Colquitt, Alfred Holt [memorial] b. April 20, 1824 d. March 26, 1894 Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Georgia Governor. Along with Brigadier General Joseph Finegan, he was in command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at the Battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the...[Read More] Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Baker County, Florida, USA Plot: Erected by the Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Georgia Division on April 20, 1936.
Finegan, Joseph [memorial] b. November 17, 1814 d. October 29, 1885 Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Along with Brigadier General Alfred Holt Colquitt, he was in command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at Olustee on February 20, 1864. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the Confederacy had casualties of 946...[Read More] Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Baker County, Florida, USA Plot: Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Florida Division
Monument to the Confederate Soldiers of the Battle d. February 20, 1864 Built in 1912 and dedicated in 1913, just 49 years after the battle which took place on February 20, 1864 between Union and CSA troops. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the Confederacy had casualties of 946. The battle is re-enacted every February. Cause of death: casualties of war Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Baker County, Florida, USA
b. April 20, 1824 d. March 26, 1894