Sunday, August 18, 2013

Olustee Battlefield

Last weekend we went on a drive through the Okefenokee Swamp.  We stopped at Olustee Battlefield to check it out.  It was the site of the Civil War's Battle of Olustee in 1864.  This was the largest Civil War battle in the state of Florida, and was won by the Confederacy.

There wasn't a whole lot to do there.  They have small visitor's center that has some information about the battle, a monument, and a couple of cannons.  You can walk around the battlefield, but it was so hot and humid that we didn't want to spend too much time walking around outside.  Ellie ran around in the field for a few minutes and had fun.  And, then, we continued our tour of the Okefenokee, driving up into Georgia and then back home to Jacksonville.  Jeff got some really cute shots of Ellie playing at the battlefield:




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