1st Florida Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment was a Confederate army unit during the U.S. Civil War, originally organized in July 1861 at Tallahassee. Members of the regiment came primarily from Alachua, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Leon, Levy, Nassau and Suwannee counties. It left for the western theater in 1862.
| 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
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| Active | April 5, 1861 - February 1862 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | Florida |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Type | Army Corps |
| Role | infantry tactics trench warfare |
| Part of | Army of Tennessee |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. William G. M. Davis Lt. Col. George Troup Maxwell |
Organization
The 1st Florida Cavalry was organized in July 1861 just south of Tallahassee.[1] William G. M. Davis, a relatively wealthy lawyer from Leon County, used his own funds to start the regiment and was elected colonel of the unit. Companies that made up the unit were raised from the following counties: Alachua, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Leon, Levy, Nassau, and Suwannee.[2]
After mustering in, the unit served in Florida until the spring of 1862, at which time Companies A, E, and F continued to serve as cavalry while the other seven companies were dismounted.[3]
Assignments
- Department of West Florida, April - October 1861
- Department of Alabama and West Florida, October 1861
- Army of Pensacola, Department of Alabama and West Florida, October 1861 - February 1862
| Officers of the 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Rank | Name |
| ---- | |
| Colonel | William G. M. Davis[4] |
| Lt. Colonel | George Troup Maxwell |
| Lt. Colonel | William T. Stockton[5] |
Battles
- Scouting activities around Union occupied Fernandina Beach in 1861[6]
- Siege of Knoxville, September—December 1863
- Kentucky Campaign
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Battle of Chattanooga
- Atlanta Campaign
- Tennessee Campaigns (Franklin-Nashville Campaign, Second Battle of Franklin, and Battle of Nashville) of John Bell Hood
- Carolinas Campaign[7]
The 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment surrendered in North Carolina in April 1865.
See also
References
- "1st Florida Cavalry Regiment". www.ehistory.osu.edu. The Ohio State University. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Sheppard, Jonathan C. (2004). "Everyday Soldiers": The Florida Brigade of the West, 1861-1862 (Masters). The Florida State University.
- "1st Regiment, Florida Cavalry". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- Jim Thomas. "Florida 1st Cavalry Staff". Florida State University. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- Letters Relating to the Civil War Service of William T. Stockton, Stockton, William Tennent, Papers 1845-1869, Collection M88-21, State Library and Archives of Florida
- Sheppard, Jonathan C. (2012). By the noble daring of her sons : the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee. Tuscaloosa, Ala. ISBN 0-8173-8603-3. OCLC 797834655.
- R. Boyd Murphree. "Florida and the Civil War: A Short History". Florida State Library & Archives. Retrieved 18 March 2018.