This Day in History – February 19, 1864

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19th century American history,

35th United States Colored Troops (USCT),

54th Massachusetts Infantry,

8th USCT,

Baker County,

Battle of Ocean Pond,

Battle of Olustee,

casualties in the Florida campaign,

Confederate supply lines,

Confederate victory at Olustee,

February 19 1864,

February 19 1864 history,

Florida history,

Florida in the Civil War,

impact of the battle on Union political goals,

Jacksonville occupation,

Joseph Finegan,

Lake City Florida,

largest Civil War battle in Florida,

Military History,

Quincy and Tallahassee defense,

Quincy Florida supply hub,

recruitment of African American soldiers,

Tallahassee as the only uncaptured Confederate capital east of the Mississippi,

this day in history,

This Day in History February 19,

Truman Seymour,

Truman Seymour portrait,

Union advance into Florida,

Union retreat to Jacksonville,

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