Buffalo Soldiers Florida, Inc.

07/04/2026

05/26/2026

General Eugene A. Carr, SUVCW Camp 5 members attended the Memorial Day celebration at the McTureous Memorial Park in Altoona, Florida.

05/26/2026

Ms. Veronica Roundtree, President of the Lakeland NAACP, joined us for lunch following the Memorial Day Celebration. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Honor Guard from AMVETS Post 32 in Lakeland honored us with photographs.

05/26/2026

Members of The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Camp 5, who are also members of the 3rd United States Colored Troops, posted colors and laid wreaths during the Sixth Annual Lakeland Memorial Day Celebration.

04/04/2026

What's Happening at Olustee?
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War have been trying to ask permission to perform a simple, non-invasive GPR scan of the Monument Cemetery in Olustee-to determine whether Union soldiers from the 1864 battle may be buried there.

So far, groups associated with the battlefield and the Monument Cemetery Association have not responded or responded in the negative.

Olustee was fought by both white volunteer regiments and three regiments of the United States Colored Troops.

Yet: Why is a respectful, standard preservation scan being ignored? We believe every soldier deserves to be remembered. We also believe the full story of Olustee-including Black military service, must be honored.

There's more to the story.

Follow our effort to bring truth, dignity, and recognition to the U.S. soldiers who fought and fell at Olustee.