YANKEES! and SEMINOLES! and ARTIFACTS! OH MY!

Fort Meade Museum 1 Tecumseh Ave., Fort Meade, FL

Special Artifact & Re-enactment Event - Fort Meade, Florida Saturday & Sunday, May 23 & 24, 2015, 10 am - 6 pm More than 1,000 Fort Meade items on display from the 2nd and 3rd Seminole Wars and Civil War's Battle of Bowlegs Creek. Plus, era weapons display. Plus, living history re-enactors from all three […]

Battle of Bowlegs Creek

Historic Fort Meade Outpost Site - Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area 1639 Frostproof Hwy, Fort Meade, FL

Cannon fire will explode across Fort Meade as Civil War re-enactors relive the Battle of Bowlegs Creek along the banks of the Peace River. While the war's outcome hardly hinged on this battle, it was nonetheless a significant loss for the Confederates. The Confederate Cow Cavalry in action (painting by Florida Artist Jason Walker) "The Cow […]