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Battle of Olustee

Battle of Olustee was a battle fought on 20 February 1864 at Baker County, in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 5,500 against 5,000.

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en:Historically inaccurate lithograph depicting the advance of the 8th United States Colored Troops at the Battle of Olustee, 20 February 1864. Series : General collection Image Number : N046635 Date
en:Historically inaccurate lithograph depicting the advance of the 8th United States Colored Troops at the Battle of Olustee, 20 February 1864. Series : General collection Image Number : N046635 Date . Via http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/FloridaCivilWar/Olustee.cfm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date20 February 1864
PlaceBaker County, Florida, United States
30.214N, 82.389W
Part ofAmerican Civil War (1861 to 1865)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ResultConfederate victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesConfederate States
CommandersTruman SeymourJoseph Finegan
Strength5,5005,000
Casualties and losses1,861; (203 killed; 1,152 wounded; 506 captured/missing)946; (93 killed; 847 wounded; 6 captured/missing)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Olustee is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (28 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2512802, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Olustee, revision 1372680598, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.