Online Encyclopedia

OLUSTEE

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 92 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

OLUSTEE  , a

See also:
village of
See also:
Baker
See also:
county,
See also:
Florida, U.S.A., in the
See also:
precinct of Olustee, about 46 m . W. by S. of
See also:
Jacksonville . Pop. of the precinct (1910) 466 . The village is served by the Seaboard
See also:
Air
See also:
Line . The
See also:
battle of Olustee, or Ocean
See also:
Pond (the name of a small
See also:
body of
See also:
water in the vicinity), one of the most sanguinary engagements of the
See also:
Civil
See also:
War in proportion to the
See also:
numbers engaged, was fought on the loth of
See also:
February 1864, about 2 M.
See also:
east of Olustee, between about 5500 Federal troops, under
See also:
General Truman
See also:
Seymour (1824-1891), and about 5400
See also:
Con-federates, under General
See also:
Joseph Finegan, the Federal forces being decisively defeated, with a loss, in killed and wounded, of about one-third of their number, including several
See also:
officers . The Confederate losses, in killed and wounded, were about 940 .

End of Article: OLUSTEE
[back]
OLTENITZA (Oltenita) 		[next]
OLYBRIUS

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.