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	Detailed view of a historical marker that reads, "Food for the Confederate armies: On February, 20, 1864, Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Battle of Olustee. These Union troops were marching west from Jacksonville to destroy the strategic railroad bridge over the Suwannee River here at the town of Columbus. This would have cut Florida's supply lines to other parts of the south. The loss of beef produced in Florida might have been disastrous to the Confederate armies. The concrete foundations here are all that remain of that important bridge. The earthen fort was constructed to protect the bridge and control river traffic."
	Concrete foundation of the railroad bridge.
	Concrete foundation of the railroad bridge.
	Detailed view of a historical marker that reads, "Confederate earthworks: Erected, equipped and manned to defend the railroad bridge and head of navigation on the Suwannee River at this town of Columbus. This was the Union objective as they marched westward from Jacksonville in the Union campaign of 1864. They were defeated and turned back at the battle of Olustee, fifty miles east of this point."
	Boardwalk on the grounds of the Confederate earthworks.
	Confederate earthworks.
	Boardwalk on the grounds of the Confederate earthworks.

 

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