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6th Florida Infantry Battalion at the Battle of Olustee, Florida; Abell's Artillery at the Battle of Olustee, Florida; Gamble's (Leon Light) Artillery at the Battle of Olustee, Florida; 2nd Florida Cavalry at the Battle of Olustee, Florida; 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion at the Battle of Olustee, Florida
This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States and the Confederate States (Confederate States Army).
Pages in category "Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Florida" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Florida (17 P) Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Georgia (U.S. state) (26 P) Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Indian Territory (2 P)
Florida participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America.It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845. In January 1861, Florida became the third Southern state to secede from the Union after the November 1860 presidential election victory of Abraham Lincoln.
The Florida Brigade, also known as The Flowers or Perry's Brigade, was a unit that fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The brigade was initially composed of three regiments raised out of the state of Florida: the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry.
After fighting at Perryville it was assigned to Preston's, Stovall's, Finley's, J.A. Smith's Brigade, and during December, 1862, consolidated with the 1st Florida Infantry Regiment along with other units from Florida to become the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee. It was organized with 950 officers and men, and the 1st and 3rd lost ...
Collection of the records began in 1864; no special attention was paid to Confederate records until just after the capture of Richmond, Virginia, in 1865, when with the help of Confederate Gen. Samuel Cooper, Union Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck began the task of collecting and preserving such archives of the Confederacy as had survived the war.