The Battle of Olustee re-enactment, which is held every February in northern Florida, is a must for anyone who is interested in Civil War History.
I attended as an observer on Sunday, February 19th. My father and older brother had spent the night there with a local re-enactment group. The camp, where they slept, was full of white canvas tents and period tools.
While I was there, I saw their cavalry, comprised of many horses, gallop and canter out firing at the troops. During the battle the soldiers demonstrated a maneuver called "the square"., which my father and brother were involved in. In this maneuver troops form a square to keep the cavalry from coming in. During this strategic move, the cannon fired on them, and due to pyrotechnics on the field, an explosion occurred within the square!
The battle was very engaging, the pyrotechnics were impressive, and the re-enactors were both realistic and believable.
I attended as an observer on Sunday, February 19th. My father and older brother had spent the night there with a local re-enactment group. The camp, where they slept, was full of white canvas tents and period tools.
While I was there, I saw their cavalry, comprised of many horses, gallop and canter out firing at the troops. During the battle the soldiers demonstrated a maneuver called "the square"., which my father and brother were involved in. In this maneuver troops form a square to keep the cavalry from coming in. During this strategic move, the cannon fired on them, and due to pyrotechnics on the field, an explosion occurred within the square!
The battle was very engaging, the pyrotechnics were impressive, and the re-enactors were both realistic and believable.
Nehemiah Cook
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