Near Olustee in Baker County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Battle Rages
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 7, 2020
1. The Battle Rages Marker
Inscription.
The Battle Rages. . Around 3:00 p.m. Colonel Harrison arrived with Confederate reinforcements and General Colquitt ordered the troops to advance. Colonel Barton's brigade for the North was soon subjected to concentrated fire in the area recently vacated by the 7th New Hampshire.
The continuous roar of battle lasted another three hours without a pause. “Grape and canister swept by with hideous music, and shell after shell tore through our ranks and burst amid heaps of our wounded heroes. The 115th New York swept forward in the face of a galling fire, through reeds higher than our heads, over logs and fences, until the hateful columns of southern grey were plainly visible." –James H. Clark; "The Iron Hearted Regiment," , 115th New York, 1865
“The infantry fighting here was magnificent. Nothing could withstand it. The enemy held on for a time, but finally gave way, and we advanced some two hundred yards. Here the enemy again resisted stubbornly.” – Captain Wheaton, , Confederate Historical Sketch, , Chatham Artillery, 1887
Around 3:00 p.m. Colonel Harrison arrived with
Confederate reinforcements and General Colquitt
ordered the troops to advance. Colonel Barton's brigade
for the North was soon subjected to concentrated fire in
the area recently vacated by the 7th New Hampshire.
The continuous roar of battle lasted another three hours
without a pause. “Grape and canister swept by with
hideous music, and shell after shell tore through our
ranks and burst amid heaps of our wounded heroes. The
115th New York swept forward in the face of a galling
fire, through reeds higher than our heads, over logs and
fences, until the hateful columns of southern grey were
plainly visible."
–James H. Clark; "The Iron Hearted Regiment,"
115th New York, 1865
“The infantry fighting here was magnificent.
Nothing could withstand it. The enemy held on for
a time, but finally gave way, and we advanced
some two hundred yards. Here the enemy again
resisted stubbornly.”
– Captain Wheaton,
Confederate Historical Sketch,
Chatham Artillery, 1887
Erected by Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
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13.139′ N, 82° 23.55′ W. Marker is near Olustee, Florida, in Baker County. Marker can be reached from Battlefield Trail, 0.3 miles U.S. 90. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5815 Battlefield Trail, Olustee FL 32072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. The Battle Rages Marker along the battlefield trail.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 7, 2020
3. Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
