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The remainder of 1864 saw the 2nd Florida fight at the Battle of Cold Harbor in June and settle into static defenses at the Siege of Petersburg. Following the fall of Petersburg and Richmond the following spring, the Florida Brigade retreated with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
The 124th Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment of the United States Army, represented in the Florida Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion headquartered in Miramar and 2nd Battalion at Orlando. The two Battalions are elements of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team .
1st Florida Infantry Regiment; 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment; 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment. Jacksonville Light Infantry (Company A) Saint Augustine Blues (Company B) 4th Florida Infantry Regiment; 5th Florida Infantry Regiment; 6th Florida Infantry Regiment; 7th Florida Infantry Regiment; 8th Florida Infantry Regiment; 9th Florida Infantry ...
The brigade was initially composed of three regiments raised out of the state of Florida: the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry. Over time, the brigade would be reinforced and replenished with other units raised from Florida. [1] The brigade was first led by Edward A. Perry. It fought as part of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
2nd Florida Infantry: Col Walter R. Moore; 5th Florida Infantry; 8th Florida Infantry: Maj Thomas E. Clarke; 9th Florida Infantry; 10th Florida Infantry: Col Charles F. Hopkins; 11th Florida Infantry; Heth's Division MG Henry Heth. Davis' Brigade BG Joseph R. Davis. 1st Confederate Battalion: Cpt Anthony B. Bartlett; 2nd Mississippi Infantry
Captain Moseley was a 2nd Florida Infantry veteran, having been appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Saint Augustine Rifles (Co H) at the formation of the regiment on July 13, 1861. He was later elected Captain and commander of the same company on May 11, 1862 and promoted to the 2nd Florida Regiment's Major after Major George W. Call was killed at ...
In 1862 Ward's 2nd Florida Infantry was sent to Virginia to serve, where Colonel Ward participated at the Yorktown siege. He died on May 5, 1862, after being shot at the Battle of Williamsburg. According to a witness, Ward was struck once in the chest and once in the head.
That regiment became part of the 1st Infantry through the consolidations of 1815. For the history about the original 2nd Infantry Regiment please refer to the page for the 1st Infantry Regiment. At the end of the War of 1812, an act of Congress dated 3 March 1815 reduced the size of the Regular Army to a maximum of 10,000 men. [2]