I live near Otter Creek and had no idea this was nearby, cool video!

Nice job. I've seen Olustee and heard of Natural Bridge.

How can 9 frontal assaults against dug in troops in a horse shoe shape with artillery implacements and a harried retro grade movement result in only 21 deaths on union troops. Balderdash. There's some really poor accounting going on even with only 3 deaths listed on confederate side and their frontal assault was stalled by union artillery. One of my relatives is listed as wounded in the thigh. He was on leave in alabama recovering from a previous wound. The word went out and he answered the call. With volley fire and use of artillery these casualty figures just don't make sense...more kids get hurt at scout camp then what is stated at this battle....

I was there did a lot of fishing there with my granddad and cousin

Florida is team with United States

An interesting, informative presentation!

I know the video showed a battle reenactment, but do you think in the real battle the forces stood face to face on the field battling each other? No one took cover behind trees and natural obstacles? It would be interesting to read first hand accounts on the methods of engagement. Thanks for the video. I will visit the park.

People still like to say that this battle saved Tallahassee, but that was the goal of the campaign that got crushed at Olustee the year before. The Union landing force wasn't going to Tallahassee when they got stopped at Natural Bridge. But to this day, people think of this as the battle that saved Tallahassee, when Olustee should be called that. Also, there's very little support that the cadets from West Florida Seminary did much more than support roles in the battle, but all accounts note they were there. I keep waiting for the eventuality that battle streamers will no longer be allowed for the colors of the few ROTC units that carry the heritage of Civil War battles, as all of them fought AGAINST the US Army. As a former ROTC cadet at FSU (class of '98, went in a an Army LT after being commissioned at the battlefield), I always found it funny that we had a battle streamer for fighting the US Army had a mascot of a Seminole tribe which wiped out the US Army a couple of times before the Civil War...

Alabama is a beautiful State.

Very good summary of the Battle of Natural Bridge. I've read from various books about this battle and hope to travel from Alabama to visit the actual site in Florida. For me, It's always nicer to view places where the Confederates were victorious!

very interesting I was not aware of this battle...I live close by t many of the major battles of the Seminole Wars but never heard of this one..thanks for sharing

I was there in March.

This is basically a terrorist site because they were against the America that has led to today’s America. it’s still shit but the union tapped that ass across the country

Fought there in 1986

I love these short historical video’s about things that were never covered in our school history books. Please keep it up.

Been there, wish it was bigger.

Long live the Confederacy! God bless thee Confederacy!

Dude the music...

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My ancestor Thomas Cupples Richards moved down to Ocheesee Bluff in 1821, but he ended up being killed as part of a massacre near Wewahitchka during the Second Seminole War.

The Seminoles are probably not closely related to the mound builders. Wars and migrations meant that people moved around quite a bit.

This looks like something that could be created by hauling a garden hose to the edge of a ditch. I grew up in Gulf County, which used to be part of Calhoun County, but I've never heard of this -- and seeing it, I'm shocked anyone thought it deserved a name.

To read about the Battle of Natural Bridge here is the link mentioned in the video. www.exploresouthernhistory.com/nbindex.html

Have you ever seen an alligator in ocean pond? I was there last year in December and saw zero while kayaking. The campground host said that they are huge and are everywhere? Thanks

cool falls for Florida do those creeks flow into the Suwanee?

Check out my new video slideshow of Ocean Pond in Olustee, Florida. A Civil War landmark, it is a stunning natural area.