2nd Florida Cavalry
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- December 4, 1862 - Organized from independent companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- March 10, 1863 - Jacksonville
- March 23, 1863 - near Jacksonville
- March 24, 1863 - Ocklockonnee Bay [Companies G and I]
- March 27, 1863 - Palatka [Company H]
- August 19, 1863 - St. John's Mill
- October 21, 1863 - Part of Company D assigned to the 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion as Company E
- November 30, 1863 - Part of Company I assigned to the 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion as Company F
- December 30, 1863 - St. Augustine
- February 13, 1864 - Station Four
- February 20, 1864 - Olustee
- May 23, 1864 - Capture of the U.S.S. Columbine [detachment]
- July 15, 1864 - Trout Creek
- August 15-19, 1864 - Gainesville
- October 24, 1864 - Magnolia
- May 17, 1865 - Surrendered at Fort Baldwin, Florida
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East Florida [Companies B/C/F/H/K] (December 1862-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Middle Florida [Companies A/D/E/G/I] (December 1862-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of East Florida / Cavalry (February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida (February-July 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Florida / Jackson's/Miller's Brigade (July 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Caraway Smith (Colonel)
- Robert Harrison (Major)
- Abner H. McCormick (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Dickison, John J. Volume XI- Florida, Confederate Military History.
- Dickison, Mary Elizabeth. Dickison and His Men, Reminiscences of the War in Florida.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 10-11)