5th Florida Cavalry Battalion
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- October 9, 1863 - Organized from four independent companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- October 21, 1863 - Company E assigned from a part of the 2nd Florida Cavalry / Company D
- November 30, 1863 - Company F assigned from a part of the 2nd Florida Cavalry / Company I
- April 17, 1864 - Companies G/H assigned
- ? - Company I assigned
- July 15, 1864 - Trout Creek
- August 15-19, 1864 - Gainesville
- October 24, 1864 - Magnolia
- February 13, 1865 - Station Four
- May 10, 1865 - Battalion surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida by Major General Samuel Jones, commanding the District of Florida
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of Middle Florida (October 1863-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: George W. Scott (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- William H. Milton (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 10, 11-12)
