ Ray Walker Miss Olustee Pageant.......................................................................................................................................................... Elaine Owens Brochures, Permits, Insurance, Banners, Special Events..................................................................................Faye Bowling Warren Posters.................................................................................................................. Mike Null, Harvey Campbell, Faye Bowling Warren Poster Artist.................................................................................................................................................................................Duffy Soto Sponsor presentation................................................................................ Harvey Campbell, Nina Heringer, Faye Bowling Warren Reviewing stand/parade..................................................................................................................................................... Paulette Lord Bleachers/parade,festival............................................................................................................................................... Joey Raulerson Museum Activities..................................................................................................Dr. Sean McMahon, Pat McAlhany, Paulette Lord Parade Hospitality.................................................................................................................................................................Ginny Thayer Visiting Authors / Impersonators..............................................................................................................................................Mike Null Monitor & Virginia...........................................................................Mike Null, Lynn Nicely, Randy Sweet, Tom Brown, Bud Thayer Pioneer Family / Olustee Descendant Family..........................................................................................................Mary Jane Weaver Postage Stamp for Festival................................................................................................................ Dennis & Carol Dory, Duffy Soto Blue-Grey Army Photographer...................................................................................................................................Laura Hunter Null Reenactor Complimentary Food at Battlefield............................................................................................................. Traci Hillhouse Website/Facebook............................................................................................................................. Phil Adler, Mike Null & Cody Gray 68

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2014 Olustee Battle Festival Title Co-Sponsors

First Federal Bank of Florida & Lifeguard Ambulance Service

The Blue-Grey Army, Inc. would like to express our appreciation to First Federal Bank of Florida and Lifeguard Ambulance Service as the title co-sponsors of the event. The staff and management of First Federal has been an essential partner in the success of this year’s festival, as they have for more than a decade. It should also be noted that First Federal Bank of Florida is a tremendous business citizen in Columbia County and the entire Suwannee River Valley area. The company contributes significant financial and manpower resources to a wide array of youth, sports and community resources. The Blue-Grey Army is proud to have First Federal Savings Bank as our title co-sponsor, friend and partner in producing one of the nation’s best re-enactment festivals. We are glad to also have Lifeguard Ambulance Service co-sponsoring our event. Lifeguard Ambulance Service proudly serves the residents and visitors to Columbia County, ensuring their safe transport in times of medical emergencies. The company has been extremely generous in providing staff and first-aid support for a variety of community events, including many sports tournaments.

We also want to thank all of the partners who help make possible the large array of individual events and activities which combine to make the Olustee Battle Festival a first-class event.

Anderson-Columbia, Inc., and Texas Roadhouse Restaurant are the co-sponsors of the main entertainment stage. Hampton Inn & Suites and The Lake City Reporter are sponsors of the educational outreach programs. S & S Food Stores and Rountree-Moore Automotive Group are sponsors of the food and hospitality areas. Fairfield Inn & Suites is sponsor of the arts & crafts areas. The Columbia County Tourist Development Council is sponsoring the children’s entertainment area. The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Lake City are sponsoring the information center. VyStar Credit Union is sponsoring the ATM services center. We welcome PotashCorp/ White Springs as the sponsor of the One-Mile Fun Run. In addition, Chick-fil-A is sponsoring the historic re-enactors program at the Lake City –Columbia County Historical Museum. Florida Gateway College is sponsoring the author’s outreach programs. Holiday Inn & Suites is sponsoring the impersonators, community speaker’s bureau and the Monitor and Merrimac skirmish. The Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum and Fort White High School Thespian Guild is sponsoring the living history program themed as “Improvisational Story Telling” with performances throughout the day on both Friday and Saturday, February 14 &15, at DeSoto Park and at the Historical Museum. GulfCoast Financial Services is sponsoring our golf carts, both downtown and at the battlefield.

We want to extend a special note of appreciation to Duffy Soto, who has designed the Olustee Battle Festival poster for the past 17 years. Keith Norris of Marcotek-Xerox is tremendously generous in providing the Olustee Festival color posters for a variety of usages by the Blue-Grey Army.

A special note of appreciation is extended to the Florida State Parks, specifically Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park staff and administration, Florida Park Patrol, Florida Highway Patrol, Baker County Sheriff ’s Department, Columbia County Sheriff ’s Department, Lake City Police Department, Florida Gateway College, Suwannee Valley Transit, Columbia County School District, Olustee Battlefield Citizen’s Support Organization and all the others who provide such a high degree of cooperation in making the Olustee Battle Festival & Re-enactment a safe, enjoyable and first-class event.

The event would not be possible without the on-going and generous support of the City of Lake City and the tireless efforts of the Public Works Department. In addition, the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and its Public Works Department is tremendously helpful in the success of the event. We are grateful to the businesses and individuals who so generously allow us to use their properties for parking and storage. We also want to thank Ken Hohmann, who originally provided the design and much of the construction expertise while employed at Homes of Merit, for the on-going maintenance of the ironclads for the annual battle between the Monitor and Merrimac.

A special note of thanks to all of our area radio stations, including Power Country 102, WGRO-AM, Mix 94.3, WDSR-AM, WJTKFM, the Big 98.1, WQHL-AM and WCJX-FM for public service announcements over the past month, informing the public about activities at Olustee. Several of the stations also have live remote broadcasts from downtown during the festival. The Lake City Reporter does a great job of publicizing the festival. Our thanks to the television stations in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Tallahassee for conducting on-air interviews with our re-enactors to promote the event. Florida Gateway College also airs a 30-minute perspective on its television station in the weeks leading up to the festival and re-enactment.

Finally, we wish to express our appreciation to the volunteers of the Blue-Grey Army, who give tirelessly of their time and energies to make the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment one of the top festivals in the nation, the residents of Baker, Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee counties, along with the thousands of visitors who annually support the festival and re-enactment by attending.

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District No. 1 - Ronald Williams District No. 2 - Rusty DePratter District No. 3 - Bucky Nash District No. 4 - Stephen E. Bailey District No. 5 - Scarlet P. Frisina

Board of County Commissioners

February 14, 2014 To all Festival participants On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, I would like to thank you for participating in our 36th Annual Olustee Battle Festival and 38th Reenactment.

This year we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the actual Battle of Olustee. The County is proud to support this regional event which draws thousands of people into our community. Members of the Board who have served as Commanding General include Commissioner Ronald Williams. Currently serving in this capacity is the Honorable Tom Coleman, County Judge. As in the past, the members of the Commission are looking forward to another year of continued participation.

We hope that by reliving part of our heritage we will better understand the importance and the true meaning of ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIsiBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. Sincerely, Ronald W. Williams, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Columbia County

Board meets first Thursday at 7:00 pm and third Thursday at 7:00 pm

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