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Reverend Robert K. Davis The Blue Grey Army, Inc. would like to remember its long time Chaplain, Reverend Robert K. Davis. Reverend Davis gave many blessings to open the Olustee Cemetery Programs as well as other Olustee events. His invocation at the final 2014 meeting of the Blue-Grey Army was a treasured moment that will long be remembered. A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Rev. Davis was a twenty year Veteran of the Florida National Guard. Reverend Davis led several other churches before being called to First Baptist Church of Lake City, where he served for twenty-three years. He was later the appointed pastor of the Woodstock Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. Due to health reasons he had to step down from that position and returned to Lake City, FL. Reverend Davis later became Pastor Emeritus, an 4
honorary position bestowed by the staff and members of the First Baptist Church, and served in that position the past several years before his passing. Reverend Robert K. Davis and his wife, Pat, both taught at the Florida Gateway College (formerly Lake City Community College). Reverend Davis taught religion as an adjunct instructor; Pat Davis taught in the Nursing Program.
Blue-Grey Army Chaplain Reverend Robert K. Davis will long be remembered for his kindness, compassion, and the love he had for his church, family and country.
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Farewell Harvey Campbell The Impersonator: Tad Allen as Abraham Lincoln Living History Walter R. Moore Ft. White Thespian Guild Historic Homes & Architecture Descendant Family Olustee Festival Pageant Mary L. Jackson Fears George R. “Bob” Dekle, Sr. History of the Reenactment Olustee: Award Winning Disc Connected K9’s Left Behind
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Oaklawn Memorial Service Battle & Festival Events Entertainment Schedule 2015 Parade Marshals Vendor Map
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2014 Parade Line-Up Food at the Battlefield Order of Battle Blue-Grey Square Dance Officers & Committees
FAREWELL & THANK YOU
Harvey Campbell The Blue-Grey Army would like to remember one of its dear friends who passed away June 4, 2014. From “Mr. Jiffy Junction” to the trailblazer of local tourism, Harvey Campbell leaves an indelible mark on the history of Columbia County and the Olustee Festival and Reenactment.
Harvey, a longtime Columbia County Tourist Development Council director, was a vital figure in elevating rural community tourism in Florida, as well as a tremendous advocate for sharing the story of North Florida’s beautiful springs and unspoiled natural areas. He was also an influential force in bringing the Florida Sports Hall of Fame to Lake City and in establishing youth sporting events as an industry in this area. Harvey Campbell was actively involved in promoting nature-based and historic tourism for Florida for over 22 years. As the Director of Tourism for the Columbia County Tourist Development Council, Harvey was primarly responsible for building tourism economic in his region of North Central Florida. Harvey has served on the boards of directors of 6
Visit Florida, the Florida Commission on Tourism, the Florida Association of Destination Marketing Organizations, Original Florida, Friends of Florida State Parks, and the Florida Festivals, and Events Association. Highlights of Campbell’s career include his savvy marketing efforts to bring in thousands of visitors for the annual Battle of Olustee Festival and Reenactment. Harvey spearheaded the publicity for Olustee, setting up an annual Media Mission to visit editors throughout northern Florida and southern Georgia. He arranged for reenactors to go on air with television and radio stations to encourage people to visit the event. Harvey
worked tirelessly to bring in sponsors, enabling the Olustee Festival to grow and continue to increase the economic impact on the community he loved. He was a past Commanding General from 1993-1994. While we are saddened by his death, we are proud to honor his accomplishments and thank Harvey most especially for his vision and tireless efforts to grow the Olustee Festival and the Florida tourism industry into the world-wide leader it is today.
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Oaklawn Cemetery
Memorial Service Gravesite of Olustee Battle Unknown Soldiers
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 9:00 am Call To Order..............................Tony Buzzella Posting of Colors.........First Florida Honor Guard Invocation........................Pastor Robert Bass First Bapstist Church
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the USA......Scarlet Frisina Columbia County Commissioner
The National Anthem...................................................Assembly Introduction of Speaker.......................Mayor Stephen Witt Address.................................................Clarence N. (Kirk) Kirkland jr. autor and historian
Placing of Wreath Remarks by.................................Judge Tom Coleman Commanding General, Blue-Grey Army, Inc.
at Monument.......Olustee Chapter UDC
Scarlet Frisina, President Ann Butler Brown, Past Pres. Florida Division, UDC & Recorder General of Military Service Awards
Taps Benediction............................Chaplain Robert Bass Retiring of Colors........First Florida Honor Guard Clarence N. (Kirk) Kirkland, Jr. was a boy when he moved to Olustee with his family. His father bought interest in Olustee Big Store, a massive business consisting of a hotel, restaurant, soda fountain, dry goods section, grocery section, pharmacy, meat market, bus station & barber shop. That in itself was a big investment in 1927 in the Town of Olustee. Unfortunately in 1932 a fire destroyed most of the establishment; later it was replaced on a smaller scale. This disaster did not deter Kirk’s family; they continued to reside in Olustee. Growing up in Olustee, Kirk sometimes played where the battlefield is located. It was only natural that he Clarence N. (Kirk) Kirkland would acquire an interest in researching guest speaker more about the Battle of Olustee. Kirk earned a bachelor’s degree from and a master’s degree from American Rollins College in criminal justice University. He retired as a major from www.OlusteeFestival.com
the US Air Force, having served in World War II and the Korean War. Over the years he did numerous short stories pertaining to the Battle of Olustee as well as a major novel, Rhoda, Rhoda finally at the age of 90. The novel is based on the life and times of Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Kilcrease Gibbes, a person of interest during the Civil War period. It is a biography/ autobiography/memoir. Kirk and his wife, Nancy, now reside in Gainesville, FL., from which they have made numerous travels to thirty-three major countries in the Orient, Europe, the Near East and Africa. 7
City of Lake City 205 N. MARION AVE. LAKE CITY, FLORIDA 32055 TELEPHONE: (386) 752-2031 FAX: (386) 752-4896 February 13, 2015
Mayor-Council Member STEPHEN M. WITT
As Mayor of the City of Lake City, it is my pleasure to welcome you and all visitors to our community to witness and participate in the Blue-Grey Army’s annual festival. The Olustee Battle Festival is celebrating their thirty-seventh anniversary of the event. It has become traditional to pay tribute to those brave souls, both blue and grey uniformed patriots who valiantly fought for what they believed. The ceremony at nine o’clock in the Oaklawn Cemetery is an appropriate beginning to mark our place in history. Following this, you may want to visit the Lake City Historical Museum, Memorial Park and fountain in Lake DeSoto, or make yourself at home in Olustee Park. You are urged to visit our area stores and vendors to satisfy your palate or your shopping needs. The parade and other major activities take place on Marion Avenue, in the parks, and a skirmish will take place at Lake DeSoto. The reenactment will be at the Olustee Battlefield on Sunday. Shuttles will be available for the ride to Olustee Battlefield. Please have a safe and enjoyable visit to Lake City and come again soon.
Vice-Mayor-Council Member EUGENE JEFFERSON Council Member MELINDA MOSES ZACK PAULK GEORGE WARD City Attorney HERBERT F. DARBY City Manger WENDELL JOHNSON City Clerk AUDREY E. SIKES
Sincerely, Stephen M. Witt, Mayor
BATTLE OF OLUSTEE REENACTMENT DAYS FEBRUARY 13-15, 2015 WHEREAS, on February 20, 1864, our forefathers fought a brutal battle against invading Federal troops, taking a defensive stand amidst the pristine pines of Olustee Field east of Lake City, Florida; and WHEREAS, when the call to arms went out that bitter winter day, Confederate soldiers took up their weapons and fought fiercely, spurred by knowing not only would the South rise again, but with God’s grace it would never fall; and WHEREAS, battle raged for half a day, but by dusk the confederacy prevailed as Union troops retreated north, leaving Lake City a stronghold for the south; and WHEREAS, present day Lake City is steeped in history, thriving on a firm foundation of freedom and pride set long ago by brave, valiant soldiers; and WHEREAS, we preserve and promote our past by teaching local history in area schools, so that our children may remember those who sacrificed their lives to preserve this great nation; and WHEREAS, by holding the festival and reenactment, we pay homage to those before us who sacrificed immensely so we may live in a peaceful, democratic society and carry forth our Southern heritage proudly and justly; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, STEPHEN M. WITT, MAYOR OF CITY OF LAKE CITY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 13-15, 2015 AS
“BATTLE OF OLUSTEE REENCATMENT DAYS”
and do so call upon all the citizens to come forward and participate in this event, so we may be remember an era of our past history that set a precedence for what we have become in the present as we blaze the trail towards our future. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seal be affixed this 13th day of February, 2015
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Blue-Grey Army
The Blue-Grey Army has committed itself to the historic preservation of our community. Included in this mission is the organization’s efforts on behalf of the historic Perkins Home, which serves as our county’s historical museum, and the revitalization of our historic downtown area. The downtown area is centered around Olustee Park, dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War. In addition, the Blue-Grey Army’s support of the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment, which is held on the actual site of the original battle, serves to heighten awareness for our historysteeped community. Our volunteer group, which annually numbers in excess of 300 people, is committed to making the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment a source of civic pride and economic benefit to all residents of our area. The Blue-Grey Army was first incorporated in December 1978. Stated within the Articles of Incorporation, as well as the organization’s By-Laws, is that the primary purpose of the BlueGrey Army is to increase the knowledge 10
of its members and the public about the historical events of the Battle of Olustee. Among the purposes shall be the promotion and presentation of various festival events from time to time and which will and show honor to all veterans of the War Between the States, the encouragement of the study and knowledge of history, teaching of the horror of war and the promotion of the United States of America. Additionally, support will be given to the local historical museum. A basic tenet of the Blue-Grey Army is that war is not something we celebrate, but it is something we should remember. On occasion, one might wonder if the organization or the reenactment might further the cause of those who flew the rebel flag, that is not the purpose. The name “Blue-Grey” should be the first clue to representing both the North and the South, or the Federal and the Confederacy. Yes, we may play “Dixie” from time to time, but that is because we are in the south and the song represents the local heritage. However, as we conduct
our annual memorial service at Oaklawn Cemetery, we remember all that gave their lives in this Florida battle and fought so gallantly. The Blue-Grey Army, nor the reenactment, does not suggest that, “... the South will rise again,” but is instead a history lesson that the battle was fought by men on both sides who stood for important causes to them, many having made the ultimate sacrifice. Yes, the Confederates may have won the Battle of Olustee, but America won the war. The Blue-Grey Army and organizers of the reenactment have been sensitive to how the annual event is perceived and has successfully confirmed to demonstrate the horrors of war, our heritage and our local history. This has been helped and promoted by the participation of local African-Americans within our organization and those who participate with the reenactment as members of the famous 54th Massachusetts Regiment, whose valor and honor has been chronicled in history and further publicized in the movie “Glory.”
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Stamp Cancellation Set Once in a Lifetime, The 2015 Battle of Olustee Pictorial Envelope and Stamp Commemorative Set. The set will be sold at Olustee Park Friday, February 13, 2015 and Saturday, February 14, 2015 Only.
Commemorative Stamp Committee: Dennis and Carol Dory. Artist: Duffy Soto
The Civil War holds many different emotions and meanings for everyone... especially the history enthusiast! It was a grave milestone in our nation’s history. This war shaped our nation as we now know it. As a tribute to this memorable moment in our nation’s past, the fourth two stamps in a series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, The Battle of Mobile Bay and the Petersburg Campaign will be available for purchase as a set. Don’t miss out. We only have 50 sets available. The cancelled, stamped envelopes featuring the 2015
Olustee Poster art work, done by local artist Duffy Soto, will be sold at the BlueGrey Merchandise Tent at Olustee Park downtown, Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th only. Price per set is $5.00. We may also have a postal employee present to cancel each set when purchased. We have not done this for a number of years. All proceeds go to the Lake City VA Hospital Hospice. Be sure to own your special piece of history. Thanks for your support, and we hope to see you at the 2015 Battle of Olustee Festival.
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Battlefield Events S c h e d u le o f Ev e n ts
Go e ar l y t o the b a ttlefiel d Fri day, Sat urday o r Sunday an d en joy w alk i n g throug h the aut he nt i c camp si t e s and Sut l er ’s r ow. It will be well wo rt h yo ur t i me t o vi si t t he se ar eas !
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 School Day - All School Groups $3.00 Per Person
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ...........School Tours - Medical demonstrations, military drills, Union and Confederate camps, artillery firing, Sutlers Row, civilian activities, storytelling about African-American soldiers and civilians during the War, and food booths. Arranged through Florida Park Service for the public to enjoy. Reenactors and sutlers arrive and begin setting up their camps.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 (Admission: $10 Adult/$5 Student. Children ages 5 and under FREE)
9:00 AM .......................................................... Presentation of Colors 9:00 - 6:15 PM .................................................................. Park Opens 1:00 PM ......................................................... Medical Demonstration 2:30 PM .............................................................Period Music Concert 3:30 PM ..........................................Mini Battle held at the Battlefield
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2015 (Admission: $10 Adult/$5 Student. Children ages 5 and under FREE)
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School Day - All School Groups $3.00 Per Person
This wonderful program offers the unique opportunity to experience military life in 1864. Interact with reenactors and sutlers who demonstrate fascinating aspects of the medical demonstrations, period encampments, artillery demonstrations and the park’s interpretive learning activities and maps identifying the education stations will be available. Bus/Vehicle parking is along U.S. Highway 90. Limit the number of cars by carpooling. WE STRONGLY SUGGEST A RATIO OF ONE CHAPERON TO EVERY 10 STUDENTS. Picnickers are welcome, food concessions will be available. Get a free Olustee Teacher’s Handbook with activities and supplemental materials that are easily adaptable to learning centers. It is correlated with the Sunshine State Standards and includes some of the same formats that are on the test.
8:30 AM .......................................................... Presentation of Colors 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM .......................................................... Park Opens 1:30 PM .........39th Annual Olustee Battle Reenactment - attend early (Bleacher seating available)
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F e s t i va l Ev ents
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 5:00pm
Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors set-up downtown Lake City
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 9:00am
Civil War Memorial Service Oaklawn Cemetery Special Speaker and Recognition of Veterans 9:00am -6:00pm Vendor Booths Open – Downtown • Arts/ Crafts/ Food Booths • Public Service Booths • Commercial Booths • Main Stage Entertainment • Kids Zone Entertainment
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 7:00am
5-K Run
8:30am
Blue-Grey One-Mile Fun Run around Lake DeSoto (Awards follow)
9:00am - 6:00pm Vendor Booths Open Downtown/Entertainment 10:30am
Annual Parade Beginning at South Marion Street to US 90 West (Duval Street)
12:00 Noon
Official Opening Ceremonies for Festival Mainstage Staff and Local Dignitaries invited to be on stage.
12:00 Noon
5:00pm
Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, and Skirmish, On the Shore of Lake DeSoto
Visiting Dignitaries, Parade Marshal, Olustee Family Recognized and Miss Olustee Festival Winners on Main Stage - Downtown
7:45pm
Blue-Grey Square Dance Lake City National Guard Armory
No pets allowed at battlefield (park) • food & driNk available at the site • traNsportatioN: The Blue-Grey Army has a Park ‘n Ride service leaving from the Lake City Airport (US 90 East) and the Baker County Prison Center beginning at 1:30pm on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday morning. Minimum bus charge is $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. Preschool children are free. SEATING: Bleacher seating available for viewing of the battle on Saturday & Sunday. Sutlers camp to purchase items open to the public during both days. www.OlusteeFestival.com
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• Display or curio cabinets • Items from makers such as Goebel/Hummel, Llardo, Jim Shore, Precious Moments, etc... • Silver flatware & tea sets • Vintage mantle & wall clocks • Artwork, paintings, lithos, etchings, cells • Military items of any era • Native American artifacts and artwork • Gold or silver bullion (bars & rounds of any kind) • Maritime Items (ships, wheels, compasses, brass helmets)
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Blue-Grey Army Commanding General
Tom Coleman
This year marks the 37th Annual Olustee Battle Festival, the 151st anniversary of the historic Battle of Olustee, and it is my honor to, once again, serve as the Commanding General of the Blue-Grey Army. The Blue-Grey Army volunteers have been working hard for months to maintain our standards of excellence for the Festival. On their behalf, I welcome all of you to our Festival. For us, the Festival is a labor of love and a way to give back to our community. We hope the Festival means food, fellowship and fun to you. We have a great group of vendors, new and old, with a wide array of arts and crafts and food for you. The main stage will again come to life with a great variety of music and talent from our community and the surrounding area. This year, as we incorporate the new Darby Pavilion into the Festival, we have some special surprises for you. The Festival begins Friday morning at 9:00 AM at the Oaklawn Cemetery with a solemn Civil War Memorial Ceremony with a special guest speaker. If you have never attended this event to honor those who gave their lives at Olustee, I encourage you to attend this year. When the ceremony concludes, vendors will already be set up downtown awaiting you. At noon the Festival will officially open on the main stage, and local elected officials, and dignitaries will gather on stage to help us welcome you to experience all that the Festival has to offer. At 5:00 PM, we will once again present the annual skirmish on the banks of Lake DeSoto, featuring the ironclad warships of the era.
What is a... Cavalry?
Troops Trained To Fight On Horseback
On Saturday, all of the vendor booths are open again, and the parade begins at 10:30 AM. This year the parade will again feature the reenactors. Horses and carriages and many other groups will also participate in the parade. Events will continue throughout the day, both downtown and at the battlefield. The battle reenactment is Sunday afternoon, but you should plan to arrive early to see all of the reenactor camps and sutler tents. It is truly like being transported back in time. Shuttle transportation will be provided at a nominal cost from the airport and it is recommended as thousands of people attend the event and parking is limited. All of the times and details for these events are in this program. I am especially pleased to announce that our guest author this year is our own Bob Dekle, a former Assistant State Attorney here who is now a Professor at the University of Florida Law School. He has written a book on Abraham Lincoln’s most publicized trial. I and the other members of the Blue-Grey Army welcome you to the 2015 Festival. Have a great time and enjoy the Festival!
Coleman Sincerely, Tom Commanding General
Brigade?
Canister?
Two or More Regiments Commanded by a Brigadier General or Sometimes a Colonel
Shot Gun Shells for a Cannon. A Soldered Tin Container Containing a Number of Iron Balls Packed in Sawdust & Secured to a Wooded Sabot by Nails.
Artillery? Troops Trained to Fire Cannons
Infantry? Troops Trained To Fight On Foot.
Battery? A Group of Four to Six Cannons
Regiment? A Body of Troops Either Cavalry or Infantry With at Least 1,000 Men
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Earthworks? Trenches Dug Into the Earth & Used for Protection From Enemy Fire
Skirmish? Minor Conflict Between Small Bodies of Soldiers.
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LINCOLN
ABRAHAM
The Impersonator
TA D A L L E N
I have diligently researched what has been written about the sixteenth president, in order to present him as accurately as possible. There are many areas of Lincoln’s life that are not fully known. Many historians do not always agree. So when I am representing him, I have to know the facts, as if I were there. I have to say that I enjoy the magic of the stage. When I arrive dressed as Lincoln, that’s when the magic begins. Lincoln is there, and somehow I can weave out the facts to bring Abraham Lincoln to life. There is no way to describe this wonderment. Truly, I have been blessed. As I write this, perhaps I have strayed far from what is a typical biography. However, as I reflect on all of this, I can truthfully say that of all the venues that I have taken Mr. Lincoln, with all the experiences, none are more memorable than those I have experienced in Lake City and Columbia County. My fondest memories will always be of this place. Judy and I will cherish how you have honestly made us a part of your Olustee celebration and how you have made us feel so much at home here these past years. Nowhere have we met so many genuinely
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Tad Allen, Abraham Lincoln Impersonator
friendly people. We have made many dear friends. My hope is that the Olustee Festival will continue for many years... I also hope that I may continue to be a part of it.
The Top Hat worn by Abraham Lincoln the night he was shot at Ford`s Theater on April 15, 1865. It now resides in the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. Tad Allen has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for over twenty years. Although he has always been a fan of the president, Allen only began impersonating Lincoln after growing a beard and being told by friends and colleagues of his strong resemblance. Since then the concept has really taken off. A former assistant professor at Brevard Community College; Allen has done extensive research on our sixteenth president. He has devoted one room of his house to look-alike, where he maintains a library of nearly 800 publications on Lincoln and other memorabilia. Allen’s extensive insight into all aspects of Lincoln’s life provides him the versatility to target his programs specifically to the audience at hand, thus making a dramatic impression on groups ranging from young children to senior citizens. He also offers a question-and-answer period afterwards, encouraging listeners to explore his wealth of knowledge about the president.
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Food, Arts & Crafts Booths Open
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Niblack Elementary, Billy Prewitt
9:30 am
Five Points Elementary, Cheri Copeland
9:50 am
Eastside Elementary, Teri Cameron
Fun Run Awards - LCRD - 9:30 AM Grace City Praise Band - 9:45 AM Pure Joy - 10:25 AM
10:10 am Melrose Elementary, Daniel Rigano
Olustee Festival Parade - 10:30 AM
10:25 am Columbia City Elem., Megan Bender
Sydney Cox - 10:55 AM
10:40 am Ft. White Elementary, Ginger Norris 11:05 am Summers Elementary, Allison Moore 11:25 am Westside Elementary, Cynthia Tickel 11:45 am Pinemount Elem., Becky Striebel 12:00 pm Opening Ceremonies 12:30 pm Richardson Middle School, Christie Robertson
12:50 pm Lake City Middle School, Hsiao’wei Chen
Matt Johns Band - 11:15 AM Parade Marshals/ Miss Olustee 2015 - 12:00 PM Olustee Descendants - 12:25 PM Payton Sullivan - 12:40 AM Jasmine Horton - 1:05 PM The Dixie Dancers - 1:30 PM
1:30 pm
CHS Chorus - Glenn Cherry
2:00 pm
CHS Jazz Band - Ryan Schultz
2:30 pm
FWHS Jazz Band - Ed Amaya
3:10 pm
Emily Harrington
3:30 pm
Sydney Cox
Papa Ross & Dominion - 3:30 PM
4:00 pm
DFC Dance Studio
4:30 pm
Jasmine Horton
Southside Idol Winners - 4:10 PM
5:00 pm
Lakeside Skirmish (Lake DeSoto)
5:15 pm
Blame Thursday
Entertainment Ends - 6:00 PM
Alyse Pruitt - 2:00 PM Gateway City Big Band - 2:30 PM Kelli Park - 3:15 PM
Willow Veda - 5:10 PM Average Joe - 5:35 PM Entertainment Ends - 6:00 PM
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Olustee Monument “When you cease to honor your heroes, you cease to produce ~ Confederate General, Evander M. Law them.”
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Olustee Monument By Dicky Ferry
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After the smoke cleared and the dead were buried, the armies marched away to fight in other battles. The battle-scarred trees were all that remained in silent testimony of the fury and carnage of the Battle of Olustee. The battlefield remained silent except for an occasional traveler passing the area. In May of 1866, a little over 2 years after the battle, a Lieutenant Frederick E. Grossman of the 7th U.S. Infantry was ordered to proceed to the Olustee battle field and to determine the whereabouts and condition of the Union graves on the battlefield. He was horrified at what he found. He found that the Union dead had been buried in shallow graves near where they had fallen, sometimes several in one grave. Within a few weeks after the battle, the graves had been disinterred by the wild hogs in the area and the bones scattered all over the battlefield. Lieutenant Grossman and his command covered almost 2 square miles of the battlefield collecting all the bones of the fallen Yankees that he could find. Two wagons were filled with the remains and buried in a mass grave near the railroad. There he erected a wooden monument, 12 feet high and surrounded with a wooden fence 27 feet long and 19 feet wide. On the monument were the following carved inscriptions: • South side: “To the Memory of the officers and soldiers of the United States Army who fell in the Battle of Olustee February 20, 1864” • West side: “Our Country” • North side: “May the Living Profit by the Example of the Dead” • East side: “Unity and Peace” Lieutenant Grossman also reported that the Confederate dead were principally buried on the south side of the railroad, west of the battlefield, and were in perfect condition.
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The following years, the monument would fall into a state of disrepair. The last recorded mention of seeing it was in the fall of 1973 when Olustee veteran Loomis Langdon of the 1st U.S. Artillery reported seeing it from the platform of a passing train. He reported that all that could be seen were two sides of a weather-stained and broken-down fence. Soon, like the fate of the battlefield, the dead were also forgotten. Sometime after 1870, a young man named John Brown and his wife Eliza moved to the Olustee Battlefield. John began to farm the battle-torn ground and raise a family. John Brown had served in the 7th Florida Infantry during the Civil War, and was wounded in the right thigh during the battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, After returning from the war he returned to his home in Providence and married Eliza Shaw Brown. The 1880 census lists John, Eliza and their 7 children living at the battlefield. Family lore states that John would toss all the relics from the battle over the fence when they were plowed up in his fields. One family member years later told about rolling the old cannon balls around in the yard while playing as a young girl. As the years progressed, the timber industry grew in the area and some of the battlefield was logged. One older gentleman in Olustee, Ishmel Arline, told stories of cutting cross ties around the battlefield and finding old bullets, muskets and artillery shells while working there in the early 1900’s. The idea of building a monument at Olustee was the idea Mrs. J.N. Whitner, a member of the Martha Reid Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Whitner’s husband Joseph had fought at Olustee with the Florida Light Artillery, also known as Gamble’s Artillery. She had spent time with her husband touring the battlefield, and was reported to have gone over every foot of it. While on a train going from Jacksonville to Lake City in 1896, she overheard two gentlemen discussing the battle as they passed Olustee. Both had fought on the Federal side but were confused as to the exact site of the battle. Mrs. Whitner was able to point out to them the exact location and informed them as to the troop locations. From this incident, Mrs. Whitner realized the need to mark
Survivors of the Battle of Olustee gathered at the Monument dedication in Olustee, Florida on October 23, 1912. The Battle of Olustee was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the American Civil War.
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the site of the battle while there were still veterans alive to point out the place. In her own words “Or else it should become buried in oblivion forever.” Accordingly, on the 27th of January, 1897, at the second convention of the State Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held at Ocala, Florida, the minutes recorded her plea, “Mrs. J.N. Whitner made an interesting address upon the claims of Olustee, the one spot of Florida soil that drank deepest of the blood of her heroes, and offered the following resolution: Resolved, that the U.D.C. of Florida pledge themselves to raise a fund during the coming year, or as soon thereafter as possible, for the purpose of erecting a shaft to mark the battlefield of Olustee, and that the chair appoint a committee from each chapter to carry out this resolution.” The resolution was passed, and Mrs. Whitner was made chairman of the Martha Reid Chapter Committee for the monument. Later, Mrs. Whitner conceived the idea of asking for aid from the state on this important matter. She moved forward with a petition to the members of the State Legislature in the form of a circular letter, in which she urged upon them the support of a bill to be introduced for the purpose of getting an appropriation to build a monument at the battlefield. She then proceeded to have
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100 copies typed and had them placed on the desk of each legislator. Two years later in 1899, the state appropriated $2500.00 for the purpose of building a monument at the battlefield. A commission was formed by the state to oversee the collection of the remaining funds needed to complete the monument. The commission consisted of former Confederate General Evander M. Law as chairman, Mr. Garner who was president of the board of trade, Mrs. H.H. McCreary of Gainesville, General Reese of Pensacola, Mrs. Roselle Cooley of Jacksonville as chairman on contract and location, and Senator D.U. Fletcher of Jacksonville as secretary and treasurer. A plan and design by Mr. La Mance of the Southern Stone and Marble Company in Jacksonville for $5000.00 was accepted. Slowly the remaining $2500.00 needed began coming in from the various U.D.C. chapters and United Confederate Veterans chapters all over the state. An appeal was made to all the newspapers in the state to also assist in raising money from their subscribers. On August 6, 1909 a parcel of two acres of land was obtained from Austin B. Fletcher, an attorney from New York City, for the sum of $1.00. Mr. Fletcher owned a cross tie company in Jacksonville and had several tracts of land in the area. On September 27, 1909, another parcel of one acre was purchased for $1.00 from John and Eliza Brown. Sometime later, the construction was begun and the scheduled unveiling was set for the anniversary of the battle on February 20th, 1912. For reasons unknown, the deadline was not met and it was rescheduled for Wednesday, October 23, 1912. It was reported that over 4000 people gathered on the battlefield to witness the ceremony. A special train was operated between Lake City and the monument, and the regular trains all brought large crowds from various points in the state. A band traveled from Jacksonville to provide music for the event. A number of the veterans of the great battle, many feeble and battle scarred, were in attendance and were asked to stand on the stage. The unveiling exercises began promptly at 10:40 o’clock. The exercises began with an invocation ~ Continued on page 22
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by a General Long, followed by a short address by the monument chairman, the famous Confederate General Evander M. Law. He was quoted among other things as follows “That when you cease to honor your heroes, you cease to produce them”. He then recounted some of the incidents of the battle. The monument and the title to the property were soon handed over to Mrs. Esther Carlotta, the Florida United Daughters of the Confederacy® state president. She then turned the deeds over to Mrs. Whitner who, after a short speech, presented them to Governor Albert W. Gilchrist. Governor Gilchrist responded and accepted the monument in the name of the State of Florida, he then paid a tribute to the heroes of Olustee and related several historical facts connected to the battle. Florida Senator Duncan U. Fletcher
delivered the oration of the day. Senator Fletcher was reported to have painted a beautiful word picture of the Olustee battle, pointing out the different positions of the two armies, and lauding the Confederate soldiers for their courage and bravery. The crowds cheered, and the bands played Dixie. In the following years, the United Daughters of the Confederacy® administered the Battlefield Park. During those years, the U.D.C. raised money to construct the stone fence now enclosing the monument area. In 1949, the administration of the memorial was turned over to the Florida Board of Parks. Today the monument is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks.
Although Olustee Battlefield officially became a state park in 1949, it holds the distinction of becoming the state’s first State Historic Monument 40 years earlier in 1909. For more than 100 years, Olustee has welcomed visitors to walk its grounds and remember Florida’s largest battle in one of our nation’s bloodiest conflicts.
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The Blue-Grey Army Inc. is honored to have Ann and Tom Brown as honorary Marshals for the 2015 Olustee Parade.
Faye Bowling-Warren, Executive Director for the Blue-Grey Army, expressed excitement about the decision. “I am delighted that Ann and Tom Brown will be our Parade Marshals,” she said. “Both have been very involved in this community over the years. Ann has a long history with the Blue Grey Army, she has served as Adjutant/ Secretary for 22 years. She has also worked hard at other responsibilities such as coordinating the annual Program and serving on the Battlefield Committee.” Ann’s husband, Tom, also was praised by the Executive Director. “Tom has always been there for us in respect to advice and support,” BowlingWarren said. “I salute and congratulate them both.” Commanding General, Judge Tom Coleman paid tribute to the spirit of the 2015 Parade Marshals. “I am very pleased that Tom and Ann accepted the honor of being our parade marshals,” Coleman said. “They have
given so much to our community and have never sought accolades for their efforts.” Ann Brown expressed gratitude upon learning of the decision. “It is an honor to be chosen to serve as Parade Marshals by the Blue-Grey Army,” she said. “When you have worked and played with such a group of people for so many years, they become like an extended family.” She and her husband look forward to the parade. “Tom is the one who has given so very much of his time over many years to this community, which is home to both of us. I am proud to serve beside him as co-Marshal of the Olustee Parade.” Tom Brown, meanwhile, recalled the heritage of the Festival. “Ann (Butler) and I were both born and raised here in Lake City. The Olustee Festival is a true community event. The late Dr. Alfonso Levy played a large part in making it just that! He is one of many that we miss. It is great to have so many people - independent groups, schools and other organizations working together. With so many individuals who have worked in Blue-Grey over the years, I am honored to be named with my wife as Parade www.OlusteeFestival.com
Marshals.” The Browns have been active in the community for many years. Ann has been a member of the Blue-Grey Army since 1984, with service on the Nominating Committee and Parade Committee. She joined the Olustee Chapter 2488 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1989 and served in various Chapter and Division offices including President of both. Ann served as Chaplain of General 20102012, and she was recently elected as Recorder General of Military Service Awards for 2014-2016 at the United Daughters of the Confederacy® General Convention in Richmond. Tom Brown, an attorney with Brannon, Brown, Haley & Bullock for over 45 years, has given much time to the community and a lifetime commitment to our local youth through the Boy Scouts of America. A personal highlight was being appointed by the County Commission in 2002 to serve on a committee to draft a Charter for Columbia County. Brown served as Chair of the Charter Commission, and the Charter was approved by the voters of Columbia County.
He served as organizing Chairman of the Suwannee Valley Community Foundation from 2002 to 2008. Among recognitions for volunteer service over the years, in 2008, Tom received the President’s (USA) Call to Service Award presented by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in recognition and appreciation of his commitment to strengthening our Nation and for making a difference through (over 4,000 hours of) volunteer service. The Browns are both lifelong members of the First Presbyterian Church where Tom is an Elder Emeritus, and he attends Sunday School. They are currently attending worship at Parkview Baptist Church. Tom and Ann have four children: Tom Brown, Jr., Suzanne (Neil) Zampella, Angela King and Alison (Shane) Eubank. They have two grandchildren, Riley Ann and Darren Eubank.
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Parade Line-Up First Unit:
Children of the Confederacy Florida Division ....................................Officers & Members Columbia County ......... Columbia County Sheriff ’s Office of the Florida Division City of Lake City ................... Lake City Police Department Florida Park Service City Council – Lake City ..........Mayor Stephen Witt, Zack Mounted Color Guard ..................The Florida Park Service Paulk, Eugene Jefferson, Melinda Moses, George Ward, Third Unit: Wendell Johnson, City Manager First Federal Bank of Florida State of Florida ................................ Florida Highway Patrol Department of Agriculture Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Florida–Columbia Department of Transportation County Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission Florida Forest Service LCMS Drumline ..........................................David Chandler Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Florida – Col. Co.
Florida State Representative ...................... Elizabeth Porter
City of Lake City ...................... Lake City Fire Department Circuit & County Judges ................................... Circuit Court Judge Wes Douglas, Circuit Court Judge David Fina, Circuit
Columbia County ...................................... Fire Department Court Judge Paul Bryan, Circuit Court Judge Leandra Johnson, Century Ambulance Service Circuit Court Judge Andrew Decker, County Judge Tom Cole-
man & Circuit Court Judge Mark Feagle
Second Unit: Blue-Grey Army Military Staff & Past Commanding Generals Color Guard & Host Reenactment Unit .............1st Florida Honor Guard 1860’s Hearse .........................Honoring Civil War Veterans 2015 Parade Marshals ........................... Tom & Ann Brown
Constitutional Officers ..................................Elected Officials
Clerk of Courts DeWitt Cason, Property Appraiser Doyle Crews, Sheriff Mark Hunter, Supervisor of Elections Liz Horne, Tax Collector Ronnie Brannon, State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister,
Board of County Commissioners .............. Ronald Williams,
Rusty DePratter, Bucky Nash, Everett Phillips, Scarlet Parnell Frisina
Sons of the Confederate Veterans ....... Olustee Camp 1463 Superintendent Sons of the Confederate Veterans & School Board Members .............................. Superintendent Winston Stevens Camp 2041 Terry Huddleston, Danny Green, Dana Glenn Brady-Giddens, 2nd Florida Cavalry Scout ........................... Walt Anderson Civil War Ironclad ............................................USS Monitor
Steve Nelson, Keith Hudson, Stephanie K. Finnell
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Civil War Ironclad ............................................ CSS Virginia 2015 Commanding General ...............Judge Tom Coleman President Abraham Lincoln Olustee Battle Soldier Descendants ...................... Family of William Arthur Markham, Capt. Carraway Smith’s Company United Daughters of the Confederacy ................................................ Florida Division President & Other Officers 26
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Honorary Veterans Marshal - Mayor Gerald Witt Honorary Veteran’s Marshal - Thomas Wheaton, VA Hospital Director, Twelfth District Congressman Pete Peterson Honorary Veterans Marshal-Eddie Piazza, Disabled American Veteran Commander Randy Mackey, House of Representatives, State of Florida Brigadier General Richard G. Capps, Florida National Guard Honorable Doug Jamison, Florida Commissioner of Education Vic Smith “Poke McHenry” of the Florida Times Union George Winterling, Weatherman, News 4 Jacksonville President Abe Lincoln, (Tad Allen) and General Ulysses S. Grant (Ron Bair) Richard H. Anders, local educator and School Board Member Dr. Barney E. McRae Congresswoman Karen W. Thurman (D), Florida Jim Stevenson, Environmental Administrator, DFEP Ambassador Pete Peterson Judge Charles Vocelle Morris Williams Harry & Margaret Wuest Dr. Alfonso Levy Faye Bowling Warren & Grady Warren Duffy Soto Joseph Wilson Victor Vasco & Steve Knight Herbert and Ann Darby County Commissioner Ron Williams & wife, Gwen Judge E. Vernon Douglas James Erin Permane & Thomas Lee Jesse
If you know of any past Parade Marshal that is not on our list... Please let us know.
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e Living History R Dedicated museum volunteers share their life passion for preserving and recreating history for the next generation
The Lake City – Columbia County Historical Museum is a valuable resource for North Central Florida. Occupying a house built during Reconstruction, the museum contains photographs and artifacts detailing 150 years of local history. Its collection of authentic Civil War relics is worth seeing, and an adjoining room contains items from all major 20th century conflicts. Native American objects, period furnishings, and kitchen appliances round out its collection. In addition to physical objects, the museum contains local genealogy records and clippings files from local newspapers.
The museum is seeking volunteers. No experience is necessary. Please email lakecityhistoricalmuseum@gmail.com for more information. Stop by the museum during Olustee weekend! Located at 157 SE Hernando Avenue in downtown Lake City. During the Olustee Festival and Reenactment, join us at the Lake City -Columbia County Historical Museum where costumed living history reenactors will introduce you to life during the Civil War.
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Join the Museum and bring history to life.... During the weekend, the Fort White Thespian Guild will be acting as docents and performing on: Friday, February 13, 2015 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Saturday, February 14, 2015 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm Visitors to the museum will learn about the history of North Florida and the over 1000 Museum’s items. Visitors may also have access to the genealogy records for the area including the Vinzant Family, the former owners of the historic home in which the museum is housed. Volunteers are always needed at the Museum. You can volunteer for as little as three hours a week, and there are many areas to volunteer for. Just call and leave a message for the volunteer coordinator. Volunteer areas are as follows: • Docent (with training provided) • Working benefit events • Research • Filing • Yard work • Special Projects • Maintenance • Carpentry
Included in your Museum membership: • Access to seminars, workshops, programs at a discounted price • Discounts on museum store items • Excursions to other museums, field trips, etc. For Teachers and Educators: The Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum offers quality educational programs. All programs meet Sunshine State Standards, promote critical thinking skills, and include multidisciplinary activities that enhance skills assessed through FCAT. You do not need to be a formal public or private school group to book a tour or program. Home-school groups, adult groups, scouting groups, and any others are always welcome. The Museum’s Educational Program offers a docent-guided tour tailored to the group with a handout that contains games and puzzles about area history, given to each student. Children and adults are encouraged to join the museum staff in their annual living history presentations.
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Walter R. Moore By: Thomas Walter Brown, his great-great grandson through Minnie Lee Moore Hackney, written for CSA marker (Iron Cross) dedication at the grave of Colonel Moore on April 25, 1998.
Walter Raleigh Moore was born May 9, 1832, to Joseph Moore and Elpinice Stanford Moore. Some accounts show he was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, others show him being born in Tallahassee, Florida. When he was about 10 years of age, he moved with his family to Tampa, Florida. Thereafter, they moved to North Florida where Mr. Moore married Elizabeth Ann Peeples of Columbia County, Florida, and enlisted in the 2nd Florida Regiment of the Confederate Army on May 23, 1861, at age 29 (some accounts say age 26) in Lake City.
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The first unit sent from Columbia County to the Confederacy, known as the “Columbia Rifles”, was organized and commanded by Captain Walter R. Moore. This company was assigned to the 2nd Florida Infantry, and on the 4th of July, 1861, Captain Moore led a party of volunteers from the 2nd and 3rd Florida Infantry to Cedar Keys where they formed the Crew of the Confederate Steamer “Madison”. In a raid on Yankee shipping, the crew captured three schooners loaded with railroad iron. This was the first naval engagement of the war and probably the only one in which infantry soldiers formed a crew of a warship. The 2nd Florida Infantry first saw combat in October, 1861, during the siege of Yorktown, Virginia; then in May 1862, they helped stop General McClellan’s advance at Williamsburg, Virginia.
They later fought in the battles of Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. During these times, life became increasingly difficult. In 1863, Moore was wounded at Seven Pines and again at Chancellorsville, following which he was hospitalized in Richmond, Virginia. He was wounded in the thigh and left on the field at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and captured the next day. The Gettysburg Campaign, the report of Colonel David Lang, commanding (Brig. Gen. E.A.) Perry’s Brigade states, “The brigade went into action near 700 strong, and lost, as shown by the list forwarded a few days since, 455 killed, wounded and missing, Major (W.R.) Moore, commanding Second Florida, and Captain (R.N.) Gardner, commanding Fifth Florida,
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being among the wounded. The former of a company, The Columbia Rifles, from was left upon the field, and fell into the Columbia County, which performed hands of the enemy.” Moore was later duty at Cedar Keys, and while there on sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, from June 25, 1861, fitted up and arming a Hammond General Hospital then, on steamer, captured four schooners in the October 20, 1863, was transferred to Gulf of Mexico, with Lieutenant Selden, Johnson’s Island Prison. 19 Marines of the United On October 11, 1864, he States Navy, and One was exchanged and then Stand of Colors, probable Photo: This is the only photo furloughed on October the first confederate in the Gettysburg National 21, 1864. capture on the high Military Park’s collection from Captain Moore was seas. In July of 1861, this the year 1895, the year of the park’s establishment. The promoted to Major on company, as one of those photo shows three members of May 31, 1862, then Lt. forming the 2nd Florida the Florida Battlefield Marker Colonel August 28, 1862. Commission on the left (Colonel Infantry, was mustered He was promoted to into the confederate Walter Raleigh Moore, far left) Colonel on July 12, 1864, service and proceeded to with Major Robbins & Colonel Nicholson of the Gettysburg and commanded the Virginia where Captain Battlefield Commission on the 2nd Florida Regiment Moore followed the right. Photo Taken at: Devils when it surrendered at fortunes of his regiment, Den, Tipton- July 9, 1895 Appomattox April 9, participating in nearly 1865. all the important battles According to Soldiers in that state until his of Florida: “There is no report accessible capture. He was severely wounded at of the casualties during the years 1864 the Battle of Seven Pines and promoted and 1865, and it was during these years to be Major of his regiment; was again that some of the most desperate and wounded at Chancellorsville, and before bloody battles were fought; and in all fully recovered, hastened to the front, of them the 2nd Florida did it’s full joined and took command of his regiment measure of duty. It was but a skeleton of a few days before the Battle Gettysburg, the splendid Regiment that surrendered in which battle he was captured in at Appomattox Courthouse. But seven a desperate charge on July 2nd, and officers and fifty-nine men.” thereafter held a prisoner on Johnson’s Now, quoting a resolution signed by Island until his exchange a short time Francis P. Fleming, Governor of Florida, before General Lee’s surrender. On his and W. D. Mathews and Eugene F. Gilbert, return he was promoted to the position of Committee: “Whereas, Colonel Walter Colonel of the 2nd Florida Regiment. He Raleigh Moore of Columbia County, always took an active interest in all that Florida, a prominent and distinguished went to honor the memory and contribute confederate veteran departed this life on to the aid of the confederate soldier. He the 9th Day of October, 1898. Therefore was a member and one of the executive be it resolved by R. E. Lee Camp No. 58 committees of the confederate home, had U.C.V. that in the death of Colonel Moore, been a commander of E.A. Perry Camp this camp and the Confederate Veterans U.C.V. at Lake City and at his decease was of Florida have sustained the loss of one a Brigadier General of the 2nd who by his gallant, efficient service as a Brigade, Florida Division, confederate soldier, his faithful and useful United Confederate Veterans. life as a citizen of this state commanded in Resolved further that we an eminent degree their admiration and tender our sincere sympathy esteem, in token of which we inscribe in to his bereaved family and our minutes the following brief mention of forward them a copy of these his life. He was a native of North Carolina proceedings and that his (Duplin County) and came to Florida in name be furnished the local his childhood. At the commencement of papers for publications.” the war, he entered the service as Captain Signed: Governor & Others www.OlusteeFestival.com
In 1895, Gettysburg was made a national park, and the Governor of the State of Florida was requested to appoint a commission of persons from Florida that had fought at Gettysburg and knew where the lines of battle were formed. This was for the purpose of marking the battlefield and compiling a history of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Governor of Florida appointed a three person committee consisting of General Lang, Col. Walter R. Moore, and W.D. Ballentine who joined three men of the Union army. These men went over the battlefield and marked off the battle lines and the marking stands today as their work. This is confirmed by an article in The Gettysburg Compiler, July 9, 1895, “The commission appointed by the Governor of Florida were last week looking up the positions of Perry’s Brigade of that state. The party consisted of General David Lang, who commanded the brigade in this battle, also Colonel Moore and Lt. Colonel Ballentine, of the 2nd Regiment. The veterans left on Monday, much pleased with the visit and expressing their admiration of what had been done in developing and marking the lines of battle.” Walter Raleigh Moore died on October 9, 1898, at Wellborn, Florida, leaving a wife and seven children: Elizabeth Ann Moore (Griffin), Walter Raleigh Moore, Jr., William P. Moore, Joseph Calhoun Moore, Minnie Lee Moore (Hackney), Florence Moore (Wadsworth), and Ruby Moore (Mallory). He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Naomi Moore, who was the twin of Ruby. Colonel Moore, his wife, Elizabeth, and infant daughter, Naomi, are buried at Huntsville Methodist Church in Columbia County, Florida. Memorial Marker of Col. Walter R. Moore Born May 9,1832 Died Oct. 9, 1898 33
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N A I P S THE The Fort White Thespian Guild is proud to continue its long association with the Blue-Grey Army and the Lake City Museum. The Thespian Guild has been sponsored by the Lake City Museum with the Blue-Grey Army for the past four years. Jeanie Wilks introduced the group to its sponsors. She is a former teacher at Fort White and one of the entertainment directors/MCs for the Festival. Jeannie was indispensable for opening doors for the high school students to perform in public and increasing the group’s flair and professionalism. Frank Hubert is the volunteer guild director and acting trainer for the group. He has built the substance and performance quality of the Guild over a period of years. The museum has taken us under their wing with the Blue-Grey Army to provide the students with materials, opportunity, and training, activating them as performers, as docents, and as active community members. We are deeply grateful to all. This year, the performance will be based on the 1953-1957 Walter Cronkite history series called “You Are There,” in which he
would take the TV audience to a time choices. or event in history and show what it was The performances like for the people of that time and event. will be teams of six. One team member The TV series gave the audience an will be the newscaster, portraying a Walter Cronkite type. The other five members of the team will be historical Enjoy Performances persons reenacted by the actors. This Weekend..... Performances are scheduled at the Museum. Students will be available Lake City-Columbia County before and after performances for Historical Museum questions and interaction. Most performances will be individual 157 Hernando Ave. Lake City interactions between the newscaster and SHOW TIMES the historical person performed in a Friday, February 13, 2015 series of five. However, we have a couple 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm & 3 pm of special team performances. Sullivan ~ Ballou and his wife Sarah will perform Saturday, February 14, 2015 together (Jerry Perryman and Kayleigh 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm & 3 pm Stokes), which promises to be powerful. Lottie and Ginnie Moon, the sister spies, opportunity to see history in first person performed by the sisters Kirsten and and 3-D through the actors. Caycee Collier, will be another exciting Students have been actively researching team. a wide variety of persons who were alive and active during the Civil War Era. Each student chose his/her own historical target. They have been working to create a responsible and accurate portrayal of the historical individual. The choice range has been very wide, from Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the president, to Sarah Morgan Dawson, a southern civilian. Female spies like the Moon sisters and Belle Boyde, undercover female soldiers like Francis Clayton, hospital workers like Clara Barton, soldiers, generals, and doomed romances like Sullivan Ballou are just some of the research
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Historic Homes & Architecture Lake Isabella Historic Residential District
The buildings of the district embody a variety of styles, types and functions. The 152 contributing buildings date from 1866 and c. 1940. Of the number, 113 originally served as single family dwellings and one, the Lake City Woman’s Club, was built for social purposes. The remaining thirty-eight are outbuildings, a category that includes garages, sheds, rear apartments and livery stables associated with contributing residences.
The Lake Isabella Historic Residential District consists of all or parts of thirty blocks southeast of Lake City’s downtown area. The district encompasses a large and concentrated collection of buildings that reflect national trends in architecture during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The area surrounding Lake Isabella, was among the most desirable locations for residential construction during the historic period due to its natural beauty and close proximity to t h e commercial downtown section. The district has 105 buildings that are vernacular in design. Most of the larger homes were built between 1880 and 1910.
Two buildings in the district date from Lake City’s Civil War reconstruction, 18611877 period of development. The oldest documented building is the W. J. Edward’s House, located at 127 South Hernando Avenue. The main unit of the house was constructed in 1866 in the Italianate style. Some of the original horizontal planks that served as the building’s original siding can be seen on the facade of the home today. During the historic period the house served as the long time residence of the Columbia County Judge W. J. Edwards. The Edwards’ House retains much of its historic architectural integrity. The other building that was constructed during the Civil War era was the May Vinzant-Perkins House constructed about 1880. In 1983, the Lake City Preservation Board purchased the property and, with the aid of several grants from the Florida Department of State, restored the building.
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In 1989, it was opened as the Columbia County Historical Museum. The most important house constructed during the period, in terms of its contribution to the architectural significance of the district, is the Thomas G. Henderson House at 207 South Marion Avenue. Among the finest surviving examples of Queen Anne style architecture in Florida, the house was constructed for prominent local businessman, Thomas G. Henderson in 1894. The Henderson House is fully restored and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Dodd House, located at 106 South Marion Avenue, is a two-story wood frame vernacular building. If reflects Victorian era characteristics. The house was constructed in 1898 for H. L. Dodd, founder and publisher of The Lake City Reporter, established in 1874. The Reporter became the city’s most important newspaper and is still in publication today. Today the house is home to the Lake City - Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. The Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage at 400 SE Hernando Avenue was constructed in 1891. The building was built on a halfblock lot owned by the church. The original church building,
which fronted on Marion Avenue, was razed in the early part of 1910 to make room for another residence. After the church was removed the parsonage was sold. It served as residence for various owners until 1966, when the Lake City Garden Club purchased the building. Most of the remaining building lots encompassed by the district were developed during the Boom, Bust and Great Depression, 1919-1941 period of Lake City’s history. A bungalow typical of those constructed in the district during the 1920’s is the former Earl Haltiwanger House, at 128 South East Hernando Avenue. Haltiwanger, a Lake City notary, purchased the house in 1923 for $800.00, and lived there throughout the historic period. The L. G. Brannon House at 515 South East Hernando Avenue is the largest and most unusual example of the bungalow style in the district. Brannon, manager of the local Paul Lumber Company, designed and built the house in 1928 with lumber obtained from his company. The elements of the bungalow style present on this building include a low-pitched frontfacing gable roof with exposed rafter ends and triangle brackets under the eaves. The George Stover House
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at 104 South East Hernando Avenue is a bungalow style building. This style is expressed by a low-pitched, front-facing gable roof with exposed rafters and beams. The house was constructed in 1935 and purchased that year by George Stover, who continues to reside there. The most distinctive building constructed in the district during the Land Boom period, was the Fred Young House at 503 South Hernando Avenue. Fred Young was among Lake City’s leading businessmen during the historic period and constructed the home in 1928. Young was part owner of the 2
J. E. Young Hardware Store, one of the oldest businesses in Lake City, which was founded by Young’s father. He also served as President of the Lake City First National Bank founded in 1911. Young, whose previous residence was the Queen Anne Style T. G. Henderson House, served as his own architect for his new home and imported many of the interior appointments from Italy. The building was designed in the Tudor Revival style and is set back on a large lot fronting Lake Isabella. The J. A. Pigg House at 603 East St. Johns Street is a ~ Continued on page 38
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rare example of a masonry residential building in Lake City. It is the only building in the district that exhibits obvious elements of the Mediterranean Revival Style, which was the most popular architectural design in most communities throughout Florida during the Land Boom. The house was constructed on the site of a concrete block manufacturing plant in 1925. Pigg, a local mason, designed and constructed the building from materials produced by the factory. The only contributing building in the district, beside garages and stables, not designed to serve a residential function, is the Lake City Women’s Club at 315 South Hernando Avenue, built on the site of the city’s water and electric plants, when those facilities were moved to new locations in 1922. The city donated the site overlooking Lake Isabella to the Women’s Club. The vernacular design wood farm building was completed in 1923. The Women’s Club is significant as one of the only two surviving historic buildings in Lake City that was constructed to serve a social function. Other historic homes within the Historic Residential District not pictured but listed on the map are the following: The Gable House and The Rivers House mirror each other on 328 and 327 St. Johns Street. Distinctive bay windows, porch detailing, and peak roof lines indicated these homes were built near the turn of the century. 38
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The McBride House at 702 South East Hernando Street features heart pine floors and is typical of a working man’s home built in the 1930’s. Lakeside, 315 East Camp Street. Miss Georgia Davidson built this house facing Lake Isabella in 1891, naming it the “Home Place”. Remaining at the home site today is a brick horse stable with stalls named “Tom, Dick and Harry”. Purchased in 1897 by Hugh Cecil Birley, it was named “Lake Side”. The Hudson House, 415 East Brown Street. Acting as her own contractor, Mrs. Alice Hudson built her classic frame home on Brown Street in 1929. She built an exact miniature of her
home as a playhouse for her four children. The playhouse featured four rooms, a screened porch, running water, bathroom facilities, electricity and handmade furniture designed to scale. This remains the “darling” of the district. And finally, The Knight House at 24 East Camp Street. The farm vernacular home was built in 1910 by the owners.
The district contains thirty-eight contributing outbuildings. Most are small detached frame vernacular garages or apartments. There are also two surviving masonry vernacular livery stables that date from the early twentieth century. The livery stable at 315 East Camp Street is the most elaborate of the outbuildings in the district. It has a pressed metal shingle roof with stepped gable parapet ends. All of the window and openings are arched. Hayloft doors are located in the center of the parapet ends and are constructed of vertical boards on wrought iron hinges. The carriage entrances are center on the facade. The side walls of the building are pierced with three-barred widowed openings. Continue your tour with a visit to the Historic Commercial District in Downtown Lake City. The area is alive with small shops, mini malls and several fine restaurants. Part of the Suwannee River Valley Antique Trail, it is a perfect place to have lunch, enjoy a stroll through the park or do business. The district was listed on the National Registry in 1994.
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Descendant Family Each year we recognize families whose ancestor(s) have some connection to the Battle of Olustee and to the many events of those tumultuous days. Through the stories of those whose ancestors fought the Battle of Olustee, and who actually lived those turbulent times, we come to a better understanding of our own heritage and our histories. The period of the War Between the States is no longer a remote time, but a little part of all of us. Mary Jane Weaver, Battle of Olustee Descendants Blue-Grey Army, Inc.
William Arthur Marcum/Markham Capt. Carraway Smith’s Company
William Arthur Marcum/Markham was born December 21, 1832, the eldest child of Reithy Roberts and William Marcum/Markham, pioneer settlers of Alachua County (the portion that is now Columbia County, FL). He married Martha Rosetta Douberley on August 22, 1854, Lake City, FL. She was born October 11, 1839 in South Carolina. When the Civil War broke out, according to Soldiers of Florida by Richard J. Ferry, page 249, William A. Marcum enlisted in Company A, 1st Florida Cavalry on May 12, 1861 and was mustered out April 26, 1865. He was subsequently transferred as a sergeant to 2nd Florida Cavalry. Military service records indicate he was a member of a company that
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included Capt. {Carraway} Smith’s Cavalry Company, which fought at the Battle of Olustee. After the war, William A. Marcum/ Markham returned home to the Price Creek/Lulu area, where he ranched and farmed. He and his wife raised the following five children: Mary Amma Marcum was born November 26, 1856, died September 16, 1880, and married William M. Hancock, ca 1873. They had three children: Martha “Mattie” Hancock, born November 9, 1874, died August 1, 1966; William Wesley Hancock, born 16 July 1875, died 30 July 1956;
and Florence Mae Hancock, born January 7, 1878, died June 26, 1969. William Jack Marcum was born ca 1860 and died in 1914. He married (1) Sarah Margaret Dix, November 15, 1877. She was born ca 1862 and died February 15, 1881. They had one child, Oscar Markham, born July 17, 1880, died April 6, 1969. William J. Marcum married (2) Alice Buford/ Beauford, May 18, 1882. She was born ca 1867 and died 1899. Their children were: Daisy Julia Marcum, born June 23, 1883, died April 1, 1969, married David Asberry Harris, April 29, 1904; Elias Beauford Marcum, born March 15, 1884, died
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William Arthur (Arter) Markham, born December 21, M 1832 and wife Martha Rosetta Douberley, of Lake City, FL.
March 28, 1965, married Carrie Viola Thomas Murphy Marcum, April 5, 1916; Bertha Markham, born May 14, 1888, died June 16, 1893; Winfield Marcum, born May 19, 1895, died April 9, 1959, married (1) Minnie Harris, February 19, 1914, divorced December 22, 1917, and married (2) Isabelle Green, May 21, 1921. William Jack Marcum married (3) Carrie Murphy, November 26, 1903. Their children were: Jesse Edward Markham, born October 5, 1904, died July 3, 1966; Cora Markham, born 1905, died November 7, 1924; Martha “Mattie” Lester Marcum, born February 25, 1907, died March 7, 1989; Benton Riley Markham, born March 18, 1908, died January 7, 1990; William Medicus “Meck” Markham,
born January 20, 1910, died April 29, 1968; Blanche Elizabeth Markham, born ca January 1912, died 1920; and Annie Dell (Delma) Markham, born July 14, 1914, died April 24, 1946. Edward Mitchell Markham was born July 1861, died March 29, 1944, and married Mary Frances “Mollie” Beauford, January 7, 1883. Their children were: George Bloomer Markham, born December 1, 1884, died April 13, 1983, married Hennie Adams, March 13, 1910; Laurena Delma Markham, born February 1888; Donna Viola Markham, born March 2, 1890, died August 31, 1989, married Lloyd Ward, January 3, 1906; Lola R. Markham, born February 1892, died August 23, 1976, married Charles Lafayette Douglass; Harley Hugh Markham, born August 11, 1894, died October 21, 1975; Arthur Markham,
Descendants of William A. Marcum/Markham: 1st Row, ow, left-right: James Hansen (in-law), Mia Hansen, Marilyn Hunter, Natalie Hunter, Lois Croft, Kenneth Markham, Haley Markham Brown, Ella Grace Moore. 2nd Row, left-right: Steven W. George, James C. Harris, Jonathan Norris, orris, Lauren C. Markham Arden Drew Markha Hansen, Bobby Case, Sr., Megan Hansen & Zoe Hansen. (Photo taken by Jason Matthew Walker, Lake Citywww.OlusteeFestival.com Reporter)
born April 1, 1898, died December 27, 1974, married Beulah Cone, November 15, 1917; and John Leslie Markham, born December 31, 1900, died November 29, 1946, married Edith Backman. Mary Alice Marcum was born September 23, 1863, died August 16, 1941, and married William M. Hancock, October 7, 1880. Their children were: Perry Hancock, born ca 1881, died March 23, 1946, and Lorena Hancock, born May 19, 1889, died 3 February in Dallas, TX. Jane A. Marcum was born April 1867 and died in 1949 in Union County, FL. She married Francis M. Dowling, October 29, 1884. After a long and productive life, William Arthur Marcum/Markham died February 1, 1907 at his residence. His wife, Martha Rosetta Douberley Marcum/Markham preceded him in death on December 29, 1906. They were both laid to rest in the Price Creek Cemetery, Columbia County, FL.
Eldest living descendants of William A. Marcum/Markham: Carlton Harris and Shirley Tyre. Not pictures: Hazel Lester (Photo taken by Jason Matthew Walker, Lake City Reporter)
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2015 Olustee Festival Pageant Contestants Baby Miss (3mos-12mos) Selah Marie Mack Emarie Leighanne Park Brystol Grace Pickles Tiny Miss (13mos-23 mos) Rose Tyler Dorris Payton Kristine Eddy Presley Pearl Jenkins Gemma Kate McKenzie Leia Emmaline Mitchell Kinzley Paynter Mackenzie Allie Grace Pittman Miniature Miss (Ages 2-3) Addison Barnes Hailey Ann Cohee Amelia Blyss Dupress Justiss Cait Horne Elin Lechner Ally Gale Perry Kelee Pitts Kennet Santillana Reagan Elizabeth Swisher
Little Miss (Ages 4-6) Aleigha Albritton Abigail Brooks Ashlee Combee Kallie Lynn Crews Madisyn Parrott Lacey Raulerson Hayden Robinson Alexis Styons Abigail Grace Swisher Raya Elizabeth Timmons Kenslee Vickers Petite Miss (Ages 7-9) Laney Grinstead Alayna Kurtz Abigail Law Cassidy O’Neal Samantha Shaw Anna Cathryn Swisher Michaela Watley Madison White
PreTeen Miss(Ages 10-12) Faith Melody Ingram Kyra Brook Jordan Marti Anne Law Nevia Claire Martinez Reagan Robinson Victoria Elizabeth Styons Erinn White Junior Miss(Ages 13-15) Kylie Ann Carswell Kasyn Markaelah Givins Hope Kayleigh Howard Katelyn Danyale Peyton Kayla Woodard Miss Olustee (Ages 16-20) Amber Bell Kristah Couey Jaidyn Elizabeth Emma Elizabeth Sapp Tiny Tot Talent Ashlee Combee Parker Crapps
Petite Talent Emily MrVica Anna Cathryn Swisher Junior Talent Faith Melody Ingram Nevia Claire Martinez Reagan Robinson Senior Talent Kristah Couey Tiny Tot Sportswear Hailey Ann Cohee Ashlee Combee Kenslee Vickers Petite Sportswear Tiffany MrVica Anna Cathryn Swisher Junior Sportswaer Kylie Ann Carswell Kyra Brook Jordan Hope Kayleigh Howard Nevia Claire Martinez Kayla Woodham
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Contestants must reside or attend school in Baker, Columbia, Gilcrest, Hamilton, Union or Suwannee Counties. The winner of the Miss Olustee title receives a $500 educational scholarship, crown, and banner and represents the Blue-Grey Army and the community throughout the year. The first runner up receives a $300 scholarship and the second runner-up receives a $200 scholarship.
First-place winners in the younger divisions receive a large trophy and banner. All contestants receive a tiara. All first-place winners ride in the Olustee Parade on February 14, 2015. For more information on how to participate, please contact Elaine Owens at 386-965-2787 or email elowens@yahoo.com or visit us at www.olusteefestival.com.
2014 Pageant Winners Baby Miss Winner: Gemma Kate McKenzie 1st RU: Macyn Masters 2nd RU: Presley Pearl Jenkins Tiny Miss Winner: Lexi Shaw 1st RU: Olivia Harrison 2nd RU: Elin Lechner Miniature Miss Winner: Abigail Swisher 1st RU: Addison Barnes 2nd RU: Amelia Blyss Dupree
Little Miss Winner: Sadie Miller 1st RU: Aleigha Albritton 2nd RU: Kenslee Vickers 3rd RU: Ravin Tomlinson 4th RU: Alayna Kurtz
PreTeen Miss Winner: Hope Howard 1st RU: Nevia Martinez 2nd RU: Katelyn Peyton 3rd RU: Victoria Faulkner 4th RU: Chandler Milton
Petite Miss Winner: Emily MrVica 1st RU: Laney Grinstead 2nd RU: MartiAnne Law
Junior Miss Winner: Lindsey Landston 1st RU: Chelsea Doby 2nd RU: Tayannah Engle Miss Olustee Winner: Blake Chapman 1st RU: Willow Martinez 2nd RU: Samantha Ziegaus
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Professional Storyteller, Civil War Reenactor, Genealogist, and Author
ary L. Jackson Fears, a retired Volusia County school media specialist, graduate of Bethune-Cookman University and Florida State University, is a professional Storyteller/Civil War Reenactor/Genealogist, and author of four books: The Jackson-Moore Family History and Genealogy, Slave Ancestral Research, It’s Something Else, Julie’s Journey (an inspirational memoir about her daughter, Julie Anderson) and Civil War and Living History Re-Enacting About “People Of Color,” How to Begin - What to Wear - Why Reenact? This latter title has been placed in each Volusia County school media center and in the high schools of Seminole County, Florida. Mary Fears specializes in telling stories based upon historic documents, rather than fictionalized versions of African-American History in Florida public schools. Mary has written and directed plays, which were presented to Volusia County school students as field studies. For three consecutive years, “Storytelling: Just Like Magic!” with over a hundred cast members, was presented at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, Florida. As a Civil War Reenactor, Mary writes and directs a program at the annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee in Olustee, FL. Each program presents information about both military and non-combat service of AfricanAmericans in the Civil War. A large display of items worn and used during the ante-bellum period adds to the educational value of the programs. 44
For over thirty years, she has presented in genealogy conferences and given storytelling performances in numerous public libraries, schools, churches, colleges, museums, and historic sites supported by civic, social and religious organizations. Annual Programs have been presented at: the Kingsley Plantation near Jacksonville, the Silver River Museum in Ocala, and the Heritage Village in Pinellas County, FL. Programs at colleges include: Bethune-Cookman University, Seminole County Community College, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, and College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. Mary Fears possesses a life-long commitment to telling African-American history through stories. The stories include slave narratives, Underground Railroad Quilt Story, Civil War Stories, biographical stories of Elizabeth Keckley, Robert Smalls, Jackson the Drummer Boy, Ms. Riah’s Story, the Slave Seamstress and many others. Mary Fears is the co-producer of Filling the Gap, Forgotten Chapter of American History, A Docudrama. It is a film for use in the teaching of American History featuring the ingenuity of slave inventors, the creative skills and abilities of famous artisans and craftsmen, and the military and non-combat service of African-Americans in the Civil War. Filling the Gap highlights the contributions of African-Americans to the growth and development of America. The contents, excellent for Black History, can be infused with other subjects.
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GuestGeorge Author R. “Bob” Dekle, Sr. George R. “Bob” Dekle, Sr., became a legal skills professor at the University of Florida after retiring from the State Attorney’s Office of the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he served as an assistant state attorney from 1975 through 2005. The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association awarded him the Gene Barry Memorial Award as the outstanding prosecutor in the state (1986); two distinguished faculty awards (1996 and 2003); and a lifetime achievement award (2005) for his efforts in continuing education for prosecutors. Professor Dekle has served as faculty at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, and has lectured to prosecutor’s associations across the nation. Before becoming a prosecutor, he served from 1973 to 1975 as an Assistant Public Defender. When in the seventh grade, Dekle skipped school and went to watch a murder trial. That experience led to a lecture from the principal and a 32 year career as a criminal trial lawyer. During his career Dekle investigated, prosecuted, and defended all kinds of cases, from criminal mischief to capital murder.
George R. “Bob” Dekle, Sr. guest author Although he enjoyed trying cases, he also enjoyed serving as “flight instructor” for rookie prosecutors trying their first jury cases. Mentoring young lawyers gave him a passion for legal education, which he continues as director of the Prosecution Clinic at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law.
Dekle also has a keen interest in history and trial advocacy, which is reflected in his published works, which include: Abraham Lincoln’s Most Famous Case: The Almanac Trial: An examination of Lincoln’s performance in People v. Armstrong (The Moonlight Murder). The Case against Christ: A Critique of the Prosecution of Jesus: Looking through the eyes of a prosecutor, the book reconstructs the course of the trial of Jesus and critiques the actions of the prosecutors and judge. The Last Murder: The Investigation, Prosecution, and I Execution of Ted Bundy: Gives a first-hand account of the prosecution of one of America’s most notorious serial killers. Cross Examination Handbook: Persuasion, Strategies, and Techniques: Gives Sound, practical instruction on how to plan and execute a winning cross examination. Prosecution Principles: A Clinical Handbook: Real-world advice for newly-hired prosecutors or law students serving clinical internships in a prosecutor’s office.
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LAKE CITY based entirely on enhancing the visual environment for Downtown visitors. In the coming year, the CRA will begin the planning and logistics phase of two major downtown projects: a community policing initiative, and a significant Lake DeSoto Water Front Improvement venture. The community policing initiative will provide the means to create a Police Substation on the northern side of the downtown area. Through both CRA and City general funds, the agency will oversee the development of a Community Policing Facility which will be used by the Lake City Police Department to support the Redevelopment Area’s many business owners and visitors. The Lake DeSoto Water Front Improvement venture is comprised of many significant projects in and around the Lake DeSoto Water Front. These projects include a new parking facility for downtown visitors, upgrades to the Darby Pavilion and other community resources, a playground and a walking trail, as well as many
additional resources to create a safe, fun, and active environment in the areas surrounding Lake DeSoto. These new facilities will provide new and up-to-date venues for countless festivals and community events. As a community-driven initiative, the Lake City CRA is always seeking the input of their fellow Lake City Residents. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the CRA’s administrators at City Hall or visit their web page on the City’s website at www.lcfla.com.
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Food at the
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This year we are honoring the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Olustee. Our neighbors to the east, Baker county, continues to provide the delicious food for the 39th Annual Olustee Battle Reenactment. Our food vendors have been dedicated throughout the years bringing
you anything your appetite could possibly enjoy. We guarantee that no one will go away hungry, and it all goes towards helping these non-profit groups as fundraisers for their projects. These groups are truly dedicated because they show up no matter what the weather brings us. Please help these folks and their efforts.
Thanks from the Olustee Village Committee. Dewitt Cason, Sandy Markham, Phyllis King, Carol M Bergmann, Alan Bergmann, Patty M Melgaard, Ann Brown, Nancy C Crews, Christian Melgaard.
Booth #1 - St. Peter Anglican Church F/K/A St. James Episcopal Hash Brown Patties • Ham & Cheese Omelet w/Grilled Toast • Fried Apple Pie • Hamburgers • Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese • Grilled Turkey Legs • Popcorn Candy Bars and Pie Slices: Apple, Pecan and Lemon Bottled Water, Hawaiian Punch, Coffee, Apple Cider, Canned Tea, Hot Chocolate, Hot Tea Booth #2 - International Mission Builders Breakfast Fried Rice • Canolies • Stir Fry Over Rice (Beef, Chicken, and/or Veggie) Egg Rolls and Dips • “Kimchi” (Marinated Cabbage) Cup of Soup: Duk Goo Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water Booth #4 - Baker Sheriff ’s Explorers – Post #359 Breakfast Bowl (Grits w/Egg, Add: Cheese, Bacon or Sausage) • Plate of Fried Fish & Grits (a.m. and p.m.) • Fish Sandwich (a.m. and p.m.) Lunch Plates: Fried Fish • Grilled Ribs & Grilled BBQ Chicken Quarters Sides: Grits • Baked Beans • Green Beans Corn on Cob • Slaw • Potato Salad Italian Bread • Homemade Bread & Cupcakes Tea, Coffee and Bottled Water 48
Booth #5 - High School History Club Biscuits: Buttered or Chicken Chicken Sandwiches (Fried & Grilled) Chicken Tenders • Popcorn Chicken Corn Dogs • Sausage in a Blanket Cotton Candy • Curley & Cheese Fries Nacho Chips w/Cheese • Sweet Muffins, Danish and Honey Buns • Misc. Little Debbies Orange Juice, Tea, Coffee, Bottled Water
Booth #10 - FFA Sausage Gravy & Biscuit • Biscuit Stacker (Sausage Gravy Biscuit, Scrambled Egg w/Sausage Patty) • Pork Chop Biscuit Thick White Slab Bacon • Pizza • Pork Chop Sandwich • Blooming Onion Shrimp & Grits • Sweet Potato Fries Fried Pickles • Fried Oreos • Banana Pudding Tea, Coffee, Water, Hot Chocolate
Booth #7 - Taylor Church Hot Dogs (w/Chili or Slaw) • Tater Tots Veggie Soup • Chicken Wings • Greens Corn bread • Funnel Cakes Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate and Bottled Water
Booth #12 - Baker’s Pride (Camp S.T.Y.L.E.) TFSS French Toast Stix • BBQ on Bun (Beef, Pork, & Chicken) • Meatball Subs • Chili Frito Pie • Fried Cheese Sticks w/ sauce Boiled Peanuts (Cajun & Plain) • Snow Cones • Slushies • Chocolate Strawberries • Potato Chips (Pre-bagged & Fried On Site) • SourStar Candy Lemonade, Hot Chocolate
Booth #8 - Road to Calvary Church Breakfast Sacks AM Only - (Sausage or Bacon/Egg/Cheese) • Sausage Dogs w/ Peppers & Onions • BLT Sandwiches Lima Beans w/Ham & Rice (“Bowl of Beans”) • Pork Skins • Brownies Peach Cobbler Iced Sweet Tea, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Bottled Water
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Order of Battle CONFEDERATE
Brigadier General Alfred Colquitt’s Brigade 6th Florida Infantry Battalion, Major Pickens Bird 19th Georgia Infantry, Colonel James Neal 27th Georgia Infantry, Colonel Charles Zachry Chatham Artillery (Georgia), Captain John Wheaton
6th Georgia Infantry, Lt. Colonel John Lofton 23rd Georgia Infantry, Lt. Colonel James Huggins 28th Georgia Infantry, Captain William Crawford Gamble’s Artillery (Florida), Captain Robert Gamble
Colonel George Harrison’s Brigade 1st Florida Infantry Battalion, Lt. Colonel Charles Hopkins 64th Georgia Infantry, Captain Charles Jenkins 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion, Major Augustus Bonard Guerard’s Battery (Georgia), Captain John Guerard
32nd Georgia Infantry, Major Washington Holland 1st Georgia Regular Infantry, Captain Henry Cannon Abell’s Artillery (Florida), Captain Henry Abell
Colonel Caraway Smith’s Cavalry Brigade 4th Georgia Cavalry, Colonel Duncan Clinch 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion, Major George Scott
2nd Florida Cavalry, Lt. Colonel Abner McCormick
UNION
Colonel William Barton’s Brigade 47th New York Infantry, Colonel Henry Moore 115th New York Infantry, Colonel Simeon Sammons
48th New York Infantry, Major William Coan
Colonel Joseph Hawley’s Brigade 7th Connecticut Infantry, Captain Benjamin Skinner 8th United States Colored Troops, Colonel Charles Fribley
7th New Hampshire Infantry, Colonel Joseph Abbott
Colonel Joseph Hawley’s Brigade 35th United States Colored Troops, Lt. Colonel William Reed
54th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel Edward Hallowell
Support Units Mounted Brigade, Colonel Guy Henry Battery B, 1st US Artillery, Captain Samuel Elder Battery M., 1st US Artillery, Captain Loomis Langdon 40th Massachusetts Mounted Infantry Battery E, 3rd US Artilley, Captain John Hamilton 50
Companies A, D, G & I, 1st New York Engineers, Lt. Colonel James Hall Sections C & B, 3rd Rhode Island Artillery, Lt. Henry Metcalf Independent Massachusetts Cavalry Battalion, Major Atherton Stevens
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Blue-Grey
The Blue-Grey Fun Run is held in conjunction with the Blue-Grey Festival. This one mile run begins on Madison Street on the north side of the courthouse.
Fun Run
Saturday, Feb 14, 2015 - 8:30 a.m. Awards are presented on the Main Stage in Olustee Park at approximately 9:30 a.m. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place. Age groups: • 4 & under • 5 - 6 • 7 - 8 • 9 - 10 • 11 - 12 • 13 - 14 for Boys and Girls One over all winner 14 and under for Boys and Girls. Late registration for Blue-Grey Fun Run is from 7:45 a.m. till 8:15 a.m. Start of the Fun Run will be held downtown on the east side of the Elks building parking lot.
5K Run Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 7:30 am Lake City is located at the junctions of I-10 and I-75. Downtown Lake City is located at the junctions of US 90 and US 441 Proudly Sponsored by:
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History of the Reenactment By Dr. Ray Giron
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he first reenactment of the Battle of Olustee or Ocean Pond was held in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964 in commemoration of the Centennial of the battle. In 1976, representatives of the First Regiment of Florida Volunteer Infantry were contacted by Major Jim Stevenson, Chief of Interpretive Services of the Florida Department of Natural Resources and asked if it would be possible to put on a reenactment of the Battle of Olustee at the State Historic Site. Since this was a long goal of reenactors, statewide, the members of the group were ecstatic at the prospect, but disappointed that it would be impossible to fulfill his request, as he wanted to hold the event within 2-3 weeks. After being informed of the prerequisite planning time, the logistics of attracting reenactors from across the nation and the amount of materials, supplies and amenities necessary, it was agreed that February, 1977 should be the target date. On February 20, the First Annual Battle of Olustee was reenacted at the State Historic Site. Less than 300 participants were present, but keen visitor interest was obvious. The initial site for the battle was in the long visitor trail loop. The spectators walked in on the right and left trails and viewed from the top of the small loop as several hundred reenactors waded through waist- to shoulder-deep saw palmetto. The battle was lopsided in favor of the far more numerous Confederates, and the panorama was somewhat limited, with puffs of smoke, heads, hats, and shoulders all that some could see. In subsequent years, the battle was moved a few hundred yards to the north where an old field 54
had been and where visibility was far better. The action took place in a park-like area with large pines and little undergrowth. Much like the period descriptions, the old field was eventually clear-cut and the battle now takes place in an open field with action continuing on the fringes in palmettos and woods. In 1994, the eighteenth annual reenactment, some 2000 troops from around the nation and from several foreign countries attended the 130th anniversary commemoration of the battle. The event has grown to include up to 28 artillery pieces, 50 mounted troops and horse-drawn artillery, near 100 ground charges, and has increased interest by the public in portraying units such as the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. A battle demonstration with over 1000 participants was added the day prior to the Olustee Battle Reenactment in 1994 to allow the public greater opportunities to view the activities. Along with the contributions of the many reenactors, was added the wares of many excellent sutlers, selling their Civil War Period goods. The number of merchants has increased from about 10 to nearly 60 in the intervening years of the reenactment. Over the years, certain highlights such as: the rains of 1998 and 2010; the filming of Glory in 1989; the freeze of 1991 make the annual event stand out, but overall Olustee is looked upon favorably as the premier reenactment and largest annual reenactment in the Southeast. The Olustee Battle Reenactment is produced by the Florida Park Service, the U. S. Forest Service, and the Olustee Battlefield Citizens Support Organization with additional funding provided by the Blue-Grey Army of Florida, Inc.
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Congressional Black Caucus Award Winner
Olustee Battlefield
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lustee Battlefield Historic State Park was selected as a recipient of the 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust Award. The award recognizes people and organizations that have provided exemplary national and community service on behalf of African-American veterans. Olustee Battlefield’s selection was based on the historical significance of the 1864 Civil War battle in which three African-American units fought as part of the Union Army. The award also recognizes the hundreds of AfricanAmerican Civil War reenactors who have paid tribute to the black regiments by participating in the annual reenactment of the Battle of Olustee. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the 8th and 35th United States Colored Troops took part in the battle on February 20, 1864 when Union troops encountered Confederate soldiers in the forest at Olustee. Caught by surprise and committing a series of tactical errors, Union soldiers were badly defeated. Among the 10,700 soldiers who fought that day, 2,807 were listed as killed, wounded or missing by battle’s end. Letters written by the soldiers and historian’s reports afterward have lauded the heroism of the 35th USCT and the 54th Mass in holding the rear guard against the Confederate Army while the rest of the Union soldiers retreated. The African-American regiments were aware that black troops left wounded on the battlefield were being killed by Confederate soldiers, but the regiments continued fighting until after dark. An estimated 626 members of the black regiments were killed, wounded and captured, representing one-third of the total Union casualties for the battle. The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust Award was established by General Colin Powell in 1990 to recognize outstanding national and community commitment to black veterans. Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park Manager Valinda Subic received the award on behalf of the state park in a ceremony September 26, 2003 in Washington, D.C. Others attending the ceremony were Olustee CSO President John Thrush and two Columbia County reenactors who were instrumental in recruiting African-American 56
Oliver J. Lake of Lake City raising the Union flag at the 2009 Olustee Battle Festival. Photo Credit: Jon M. Fletcher/The Times-Union
participants in the living history program—O.J. Lake and Ron Williams. Susan Kett of the USDA Forest Service, which co-manages the battlefield property within Osceola National Forest, also attended the awards ceremony. The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust (CBCVB) serves as an advisory group to members of Congress on issues related to African Americans and veterans affairs. Recipients of the award are nominated by members of the CBCVB committee and by past winners of the award. U.S. Congressional Representative Corrine Brown (3rd District, Florida), nominated Olustee Battlefield for the award. Ron Armstead, executive coordinator of the Veterans’ Braintrust, said the organization became aware of Olustee Battlefield’s historical significance while it was researching the history of African American prisoners of war. Research on James Gooding, a well-educated infantryman with the 54th Mass, brought them into contact with African American Civil War reenactors in Boston, who said that Gooding had fought at Olustee where he was captured and sent to the Andersonville prison in Georgia. Gooding died at Andersonville before the war’s end, but his letters were published posthumously in a book, On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier’s Civil War Letters from the Front, one of the few soldiers’ accounts of the Civil War written by an African American. The reenactment of the Battle of Olustee is held President’s Day weekend each year at the battlefield, located on US 90, 15 miles east of Lake City and 50 miles west of Jacksonville. The reenactment is sponsored by the Olustee Citizens Support Organization, Florida State Parks, the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and the Blue-Grey Army.
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The Blue-Grey Army, Inc. was selected in 2014 to receive four SUNsational Awards from the Florida Festivals and Events Association. The awards presented were for the 150th Battle of Olustee Commemorative Program, the Commemorative Olustee Souvenir Coin and Photograph entitled “Praying Soldier” by Jen Chasteen. The Emerging Leader Award was presented to Cody A. Gray, a Blue-Grey Army Executive Board of Directors member and Civil War reenactor for his service to the Blue-Grey Army and his devotion to the Olustee Festival and Reenactment. The Florida Festivals and Events Association’s (FFEA) mission is to promote and strengthen the festival, event and fair industry in Florida through education, networking, dissemination of information, and the cultivation of high standards for the industry. The FFEA SUNsational Awards Program recognizes its member’s innovation, individuality and creative collaboration.
OLUSTEE BATTLE FESTIVAL SESQUICENTENNIAL EDITION
36th Annual Blue-Grey Army
Battle of Olustee Festival
February 14 & 15, 2014
38th Annual
Civil War Reenactment February 16, 2014
“Praying Soldier” by Jen Chasteen
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park was selected as a recipient of the 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust Award. The award recognizes people and organizations that have provided exemplary national and community service on behalf of African American veterans. Olustee Battlefield’s selection is based on the historical significance of the 1864 Civil War battle in which three African American units fought as part of the Union Army. The award also recognizes the hundreds of African American Civil War reenactors who have paid tribute to the black regiments by participating in the annual reenactment of the Battle of Olustee. The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans’ Braintrust (CBCVB) serves as an advisory group to members of Congress on issues related to African Americans and veterans affairs. Recipients of the award are nominated by members of the CBCVB committee and by past winners of the award. U.S. Congressional Representative Corrine Brown (3rd District, Florida), who co-chairs the CBCVB, nominated Olustee Battlefield for the award. www.OlusteeFestival.com
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The Civil War Soldier
Who They Were
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/who-they-were
• 180,000 African-Americans fought for the Union • 25% of Union Soldiers were immigrants or second generation Americans • 400+ Women disguised their identities and secretly served • 10,000 Native Americans fought in the war - on both sides
The Average Soldier
Three million Americans fought in the Civil War. They came from different places and believed in very different things, but had more in common than you might expect. • 80% Were Literate • Mostly Farmers • Average Age 18-29
• Average Height 5’8” • Average Weight 145 lbs
SALARY
Union Private White Soldiers - $13.00 Monthly Pay $10.00 Salary + $3.00 Clothing Allowance
Confederate Private $11.00 Monthly Pay 1861 $18.00 Monthly Pay 1864
The raise in 1864 was nearly worthless due to the weak Confederate dollar
Black Soldiers - $7.00 Monthly Pay $10.00 Salary - $3.00 Clothing Allowance
FOOD Union Rations
Confederate Rations
12 oz of Pork or 18 oz Salted Beef 22 oz of Bread or Hardtack of Flour Biscuits Vegetables, Dried Fruit & Potatoes
12 oz of Bacon or 20 oz of Salted Beef 20 oz of Cornmeal or Bread Molasses, Peas & Rice
SUPPLIES 30-40 lbs of Supplies: Ammo 7 lbs (approximately), Musket or Rifle, Bayonet, Scabbard, Haversack for Rations, Canteen for Water & Knapsack or Blanket Roll Containing a Wool Blanket and “Shelter Half”
ARMY Union
80% Infantry 14 % Cavalry 6% Artillary
Confederate 75% Infantry 20% Cavalry 5% Artillary 58
NAVY Union
6,759 Officers 61,300 Sailors 3,850 Marines
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How They Died http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/how-they-died
One in four Civil War soldiers died, with two-thirds succumbing to illness alone. The Civil War is considered the deadliest conflict in American history.
620,000 Dead = 6,140,000 Dead Today 2% of 1860 Population = 2% of Today’s Population 6.14 Million is more than twice the population of the city of Chicago.
Fatality Rates (by race)
12.5% of White Union Soldiers Who Fought Died 22% of Black Union Soldiers Who Fought Died
DEATHS
By Amputation = 20,000 Upper Arm Hand/Finger Knee Foot/Toes Hip
23% 2.9% 57% 5% 83%
Thigh Ankle Elbow Joint Wrist
Disease
Diarrhea 34,000 (1,300,000 Cases) Typhoid Fever 29,000 (79,000 Cases) Lung Inflammation 20,000 (77,000 Cases) Dysentery 10,000 (287,000 Cases) Childhood Diseases 7,000 (200,000 Cases) Pinkeye Claimed One Life
54% 25% 7% 10%
PAYING FOR THE WAR Estimated Total Cost Was $6.19 Billion, $146 Billion Today In 1863, the Union was spending $2.5 Million a day on the war. That’s $43 Million a day today.
Union
Confederate
$4.09 Billion $96.5 Billion Today
$2.10 Billion $49.5 Billion Today
RAISING THE CASH Union
Confederate
65% Bonds 15% Printing Money 20% Taxation
30% Bonds 60% Printing Money 10% Taxation
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The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. Library of Congress.
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Confederate Flags 1861-1865 STARS ST STAR S AND BARS FIRST NAT NATIONAL NA IONAL
STAINLESS ST STAINLE SS BANNER SECOND ECOND NATIONAL NATIONAL NA
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
NAVY JACK NA
THIRD HIRD NATIONAL NATIONAL NA
BONNIE BLUE
SOUTHERN CROSS V VAN DRON’S DRON’S CORPS ARMY OF TENNESSEE
FLAG OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CHOCTAW BRIGADE DEPARTMENT CHEROKEE NATION
HARDEE’S CORPS
POLK CORPS
Union Flags of the Civil War
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34 STAR U.S. NATIONAL
U.S. INFANTRY FLAG REGIMENTAL
U.S. CAVALRY GUIDON FLAG
U.S. NATIONAL ARTILLARY FLAG
GENERAL HOSPITAL FLAG
34 STAR U.S. NAVAL JACK
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Trainer Lawrence Frederick started out playing in “human” frisbee competitions until he discovered the disc dog world in 1991. Now, not only are Lawrence and his team of incredible dogs the most widely recognized Frisbee Dog Team in the world, (with a world record 62 World Finals by appearances) but he made history each time by achieving the following:
Featuring Zorra
2014 World Disc Dog Champion
Indigo
2013 World Disc Dog Champion
Spencer
2012 World Disc Dog Pairs Champion
Flash
2010 World Disc Dog Champion
Harley Davidson
3-Time World Disc Dog Champion
•• First human to compete with two dogs at the same time in the World Frisbee Dog Championship in 2003 •• First human to compete with three dogs in the same year in the World Frisbee Dog Championships in 2006 & again in 2007 • First human to compete with • four dogs in the World Frisbee Dog Championship in 2008 • First human to compete with five dogs in the same year in the World Frisbee Dog Championships in 2010 • First human to compete with seven dogs in the same year in the World Frisbee Dog Championships in 2011 and topped it off with nine (9) different dogs at the 2014 World Frisbee Dog Championships
Performing at The Darby Pavilion at Wilson Park in Lake City
Friday, February 13th & Saturday, February 14th • 3 Performances Daily • In 2013, Lawrence and “Mars Rover” set a new World Record. In 2014, Zorra became Lawrence’s 3rd different Overall Disc Dog World Champion by winning the 2014 World Championships, thus becoming the only human to have that distinction too. As a dog lover, and a former human Frisbee World Champion, Lawrence travels around the world sharing his expertise and wowing crowds as part of the Disc-Connected K9’s Frisbee Dog Team.
Lawrence and “Harley Davidson” won the 2008 and 2010 AWI Disc Dog World Championships. He turned around just three weeks later and won the 2010 Skyhoundz Disc Dog World Championships with “Flash”.
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Left Behind By: Sean McMahon
Duffy Soto’s poster this year for the 2015 Olustee Festival and Reenactment is themed “Left Behind.” It symbolizes families who faced the loss of a loved one during the Civil War. Both sides of the conflict faced tragedies at home. Today, military families might hear about loved ones by social media or through a text message. But during the Civil War, families received news via letters, which often took weeks to arrive back home. The telegraph yielded faster news but at times it was inaccurate. Waiting on news about a loved one who was at the front proved to be agonizing for thousands of American families. Historian Drew Gilpin Faust, in her 2008 book Death and the Civil War, found instances of families who dreaded hearing the news from the front. After the Second Battle of Bull Run, South Carolinian Sarah Palmer admitted to a friend that she felt “anxious to see the papers and get the list of casualties from Co. K and yet I dread to see it.” Civilians crowded news offices and railroad stations to receive word over telegraph lines. Lists of battle casualties were notoriously inaccurate. A Confederate soldier wrote to a friend’s mother in South Carolina that many “families have been held in agonized suspense for days by the report of relatives being dangerously wounded when they were not.” Matthew Jack Davis of the 19th Mississippi recalled that “I had been reported killed on the day I was captured. I read my own obituary.” In an attempt to reach out to the bereaved, on the Union side, the Christian Commission and the Sanitary Commission wrote letters to families in the wake of a soldier’s death. Their mission was to compose letters “for soldiers still lingering,” or “to carry ‘last words’” back home to loved ones. The Commission’s letters home to soldiers’ families often www.OlusteeFestival.com
were heartbreaking as were the descriptions of the soldiers themselves. One soldier appeared in the Commission register as “a Christian ready to die.” A Commission member worked with a dying man who could only “shake or nod in negative or affirmative response to a question.” Another young soldier “seemed like a good boy, spoke tenderly of his friends, expressed some religious feeling and seemed to welcome the offer to pray with him and in several instances he joined with apparent fervor.” The young soldier “had by his pillow the likeness of his mother and sister.” Receiving news often was very difficult for those who heard about loved ones. Hearing about the fate of a family member generated strong feelings. Abbie Brooks of Georgia noted that her grief had “purified and petrified me. I care very little for anybody or anything, am neither sorry nor glad, but passive.” Kate Foster of Mississippi wrote that, after her brother died in the war, “my heart became flint. I am almost afraid to love too dearly anyone now.” After her brother James was killed at Second Bull Run, Sarah Palmer wrote to her sister Harriet “I can’t realize that I am never to see that dear boy again . . . it is too hard to realize.” Harriet acknowledged that “it is very hard to believe that dear Jim is dead. Were it not for the cessation of those letters we used to hail with such gladness . . . I could not realize it.” Faust’s book describes a “culture of death” that permeated much of the nation during the war. This gloomy atmosphere affected many on both sides of the conflict. After a steady stream of war news, Kate Stone of Mississippi felt that “death does not seem half so terrible as it did long ago. We have grown used to it.” Above all, family members tried to draw strength from the cause for which their loved ones had given their lives. Henry Bowditch, father of Nathaniel who was killed in Virginia in March 1863, felt “a dagger in my heart” upon hearing the news. He “fairly broke down” when he first heard of his son’s death. But very soon afterward, “the divine influences of such a loss began to strive for mastery . . . and I thought that never was there a nobler cause for which he could have died.” 65
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2015 Officers and Committees Executive Director ..................................................................................................................................................Faye Bowling Warren Commanding General ............................................................................................................................................ Judge Tom Coleman Arts & Crafts/Food ..................................................................................................... Lynn Nicely, Angie Adler, Randy & Vicki Sweet Sandy & Louie Petit Battlefield Operations .....................................................................................................Patty Melgaard, Ann Brown, Nancy Crews, Alan Bergmann, Christian Melgaard Battlefield Food Booths/Village .........................................................................................................Dewitt Cason, Sandy Markham Oaklawn Cemetery Event........................................................................................................... Tony Buzzella, Faye Bowling Warren One-Mile Fun Run ..........................................................................................................................................................Heyward Christie 5 K Run .................................................................................................................................................... Michelle Richards/Step Fitness Entertainment ............................................................................................. Tony Buzzella, Jeanie Wilks, Donald Johns, Matt Johns Parade .........................................................................................................................................................Scarlet Frisina & Mark Feagle Reenactor Liason ..................................................................................................................................................................... Bud Thayer Lake DeSoto Skirmish ...................................................................................................................................... Cody Gray & Bud Thayer Park Operations Downtown ...........................................................................Mayor Stephen Witt, Thomas Henry & Jared Combs Media Operations ......................................................................................................................................... Paulette Lord & Cody Gray Fund Raising/Sponsors................................................................................................................. Faye Bolwling Warren & Cody Gray Square Dance ......................................................................................................................................................................... Pinky Moore Membership .................................................................................................................................... Faye Bowling Warren & Cody Gray Program ....................................................................................Ann Butler Brown, Dr. Sean McMahon, Paulette Lord & Cody Gray Transportation/Shuttle.............................................................................................................Faye Bowling Warren, Thomas Henry Port-o-Lets/Dumpsters/Downtown ...................................................................................................................................... Ray Walker Miss Olustee Pageant ......................................................................................................................................................... Elaine Owens Brochures, Permits, Insurance, Banners, Special Events .................................................................................Faye Bowling Warren Posters ........................................................................................................................... Mike Null, Faye Bowling Warren & Cody Gray Poster Artist ................................................................................................................................................................................Duffy Soto Sponsor Presentation .................................................................................................................Nina Heringer, Faye Bowling Warren Reviewing Stand/Parade .................................................................................................................................................... Paulette Lord Bleachers/Parade, Festival ................................................................................................................................................... JaredCombs Museum Activities ........................................................................ Dr. Sean McMahon, Pat McAlhany, Paulette Lord, Harry Joiner Parade Hospitality ................................................................................................................................................................Ginny Thayer Visiting Authors / Impersonators .............................................................................................................................................Mike Null Monitor & Virginia ..........................................................................Mike Null, Lynn Nicely, Randy Sweet, Tom Brown, Bud Thayer Pioneer Family / Olustee Descendant Family .........................................................................................................Mary Jane Weaver Postage Stamp for Festival ............................................................................................................... Dennis & Carol Dory, Duffy Soto Blue-Grey Army Photographer ..................................................................................................................................Laura Hunter Null Reenactor Complimentary Food at Battlefield ............................................................................................................ Traci Hillhouse Website/Facebook ............................................................................................................................ Phil Adler, Mike Null & Cody Gray
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2015 Olustee Battle Festival Title Co-Sponsors
First Federal Bank of Florida & Lifeguard Ambulance Service
The Blue-Grey Army, Inc. would like to express our appreciation to First Federal Bank of Florida for serving as the title sponsor of the Olustee Battle Festival for the past 17 years. For a fourth year, First Federal Bank is joined by Lifeguard Ambulance Service as the title cosponsors of the event. The staff and management of First Federal has been an essential partner in the success of this year’s festival, as they have for more than a decade. It should also be noted that First Federal Bank is a tremendous business citizen in Columbia County and the entire Suwannee River Valley area. The company contributes significant financial and manpower resources to a wide array of youth, sports and community resources. The Blue-Grey Army is proud to have First Federal Savings Bank as our title co-sponsor, friend and partner in producing one of the nation’s best reenactment festivals. We are glad to also have Lifeguard Ambulance co-sponsoring our event. Lifeguard Ambulance Service proudly serves the residents and visitors to Columbia County ensuring their safe transport in times of medical emergencies. The company has been extremely generous in providing staff and first-aid support for a variety of community events, including many sports tournaments. We also want to thank all of the partners who help make possible the large array of individual events and activities which combine to make the Olustee Battle Festival a first-class event. Anderson-Columbia, Inc., and Texas Roadhouse Restaurant are the co-sponsors of the main entertainment stage. Hampton Inn & Suites and The Lake City Reporter are sponsors of the educational outreach programs. S & S Food Stores and Rountree-Moore Automotive Group are sponsors of the food and hospitality areas, Fairfield Inn & Suites is sponsor of the arts & crafts areas. The Columbia County Tourist Development Council is sponsoring the children’s entertainment area. The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Lake City are sponsoring the information center. VyStar Credit Union is sponsoring the ATM services center. We welcome PotashCorp/White Springs as the new sponsor of the One-Mile Fun Run. In addition, Veolia Environmental Services is sponsoring the historic reenactors program. Florida Gateway College is sponsoring the author’s outreach programs. Holiday Inn & Suites is sponsoring the Monitor and Merrimac skirmish. The Lake City/Columbia County Historical Museum and Fort White High School Thespian Guild is sponsoring the living history program themed as “Improvisational Story Telling” with performances throughout the day on both Friday and Saturday, February 13 & 14, at the Historical Museum. For a third year, GulfCoast Financial Services is sponsoring our golf carts, both downtown and at the battlefield. We would also like to thank Chick-Fil-A, Hardees, McDonalds, Wal-Mart and the many other food stores that contribute to the parade hospitality that provides refreshments for guests of the Olustee Parade. We want to extend a special note of appreciation to Duffy Soto, who has produced the spectacular Olustee Battle Festival poster for the past 18 years. Keith Norris of Marcotek-Xerox is tremendously generous in providing copies of color posters for a variety of usages by the Blue-Grey Army. A special note of appreciation is extended to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida State Parks, Stephen Foster Folk Culture State Park staff and administration, Florida Park Patrol, Florida Highway Patrol, Baker County Sheriff ’s Department, Columbia County Sheriff ’s Department, Lake City Police Department, Florida Gateway College, Suwannee Valley Transit, Columbia County School District, Olustee Battlefield Citizen’s Support Organization and all others who provide such a high degree of cooperation in making the Olustee Battle Festival & Reenactment a safe, enjoyable and first-class event. The event would not be possible without the on-going and generous support of the City of Lake City and its enthusiastic Public Works Department. In addition, the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners and its Public Works Department also is tremendously helpful in the success of the event. We also want to thank Ken Hohmann, who originally provided the design and much of the construction expertise while employed at Homes of Merit, for the on-going maintenance of the ironclads for the annual battle between the Monitor and Merrimack. A special note of thanks to all of our area radio stations, including Power Country 102, WGRO-AM, Mix 94.3, WDSR-AM, WJTKFM, the Big 98.1, WQHL-AM and WCJX-FM for public service announcements for the past month, informing the public about activities at Olustee. Several of the stations also do live remote broadcasts from downtown during the festival. The Lake City Reporter does a great job of publicizing the festival. Our thanks to television stations in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Tallahassee for doing on-air interviews with our reenactors to promote the event. In addition, Florida Gateway College airs a 30-minute special on its television station in the week leading up to the festival and reenactment. Finally, we wish to express our appreciation to the volunteers of the Blue-Grey Army, who give tirelessly of their time and energies to make the Olustee Battle Festival and Reenactment one of the top festivals in the nation. We also appreciate the residents of Columbia, Baker, Hamilton and Suwannee Counties, along with the thousands of visitors who annually support the festival and reenactment by attending. Last but certainly not least we would like to thank North Central Florida Advertiser for all of their hard work and dedication on producing the official 2015 Olustee Program. We are proud to partner with this amazing team of professionals to bring you a program that is truly a work of art. Hats off to everyone at North Central Florida Advertiser for another outstanding job. 70
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February 13, 2015 TO ALL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, I would like to thank you for participating in our 37th Annual Olustee Battle Festival and 39th Reenactment. This year we are celebrating the 151st anniversary of the actual Battle of Olustee. The County is proud to support this regional event which draws thousands of people into our community. Members of the Board who have served as Commanding General include Commissioner Ronald Williams. Currently serving in this capacity is the Honorable Tom Coleman, County Judge. As in the past, the members of the Commission are looking forward to another year of continued participation. We hope that by reliving part of our heritage we will better understand the importance and the true meaning of ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIble, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. Sincerely, Russell S. DePratter, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Columbia County
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Past Commanding Generals
Sue Heavrin 1990, 1991
Mike Collins 1987, 1988
Ron Williams 1986, 1989, 2002, 2003
James Montgomery 1992
Mike Null 1985, 1998, 1999
Faye Bowling Warren 1983,1984
Richard E Ellis 1978
Vernon Douglas 1980, 1981, 1982
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Tom Coleman 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Harvey Campbell* 1993, 1994
Dennis Roberts 1995, 2004, 2005 *Deceased
Ken Biggs 1979
Paul Bryan 1996, 1997
George Wehrli 2000, 2001
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