Lake City railhead
Depot, Lake City, Florida.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Depot
- Where
- Lake City, Florida
- Years
- 1861-1865
- Today
- Built over
LAKE CITY RAILHEAD
Railhead of the line between Lake City and Jacksonville, which carried beef and salt to Confederate soldiers. After Vicksburg fell, Florida beef grew in importance to the eastern Confederacy. In February 1864 Seymour's Union column moved on Lake City to cut the food supply and was repulsed at Olustee.
Then
The railroad between Lake City and Jacksonville carried beef and salt to Confederate soldiers. After Vicksburg fell, Florida beef and supplies grew in importance to the eastern Confederacy.
In February 1864 Seymour's Union column followed the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central toward Lake City to cut the Confederate food supply and was repulsed at Olustee and retreated to Jacksonville.
Now
Built over
Lake City is the county seat of Columbia County; the Confederate dead from Olustee lie in its Oaklawn Cemetery.
Lines owned by smaller railroads and Norfolk Southern run through Lake City today.
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