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The Epic Clash At Olustee: Federals Push To Reclaim Florida For The Union
The Battle of Olustee, also known as the Battle of Ocean Pond, was a significant conflict during the American Civil War, fought on February 20, 1864, in Baker County, Florida. This battle was the largest fought in Florida and marked a decisive Confederate victory. Union General Truman Seymour led his troops into Florida with the aim of disrupting Confederate supply lines and securing the state for the Union. However, he faced unexpected resistance from Confederate forces under General Joseph Finegan, who had received reinforcements from Charleston.
The Union forces, numbering around 5,500, advanced from Jacksonville towards Tallahassee, expecting minimal resistance. However, they encountered a well-prepared Confederate force of about 5,000 soldiers near Ocean Pond. The battle was intense and brutal, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The Union troops were eventually repulsed and forced to retreat to Jacksonville, leaving behind many dead and wounded. The Confederate victory at Olustee ensured that Florida remained under Southern control for the remainder of the war.
One of the notable aspects of the Battle of Olustee was the participation of African American soldiers in the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first official African American units in the United States, played a crucial role in the battle. Despite their bravery and determination, the Union forces were overwhelmed by the Confederate troops. The high casualties among the African American soldiers highlighted both their valor and the harsh realities of the war.
The aftermath of the Battle of Olustee had significant implications for both sides. For the Confederacy, the victory bolstered morale and secured a vital supply line. For the Union, the defeat was a setback in their efforts to penetrate the Southern states and disrupt Confederate operations. The battle also underscored the strategic importance of Florida in the Civil War, not just as a supplier of goods but also as a battleground where the Union and Confederate forces clashed over control of the region.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 The Battles of Olustee
01:53 Some Background Information
06:36 Alert the Authorities
15:47 Seeing the Elephant
23:54 The Butcher's Bill
The Union forces, numbering around 5,500, advanced from Jacksonville towards Tallahassee, expecting minimal resistance. However, they encountered a well-prepared Confederate force of about 5,000 soldiers near Ocean Pond. The battle was intense and brutal, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The Union troops were eventually repulsed and forced to retreat to Jacksonville, leaving behind many dead and wounded. The Confederate victory at Olustee ensured that Florida remained under Southern control for the remainder of the war.
One of the notable aspects of the Battle of Olustee was the participation of African American soldiers in the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first official African American units in the United States, played a crucial role in the battle. Despite their bravery and determination, the Union forces were overwhelmed by the Confederate troops. The high casualties among the African American soldiers highlighted both their valor and the harsh realities of the war.
The aftermath of the Battle of Olustee had significant implications for both sides. For the Confederacy, the victory bolstered morale and secured a vital supply line. For the Union, the defeat was a setback in their efforts to penetrate the Southern states and disrupt Confederate operations. The battle also underscored the strategic importance of Florida in the Civil War, not just as a supplier of goods but also as a battleground where the Union and Confederate forces clashed over control of the region.
00:00 Introduction
00:34 The Battles of Olustee
01:53 Some Background Information
06:36 Alert the Authorities
15:47 Seeing the Elephant
23:54 The Butcher's Bill
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Sherman's Risky Mission: The Battle Of Resaca And Its Surprising Outcome
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The Battle of Resaca took place from May 13 to 15, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War. Union forces under General William T. Sherman engaged the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by General Joseph E. Johnston, in Gordon and Whitfield Counties, Georgia. Sherman's strategy involved a combination of direct assaults and flanking maneuvers. Initially, Johnston held ...
The Battle of Shepardson the Bloody Battle that Shaped West Virginia Forever
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The Battle of Shepherdstown, also known as the Battle of Boteler’s Ford, took place on September 19-20, 1862, along the Potomac River during the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General Robert E. Lee withdrew his army across the Potomac River. Union forces, under Major General Fitz John Porter, pursued them and engaged the Confederate re...
The Battle of Balls Bluff, a Failure of Command
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The Disaster at Ball's Bluff The Battle of Ball's Bluff, fought on October 21, 1861, stands as a stark example of how poor leadership can lead to catastrophic consequences. This early engagement of the Civil War, while relatively small in scale, had far-reaching implications for the Union Army. The battle occurred when Union forces, under the command of Brigadier General Charles P. Stone, attem...
General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh: A Test of Leadership
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Clash Of Titans: Ulysses S. Grant -VS- George Meade At The Battle Of Cold Harbor
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The Battle of Cold Harbor, a pivotal moment in the Civil War, was as much a test of generalship as it was a clash of armies. The battle itself was a catastrophic defeat for the Union, resulting in immense casualties. However, the dynamics between the two primary commanders, Ulysses S. Grant and George Meade, are equally fascinating. The Battle of Cold Harbor In the spring of 1864, Grant, newly ...
The Battle of Fort Hatteras, The Begining of the End For Confederate North Carolina
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The Epic Showdown: CSS Alabama VS USS Kearsarge - A Thrilling Naval Battle in the American Civil War
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The Duel Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge The clash between the CSS Alabama and the USS Kearsarge was a pivotal naval encounter of the American Civil War, often hailed as one of the most dramatic duels in history. The Alabama: The Confederate Raider The CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider, was a ship that terrorized Union shipping across the globe. Under the command of Captain Rapha...
The Green Mountain Boys at Gettysburg: The 2nd Vermont Infantry and Their Stand at Pickett's Charge
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The 2nd Vermont Infantry, a stalwart regiment of the Green Mountain State, played a pivotal role in one of the most critical battles of the Civil War: Gettysburg. While the regiment itself did not achieve the same level of renown as the 2nd Vermont Brigade, which famously held the line against Pickett's Charge, their contributions to the Union victory were nonetheless significant. Organized in ...
Unleashing The Thunder: The Lightning Brigade's Heroic Stand At Chickamauga
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The relationship between James Longstreet and Robert E. Lee, while generally cordial, became a focal point of tension during the Battle of Gettysburg. This complex dynamic significantly impacted the outcome of the battle and, subsequently, the Lost Cause narrative. Longstreet and Lee shared professional respect and personal camaraderie that had developed over years of service together. Longstre...
Battle of Champion Hill A Pivotal Clash in the Vicksburg Campaign, Ulyssess S. Grant vs Pemberton
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Who Was John Taylor Wood? Leader of the Confederate Navy and Close Advisor to Jefferson Davis
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Strange Events of the American Civil War: The Escape from Libby Prison, The Gibraltar of the South
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The Gamble at Chancellorsville: General Hooker and a Costly Union Miscalculation
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The Fall Of Petersburg: The Final Hours of the Confederacy and The American Civil War
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Letters From Home, The Reading of Solider's Letters from the American Civil War, Letter 1 James Hart
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Gettysburg's Epic Battle At Oak Hill - A Turning Point In History!
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Gettysburg's Epic Battle At Oak Hill - A Turning Point In History!
I considered myself pretty knowledgeable on the battle long before I visited the battlefield in 2016, but it was during my visit I first learned about Iverson's Pits and it stuck with me ever since.
It's amazing, it seems the more you learn about the battle, the less you really know, it was a very complex battle with a lot of moving parts.
Of all the disasters at Gettysburg, I believe Pickett and his men are unfairly blamed for many reasons. But what happened at Oak Ridge on July 1 is absolutely the fault of Iverson, O'Neal and ultimately Rodes as their division commander.
I don't feel people blame Pickett, although the fact he led from the rear does not endear people to him.
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 Normies just don't understand he was where he was supposed to be as a division commander.
😢it's also Ooh-stan-ah-lah and Cawn-ah-saw-gah for the rivers.
Got it, thanks!
It's Re-sack-ahh. I grew up on a farm near the mouth of Snake Creek Gap. The farmhouse was there during the war and my grandmother had two shoeboxes full of found relics from plowing her garden. We boys went around eyes on the ground looking out for minie balls, money(I found an 1835 half dome and an 1842 dime), coat buttons, etc. Also arrowheads--there was an Arrowhead rock--an outcrop of flint--on the property and chips were common finds.
How cool is that! Thanks for sharing!
Great channel. Hope you get the views and subscribers you deserve.
I appreciate that!
Resaca. Rey-saca
Thanks!
Thanks for the video. I had two Great Grandfather's in the 51st PA. Company D. Both from Norristown PA. Uriah McCoy and Patrick Diamond.
Mine was Philip Hattal, 51st PIV, Company C, he died of dysentery after being paroled from Andersonville!
A lot of these videos condemning Sickles actions that day overlook two key sources defending his performance at Gettysburg: 1) the vast majority of his own men in the 3rd Corps, who in the autumn of 1863 petitioned the government to restore Sickles as their commander; and 2) Confederate General Longstreet, who after the war said that Sickles' forward deployment disrupted his attack on the second day (an attack considerably larger than Pickett's Charge on the third day), which in his view cost the Confederates their best chance for victory.
Sure, that's what Longstreet said, and it might have been true, but you cannot argue that it messed up Meade's interior lines.
I think the two big problems that plagued the Union army at Antietam and Sheperdstown was poor generalship from it's some of it's senior commanders and the general lack of preparedness of some units. McClellan, Porter, and Sykes among others could have done a better job and led their forces properly like Napoleon would have done and the infantry units needed more time to train properly along with proper equipment. As far as both battles are concerned, if those Union officers had studied Napoleon's Six Day's Campaign, they might have known what to do as it featured an all conscript army under Napoleon defeating an army of veteran regulars under an aggressive general. Lincoln was right to eventually remove McClellan from command as he was being a detriment to the Union cause.
I have to disagree with you on this one. Napoleanic tactics were out-dated, the quality of artillery, and the ability to quickly dig fortifications changed the battlefield. Having the ability to attack on two fronts, attacking by land and sea, or seige warfare became the most succesful tactics. The Confederates lost the war, more then the UNion won it. Lee killed off so many men with his frontal assualts, they had nothing left to fight with.
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 You're right.
Great presentation, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
We cannot know what would have happened had Meade pursued Lee after Gettysburg. He had good reasons not to. That is all we can know.
We can play the what if game for just about every action of every battle.
Grant quietly went about the business of winning. His partnership with Sherman was one of the great military partnerships.
He understood his situation, unlike Lee and most of the AMerican leadership. He knew he had superiority in every measure, she he did the right thing a pushed until the rebels had had enough.
If you have read Meade at Gettysburg by Brown you understand how Meade overcame multiple obstacles to make a stand and defeat Lee. What did he have to offer? He did not fear Lee. He was determined. He had a sense of personal bravery that was extra-ordinary. In the famous painting "Grant and His Generals" Meade is second from to the right from Grant, just after Sherman. I believe that is appropriate.
I think if you step back and look at the hand Meade was dealt, what he did was truely remarkable. Basically he led an army, organized a defense, and defeated the cough, cough, unbeatable in a week.
Sickles disobeyed Meade's order on July 1 by coming to Gettysburg at all. Reynolds disobeyed the order not to start a general engagement, and Barlow also advanced his division beyond where he had been ordered to be, with disastrous results. Had Sickles occupied LRT, the 3rd corps would still have been spread thinner than any other Union corps that day, and the LRT flank (salient) would have been vulnerable to the same hazards as the Peach Orchard salient. LRT is a great place for infantry to fight infantry, but it's a terrible place for artillery. It's too rugged and steep. The few guns that can be positioned there can only be used for long distance fire because when muzzles are depressed any more than 10 degrees below the horizontal, the upward recoil tends to dismount them. So when Barksdale attacked them there, the artillery could only have fired over their heads. The terrain between LRT and the McGilvery line was too rocky and swampy for artillery. Even after the line had been corrected, very few guns were placed anywhere south of the McGilvery line. Without the Peach Orchard salient, Porter Alexander would have brought all of his guns to the LRT salient, Hood's insistence on going to the right would have fallen on more sympathetic ears, and every cannon shot to LRT would have sent rock shards flying like shrapnel. The McGilvery line would have been enfiladed, and probably all of Cemetery Ridge. The hypothetical LRT line has been grossly overrated. A flank attack is a probability to be expected, yet very few guns can meet a perpendicular flank attack on an LRT line. Sickles had asked Meade for help in positioning his corps 3 times. And he reported what his skirmishers found. But Meade hated Sickles and blew him off every time. Meade knew that Sickles was his least competent corps commander, yet he intentionally neglected him and his whole left flank (he didn't even know where it was), then Longstreet surprised him with his pants down (after Sickles had tried to warn him). Ultimately, the commanding general is responsible for everything. Good leaders are obeyed. An investigation was made, after which Sickles got a medal and Meade was basically sent to a desk job. We all agree that Sickles' decision wasn't good, but his only other option wasn't good either. Good leadership is what was missing.
Hero he was an idiot.
You did very good on this one. Thank you for taking the time to get the facts perfect.
Glad you enjoyed it!
OORAH
Thanks!
I have a relative that served in the 98th Illinois Mounted Infantry under Wilders during the Battle of Chickamauga. So thanks for the upload.
My pleasure!
Had the 20th Maine given way, their entire brigade would have gotten rolled up like cheap carpet. The sight of thousands of Union infantry leaving the field in confusion might have caused the rest of Meade's army to also retreat. It was possible that the Union civilians would have lost heart and decided on peace. Nothing was certain of course, but the 20th Maine's defeat could have not only lost the battle, but also lost the war. People nowadays tend to think that Union victory was inevitable. I don't think they realize that it was a closer run thing.
The entire 6th corps was waiting beyond little round top and they were chomping at the bit to get into the fight. The Confederate forces had no follow-on units available to hold the ground.
Funny but the white unionist Southerner soldiers are rarly mentioned in the Civil War history, but at battle of Franklin the Unionist Southerner soldiers had big role in the success! Above the Kentucky and Unionist Tennessee soldiers the 44th Missouri regiment had key role in the triumph! I am very interested in the Southern Unionism before and during the Civil War in the passive and active form alike! I think the KKK and the lost cause Southern school program by the end of XIXth Century decreased this rememrance except for East Tennessee and West Virginia, where the unionism was on big territory with many people. Jones county in Mississipi and Winston county in Alabama were prounionsts from the first day of the Confederacy. West Tennessee had some counties which were prounionists and the Ozark region in Arkansas or North Georgia also know little. Who know the 1st (unionist) Alabama cavalry regiment was in Sherman's Campagn or from the about 12 000 North Carolian deserters there were about 3000 who not only deserted but they joined the USA army. My respect to the executed or killed North Georgian unionists, if I were at these North Georgian thomb I would gave my respect them! Where the tombs of the execuetd Northern Cooperheads are???????????????????????????????
Nice presentation. The Federals had a lot to learn down the road if they were to succeed. Was that a bird chirping in the background?
They sure did! They are finches. We started with 2, and now we 13, I am setting up a recording studio, other wise know as my son's old bedroom. That will hopefully help with the extra sound! Sorry about that, I know it can be annoying!
He worked pretty well under Grant.
They did work well, they complmented each other.
Interesting video, well done. I wonder what your thoughts are about Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine...When I was young I learned of his death and posthumous promotion to General. I thought it was an amazing way to go. But now I am seeing books talk about him surviving and going on to be the Governor of Maine. Im wondering if any one else noticed it. Or if I had gone through one of those mandela effect portals...
Big fan of what Chamberlin did in the battle of Gettysburg. However, I'm not a big fan of how history has treated the "charge". 100% agree it was brave and MAY have saved the Union left. However, the entire 6th corps was chomping at the bit right behind him ready to get into the fray. So, any success the Confederates had, would have been pushed back. Along with the 6th Corps was the 6th Corps supply wagons, loaded with ammunition. So, to say they were completely out of information is a little bit of a white lie. Don't get me wrong, the 20th Maine performed gallantly, and we should never take that away from them. But historians that try to sell their actions as "saving the Union" is not accurate in my opinion.
Moronic title and stupid conclusion, it might have delayed things a week or two and that is all this video is CLICKBAIT
Not sure what you mean by click bait...should I have the generals pose in bikinis? Perhaps, if YOU had content, I could learn from you.
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 anyone with real knowledge of the civil war would not have made this video with that title
I would respect your opinion a lot more if you, yourself, were a succuesful content creator -or- you presented your feedback in a less agressive manner. I don't do this to make myslef rich. The title is the very last thing I think about after spended about 20 hours on each video. Who cares if the title is dumb? I do this to help fund my classroom, and that's it. Your comments roll off like water off a duck's back.
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 I gave you the review your work deserved which is none. I have been a historian for over 50 years and your lazy and inaccurate clickbait is an insult to intelligence
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 your targeted audience is clearly those who have exactly zero knowledge of the civil war which once again is unacceptable to be misinforming them as you are
My great-great-great grandfather fought in this battle on the Northern side. He was serving with the 57th Illinois Infantry (Frederick Hurlbut), 3rd Brigade (Moses M. Bane), 2nd Division (Thomas W. Sweeney), XVI Corps (Grenville M. Dodge), Army of the Tennessee (James B. McPherson).
How cool is that! Glad to see you know the history of your ancestors!
When the third attack was ordered, one Colonel informed the staff officer, " I would not order another attack if Jesus Christ himself should order it"
Sure enough...someone should write a book of all the great quotes from the war!
I enjoyed my visits to Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth. Corinth represented an interesting surprise.
All these stops are on my bucket list!
The April 1862 Battle of Shilo was the costliest battle up that time. There were more casuties than all we suffered in all previous wars that our nation had. It proved that this War of Southern Rebellion was going to be a long fought contest. Confederate Commanding General Albert Sidney Johnston was shot in the back of his right leg, just above the top of his boot. It is likely that the shot that cut his femor artery was from a Confederate round. Shortly before his wounding, he sent surgan to care for a wounded Federal officer. This was a very critical battle. Grant saw it to be at Cornith. Johnston saw it near Pittsburg landing. I lost one of my ancestors in this fighting with General Prentice. He left his wife and 8 children. Sadly, he was only one of many of my ancestors to perish in this conflict. Well, God bless the soldiers of this...the Greatest Generation of the 19th century.❤
Facts!
Very interesting information about Grant
Thank you...he's an interesting individual!
This is trash. But I'm not surprised . Jackson wasn't even alive for the true downfall of the confederacy. He had been dead for 2 months by July 4th 1863. You don't deserve a channel for putting out trash like this.
Grant was a military genius. He had his staff officers near the corp commanders, at vital points along the line, simply to remind them of the strategic plan laid out by Grant. He knew they just needed reminding… battle and pressure make otherwise sound men slide off the strategic path, impeding the entire campaign. Genius
He was...but he was also guilty of being complacent at times. He could be very stubborn as well. However, no argument he was the driving force behind the ultimate Union victory.
Longstreet did not move right at Gettysburg.
...but he wanted to!
The Army of the Potomac wasn't inferior to western armies, that perception was because it faced R. E. Lee. Heavy casualties gave rise to accusations of butchery; Grant wasn't a "butcher" as proven by his previous exploits, it was because Lee was no pushover.
While he was not a "butcher" as stated, so of his practices late in the war were questioned and considered barbaric. However, Grant understood the best way to stop the war was to influence the civilian population. Which he did in kind. So, perhaps it can be said he saved lives by burning buildings.
Nice to see the face of the voice although I can understand why you might use an alternate image lol!. Thanks for all you do to teach the history of the Civil War.
ummm, thanks?!
It has occasionally been said that Lee was not himself at Gettysburg but only two months earlier he executed his masterpiece at Chancellorsville.
I can find no reference to Lee being influenced by his stomach ailments. In fact, he spent extended periods of time out on the battlefield. I feel as though this might just be a "rumor" to help the Lee purist placate their feelings and help digest the outcome of Lee's orders. If you have evidence, I would love to see it.
Ive been a soldier all my life Ive commanded companies Ive commanded regiments Ive commanded divisions and Ive commanded more But there's no fifteen thousand men in the entire world that can make it across that field General James Longstreet
Pretty close! He said (or is reported have said) "General, I have been a soldier all my life. I have been with soldiers engaged in fights by couples, by squads, companies, regiments, divisions, and armies, and should know as well as any one, what soldiers can do. It is my opinion that no fifteen thousand men ever arrayed for battle can take that position".
@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 it's the same thing
This battle was very much like First Bull Run in a way. Both were witnessed by a great many spectators. There was so much I learned about this fight. One lesson that can be learned from this is that one effective way of winning a battle among many is to be a hard hitter. Both sides fought well, but the poor quality of the Rebel ammunition and good tactical skills on the part of Winslow ultimately prevailed. It is also effective to be a master maneuverer.
I found it interesting (and a little disturbing) that the CSS Alabama had not been in dry dock for at least 18 months.
1st 60th GA Company F Evans/Gordon Brigade
Did you have a relative in that unit?
Well done. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Butler was the catalyst in eradicating slavery when he decided to make African peoples that made it to Ft. Monroe (vA), contraband of war. This circumvented the fugitive slave act of Filmore.
At the very least it got people thinking about the treatment of escaped slaves. His ideology was strong and he was a good spokesperson for abolitionist.
An incompetent winning a battle. You definitely don't hear that every day. Amazing!
I love his pictures...I guess they didn't have photoshop back then!
Man you put out a lot of content, big ups to you!
Thanks! I'm a teacher, so I have summers off and I can focus full-time on content. I go back to school next week, so it will slow down somewhat ☹
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 sad day! I'll enjoy it while it last
Come to think of it.. did the Confederacy have a national anthem?😊
The Confederacy had multiple unofficial national anthems during the American Civil War, including "God Save the South", "Dixie", and "The Bonnie Blue Flag"
@@maddhattalscivilwarhistory2728 What prompted this was the beginning of the video - I wondered what they played or sang as they ran the Stars and Bars up the mainmast.
Oh roll Alabama roll!
For a little while.
Thank you for telling this great unknown battle.
My pleasure, I leraned a lot for this one!
What a load of c..p.who wrote this load of bs,sames was a pirate,not so generous to us trawler men,but Britain was very sympathetic to a slave owning c.s.a.
There is no friggin "W" in Chickamauga!!
friggin thanks!
Great job, I really like the production layout and delivery of your videos. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you very much!
It's nice to hear about a valiant patriot and not the damn traitors of the south.
There are sooo many to talk about! Thank you for watching!
Fantastic videos as usual mate
Glad you like them!