1st Florida (Special) Infantry Battalion
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- September 21, 1861 - Organized for 12 months as an artillery battalion of six companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- November 13, 1861 - Converted to infantry service
- May 3, 1862 - Reorganized
- September 11, 1862 - St. John's Bluff, Florida [one company]
- March 25, 1863 - near Jacksonville
- February 20, 1864 - Olustee
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 8, 1864 - Consolidated with four companies of the 2nd Florida Infantry Battalion and re-designated 10th Florida Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Middle and East Florida (September 1861-November 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Middle Florida (November 1862-August 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Georgia (August 1863-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East Florida / 2nd Brigade (February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida (February-May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Mahone's Division / Finegan's Brigade (May-June 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Daniel P. Holland (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Joseph Finegan (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Charles F. Hopkins (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- William W. Scott (Major)
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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 13-14)