Olustee Battle Reenactment
- When: Friday, February 14, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, 5890 Battlefield Trail Road, Sanderson, FL 32087
- Cost: See Description
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, Florida's first state park, will commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Civil War and host the 48th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee in February.
Hear the cannons fire, smell the black powder, taste hard tack, watch battlefield surgeons perform their skills, listen for the thundering hoofbeats of the Calvary, the muffled drums, and the pounding of boots, learn about the battle through the voices of reenactors portraying their ancestors. Throughout the weekend, more than 1,000 demonstrators will present living history impressions of military and civilian life at the time of Florida's largest Civil War battle.
The Battle of Olustee was fought on Feb. 20, 1864. Full-scale artillery, mounted cavalry and three African American regiments, took part in the battle that ended with 2,807 casualties and a Confederate victory. The 54th Massachusetts was among the African American troops that fought at Olustee. The living history weekend features a Civil War-era battle reenactment on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., as well as the reenactment of the Battle of Olustee on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Period music concerts and crafts, lectures, battlefield surgical practices and the lives of both white and black civilians during the war will be portrayed by re-enactors. Military camps and drills by infantry and artillery are scheduled throughout the weekend. Color ceremonies, Cavalry, Authentic camps, exhibits, food and much more. Friday is filled with educational programs and demonstrations for students of all ages. On Saturday, demonstrations and programs will begin at 10 a.m. with a Medical Demonstration and at 11 a.m. the Voices of Pride Reenactors will present a series of programs under the Ball Tent. Including presentations on Frederick Douglass, How People of Color Served during the Civil War.
Food concessions will be available.
Tickets:
Adults - $12
Children - $6
Pre-school age children - FREE
Friday School Day - $5
- Website: www.floridastateparks.org
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- Category: Informational & Tours
Parking along US 90, at or close to the Battlefield is no longer permissible. ADA parking will still be available at the park. FREE shuttle service will be provided to the park from the Dowling Center, 1.5 miles east of the Battlefield on US 90, directly across from the Baker County Correctional Institution.
Pets are not allowed at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park during the reenactment.
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