The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida

The Columbia County (Florida) Historical Museum has published a 101-page book on the Federal campaign of 1864 in east Florida. This campaign ended with the defeat of the Union forces at the Battle of Olustee, or Ocean Pond, on March 20, 1864.

The 5.5" x 8.5" book is a compilation of four articles reprinted from The Florida Historical Quarterly (FHQ). The articles are reprinted with permission, and the book is a fund raising activity for the Columbia County Historical Museum.

The book, The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida, contains four pages of maps plus the following articles:

"A Connecticut Yankee Fights at Olustee: Letters from the Front," edited by Vaughn D. Bornet. Reprinted from FHQ, Vol. XXVII, No. 3, January, 1949. (23 pages)

"A Connecticut Yankee After Olustee," edited by Vaughn D. Bornet. Reprinted from FHQ, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, April, 1949. (19 pages)

"The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida," by Mark F. Boyd. Reprinted from FHQ, Vol. XXIX, No. 1, July, 1950. (40 pages)

"The Seymour Decision: An Appraisal of the Olustee Campaign," by William H. Nulty. Reprinted from FHQ, Vol. LXV, No. 3, January, 1987. (19 pages)

The "Connecticut Yankee" is Private Milton M. Woodford of Bristol, Connecticut who served with the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.

William H. Nulty is also the author of Confederate Florida: The Road to Olustee, University of Alabama Press, an excellent book covering the Civil War years in Florida.

The cost of The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida is $8.95 plus $1.55 shipping and handling, for a total of $10.50. Please send check or money order (sorry, no credit cards) to: