(Leon) Florida Artillery
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- Also referred to as the Florida Light Artillery
- March 3, 1862 - Organized for the war
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- September 11, 1862 - St. John's Island, Florida
- March 25, 1863 - near Jacksonville
- February 20, 1864 - Olustee
- Early 1864 - Converted to heavy artillery service
- Part of this division formed the (Kilcrease) Florida Artillery
- May 1864-January 1865 - Armed with two 3-inch Rifles and two 12-lb. Howitzers
- May 10, 1865 - Surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida, by Major General Samuel Jones, commanding the District of Florida
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Middle and Eastern Florida (March-October 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East and Middle Florida (October-November 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Middle Florida (November 1862-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East Florida (February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East Florida / Light Artillery (February-July 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida / Jackson's/Miller's Brigade (July-December 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida / Miller's/Jones' Brigade / 8th Light Artillery Battalion (July-December 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Robert H. Gamble (Captain)
- Charles E. Dyke (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 5-6)
