This cemetery was listed by my sister, MaryLou Ginn and sent to me.
She gives permission for this cemetery listing to be copied and/or
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From the junction of U. S. Hiway 90 and SR. 100, East of Lake City,
FL.,
turn East on U. S. 90 and travel through the small settlement of Olustee,
FL., then on to the Olustee Battlefield Memorial approximately 13.2
miles. Make a left at the Main Gate of the Battlefield, cross the
Railraod tracks, and the cemetery is immediately visible on the left.
On I-10 South, you take the U. S. Hiway 90, Lake City/Olustee exit and go
West on U. S. 90 for 5.7 miles to the Olustee Battlefield Memorial. Turn
right into the Main Gate and cross the Railroad tracks, and the cemetery
is immediately visible on the left.
Park personel told me that there was a mass grave containing the remains
of about 400 Union soldiers that died there that day, but no one knows
the names or the exact location of the grave.
These are the burials that are known at this time. This is an active
cemetery, containing black as well as white.
Olustee Battlefield Cemetery
GEORGE AUSTIN JUN. 19,1918 AUG.20, 1984
WILLIE MAE AUSTIN
GRIFFIN MAY 10,
1914 JAN.29, 1992
GENEVA R. GRIFFIN 1948 1986
GRIFFIN ----------------- ------------------
OLIVETE ( SWEET) BENSON SEP. 28, 1908 JUNE 15, 1980
UNMARKED GRAVE
NOAH CASON JR. 1936 1991
PHILLIP L. CASON 1967 1978
DENEEN L. CASON 1965 1978
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
SIMON CASON 1936 1979
MILDRED JONES MAY 1, 1944 NOV.25, 1985
MARGARET CASON NOV.26, 1914 NOV.25, 1985
THEODORE CASON OCT. 27, 1935 DEC. 23, 1987
US ARMY KOREA
GUSSIE H. CASON 1902 1992
JOHN R. CASON 1829 1924
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
MATTIE A. CASON MAY 25, 1903 JUN. 10,1995
GEORGE F. CASON SR. DEC. 1, 1899 MAY 4, 1949
LEO CASON MAY 5, 1927 APR. 29, 1956
FLORIDA P.V.T. CO. E. 41st ENGINEERS W W II
RUFUS CASON NOV. 21, 1902 JAN. 2, 1956
IRVING CASON MAR. 29, 1891 MAY 12, 1966
FLORIDA P.F.C. 1st CO. 546th ENGINEERS S.V.C. BN W W I
GEORGE F. CASON NOV. 27, 1924 NOV. 9, 1967
NORTH CAROLINA P.F.C. 136th BASE UNIT AAF. W W II
IRIDIOUS CASON APR. 4, 1940 JUN. 19, 1969
NEW JERSEY A 2 C. 1611 AIR POLICE AF
BERNARD CASON FEB. 26, 1935 JAN. 15, 1995
US. NAVY
ISREAL CASON 1895 1971
RATD?? UNREADABLE ??? 17, 1925 DEC. 6, 1927
HORACE DUKE AUG.16, 1919 JUL. 10, 1987
MAGGIE (PEGGY) DUKE DEC. 27, 1916 OCT. 4, 1993
DEACON LAUIRE AUSTIN 1889 1991
RUTH A NELSON FEB. 7, 1921 JUNE 26, 1993
WILLIE CARNELIUS QUARTERMAN
NOV. 12, 1921 AUG. 25, 1969
FLORIDA S.G.T. BTRY C. 234 AAA GUN BN W W II
BISLEY WILLIAMS AUG. 12, 1885 AUG. 25, 1960
FLORIDA P.V.T. 45th REC CO. 2nd MC. W W I
TOM FORD 1899 1977
DARRIN M. FORD ---------------- 6 - 15
(THIS I THINK WAS A BABY)
EASTER JONES
NORRIS JONES 1899 1987
MELTED MARKER ON HEAD STONE THAT WAS PUT UP IT SAID
SEPT. 15, 1900 MAR. 30, 1987
ROSA MAE JONES AUG, 25, 1910 SEP. 20, 1976
FOSTER HINNIE ------------------ 1972
AGE 68
UNREADABLE
BENNIE H. DAY ------------------ 10, 20, 68
AGE 67 Date as listed on headstone
UNMARKED GRAVE
MARY WHITE APR. 6, 1884 NOV. 20, 1955
DAN SUMPTER 1892 1955
SOUTH CAROLINA P.V.T. CO. C. 371 INFANTEY W W I
UNMARKED GRAVE
REGINALD LAMONT THOMPSON
AUG. 12, 1974 OCT. 20, 1996
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
L.J. JONES JAN. 29, 1950 JUNE 4, 1989
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
THELMA ALLEN NOV. 15, 1924 OCT. 11, 1978
FLORA H. FELDER OCT. 7, 1902 OCT. 6, 1933
D. C. CASON NOV. 30, 1867 MAY 27, 1906
SIDNEY F. SAMS MAR. 3, 1892 MAY 7, 1954
WILLIE JOE ROBINSON FEB. 1, 1937 NOV. 19, 1955
RHODE ISLAND SA MUS NAVY
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNREADABLE GRAVE
JOSEPH ROBINSON 1893 1976
P.V.T. US ARMY W W I
LIZZIE ROBINSON 1904 1987
NATHANIEL ROBINSON JAN. 3, 1903 AUG. 16, 1983
MINNIE ROBINSON JAN. 1, 1904 NOV. 8, 1985
UNREADABLE GRAVE
GILBERT ROBINSON 21 DEC. 1895 MAY 21, 1987
P.V.T. US. ARMY W W I
UNMARKED GRAVE
VIOLA MORGAN NOV. 15, 1925 DEC. 9, 1983
JOSEPH MORGAN JUNE 22, 1917 JULY 2, 1986
(CRICKET)
MARY LOIS NELSON AUG. 1925 FEB. 15, 1992
MR. CLYDE GARDNER SEPT. 13, 1886 FEB. 4, 1922
SUSIE MERRITT
STONE SAYS MAY 12, 1888 FEB. 22, 1957
MARKER SAYS MAY 12, 1888 FEB. 23, 1955
MARIE JACKSON FEB. 14, 1920 DEC. 13, 1994
HILLIE McBRIDE 1908 1975
WILLIE MAE McBRIDE 1909 1976
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
GEORGE TAYLOR SR. MAY 12, 1912 DEC. 1, 1988
BABY BOY
UNMARKED GRAVE
LONNIE WRIGHT 1889 1983
US. ARMY W W I
ELIGA HAMPTON SEP. 10, 1882 FEB. 28, 1972
PVT. US. ARMY W W I
PRINCE LEE OWENS ------------------- NOV. 1976
VICTORIA OWENS JAN.1, 1895 APR. 8, 1972
GRAVE IS CAVED IN, UNREADABLE
WALTER J. WILCOX 1923 1979
(TOBY)
JAMES W. WILCOX ---------------- MAR. 3,
1966
AGE 13
SMALL BLOCK UNMARKED
UNMARKED GRAVE
ALPHONSO MAXWELL OCT. 10, 1947 AUG. 26, 1972
ANGELA MAXWELL FEB. 22, 1972 AUG. 26, 1992
JAMES TALLIVER MAY 20, 1907 NOV. 5, 1986
CAROLINE TALLIVER AUG. 25, 1909 JUNE 27, 1987
SMITH 1925 1989
AGE 64
UNREADABLE GRAVE
WILLIT R. H. MAR. 18, 1921 OCT. 16, 1953
A. S. WILLIAMS FEB. 28, 1887 OCT. 15, 1918
UNMARKED GRAVE
UNMARKED GRAVE
BOB AUSTIN 1908 1969
BOY SMITH
BURT ROUNTREE 1909 1925
Here, there is placed a large memorial and this is what is written on it:
To the memory of the Officers and soldiers of the United States
Army, who fell in the Battle of Olustee, Feb. 20, 1864. This memorial
replaces the original wooden one erected on this site. May, 1866
RIGHT SIDE
UNITY AND PEACE
PARTICIPATING UNITS
COL. W.B. BARTON BDE
47th. 115th. NY VOL
COL. J. MONTGOMERY CMD.
1st. NC. VOL. US CT
54th. MASS. VOL.
COL. J.R. HAULEY BDE.
7th. NH VOL. 8th.USCT.
BACK SIDE
MAY THE LIVING PROFIT BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE DEAD.
PARTICIPATING UNITS
COL. G.V. HENRY CMD.
40th. MASS. MTD INF.
BTRY B. 1st. US HORSE ARTY
IND BN. MASS CAV.
CPT. J. HAMILTON CMD.
BTRY E. 3rd. US ARTY
BTRY M. 1st. US ARTY
BTRY G. Erd. R1. ARTY
DET 1st. NY ENGS.
LEFT SIDE
OUR COUNTRY
ERECTED BY UNION ARMY DISTRICT
OF FLORIDA, MAY 1991
There are about 8 graves in a row, with concrete round top slabs, full
length, on top of the graves, but no markings.