Olustee Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Olustee
of the American Civil War
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Olustee
Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on 20 February 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in Florida during the war.-Background:In February 1864, Major General Quincy A...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Union order of battle
Olustee Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Olustee of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Military Rank Abbreviations Used:* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...
is listed separately.
Military Rank Abbreviations Used
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
- Col = ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
- Maj = MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
District of East Florida
BG Joseph FineganJoseph Finegan
Joseph Finegan was an attorney, politician, and railroad builder in Florida, but is primarily known as the general who commanded the Confederate States Army in its victory at the Battle of Olustee....
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| Colquitt's Brigade BG Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general.... |
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| Harrison's Brigade
Col George P. Harrison George Paul Harrison George Paul Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at "Monteith Plantation," near Savannah, Georgia, Harrison attended Effingham Academy and the Georgia Military Institute at Marietta.... |
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| Smith's Cavalry Brigade
Col Caraway Smith |
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