Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park commemorates the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle on February 20, 1864.
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This park commemorates the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, which took place February 20, 1864. More than 10, 000 cavalry, infantry and artillery troops fought a five-hour battle in a pine forest near Olustee. Three U.S. Colored Troops took part in the battle, including the now famous 54th Massachusetts. The battle ended with 2, 807 casualties and the retreat of Union troops to Jacksonville until the war's end just 14 months later. A sutler or victualer is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp or in quarters. The sutler sold wares from the back of a wagon or a temporary tent, allowing him to travel along with an army or to remote military outposts. In modern use the term sutler is often used to describe businesses that provide period uniforms and supplies to reenactors, especially to reenactors of the American Civil War. These businesses will often play the part of historical sutlers while selling their modern-day goods at reenactments.