1st Florida Regiment of Volunteer Infantry
and Florida Brigade History

The 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry was organized at the Chattahoochee Arsenal during March of 1861. Nine of the ten companies were mustered in on April 5, 1861. Company "K" was mustered into service a week later. The following list shows from which county each company came from:

" A " men from Leon County (Leon Rifles)
" B " men from Leon County
" C " men from Madison County
" D " men from Alachua County (Gainesville Minutemen)
" E " men from Jackson County (Jackson Rifles)
" F " men from Franklin County
" G " men from Alachua County (Young Guards)
" H " men from Gadsden County
" I " men from Jefferson County
" K " men from Escambia County (Pensacola Guards)

The 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry fought long and hard throughout the war and was in nearly every major conflict in which the Confederate Army of the Tennessee was engaged. Below is a list of engagements and which army they were in at that time.

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Oct 9 - Mar 13, 1862 Defense of Pensacola, Fla.

Oct 9	Action on Santa Rosa Island, Fla.
Oct 23	Officially designated as the Army of Pensacola
Nov 22-23	Siege of Fort Pickens, Fla.
Nov 28-Dec -	In camp near Warrington, Fla.
Jan 1	Attack on Pensacola harbor and Fort Barrancas, Fla.
Mar 10-13	Evacuation of Pensacola, Fla. towards Mobile, Ala.

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Mar 20-Jun 10 Defense of Western Tennesse and Missisppi; Army of the Mississippi

Mar 20-Apr 4	In garrison at Corinth, Miss.
Apr 6-7	Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Apr 29	Skirmish at Monterey, Tenn.
May 9	Skirmish at Farmington, Miss.
May 30-31	Evacuation of Corinth, Miss. via the Tennessee pike to Kossuth
Jun 1-7	In transit from Kossuth to Carrolsville and Baldwin, Miss.
Jun 12-23	Retreat to Tupelo, Miss.

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Aug 28-Oct 24 Kentucky Campaign

Oct 8	Battle at Perryville, Ky.
Oct 10-22	Retreat from Perryville to London, Ky.
Nov 11	At Tullahoma, Tenn. stationed at the gap.
Dec 22	Eagleville, Tenn.

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Dec 26-Jan 3, 1863 Defense of Eastern Tennessee, Army of Tennessee

Dec 27	Arrives at Murfeesborough, Tenn.
Dec 31	Consolidated with the 3rd Florida Volunteer Infantry
Dec 31-Jan 3	Battle of Stones River, Murfeesborough, Tenn.
Jan 12-13	Retreat from Murfeesborough.
Jan 15	Arrives at Tullahoma, Tenn.
May 24	Departs the Army of Tennessee for the Department in the West in Canton, Miss.

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Jun 1-July 25 Defense of Mississippi.

Jun 1-July 2	Attempt to relieve Vicksburg, Miss.
Jun 1	Breckinridge's Division arrives in Jackson, Miss.
Jun 6	On guard duty along the Gallatin Rd. leading out of Jackson, Miss.
Jun 30	Departs Jackson for Clinton, Miss.
Jul 2	Arrives at Bolton, Miss.
Jul 4-Jul 25	Defense of Jackson, Miss.
Jul 4	On picket duty guarding the roads toward Brownsville and Queen's Hill.
Jul 6	Retreat to Midway, Miss.
Jul 9	Ordered into the trenches around Jackson, Miss.
Jul 10	Union artillery starts to reach the trenches.
Jul 11	Union probe attack repulsed.
Jul 12	Another union advance repulsed.
Jul 13	A heavy cannonading from both sides.
Jul 14	Confederate attack to repulse sharpshooters.
Jul 15	Skirmishing continues.
Jul 16	All quiet near the trenches.
Jul 17	Evacuation of Jackson, Miss.
Jul 17-25	Retreat to Morton, Miss.
Aug 17	At Hurricane, Miss.
Aug 25	Departs for the Army of Tennessee
Aug 28	Arrives at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sep 7	Departs Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sep 19 - Sep 5, 1864 Defense of Georgia

Sep 19-21	Battle of Chickamauga, Ga.
Nov 23-27	Missionary Ridge, Tenn.
Nov 26-May 8 Retreat to, and winter camp at Dalton, Ga.
Feb 20	Transfered to Hood's Corps and Division commander changes to Maj. Gen. Bate from Gen. Breckinridge
Feb 24-25	Defense of Dalton, Ga.
May 1-Sep 8 Defense of Atlanta, Ga.
May 8-11	Operations against and on Rocky Face Ridge, Ga.
May 8-9	Combat at Buzzard's Roost Gap (Mill Creek), Ga.
May 14-15	Battle of Resaca, Ga.
May 18-19	Combat near Cassville, Ga.
May 25	Battle of New Hope Church, Ga.
May 26-Jun 5	Operations about Dallas and Alatoona Hill, Ga.
Jun 10-Jul 2	Operations about Marietta, and Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
June 11-14	Combat about Pine Hill, Ga.
June 15-17	Combat about Lost Mountain, Ga.
June 17	Assault on Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
July 5-17	Operations on the line of the Chattahoochee River, Ga.
Jul 19-20	Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga.
July 22	Battle of Atlanta, Ga.
Jul 23-Aug 25	Siege of Atlanta, Ga.
Aug 5-7	Combat at Utoy Creek, Ga.
Aug 31-Sep 1	Battle of Jonesborough, Ga.
Sept 2-5	Engagement at Lovejoy Station, Ga.

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Sept 29-Dec 28 Tennessee Campaign

Sept 29-Nov 3	Hood's operations in northern Georgia and northern Alabama
Nov 29	Engagement at Spring Hill, Tenn.
Nov 31	Battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Dec 17-28	Retreat to the Tennessee River near Bridgeport, Ala.

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Jan 1-Apr 26, 1865 Campaign of the Carolinas

Mar 16	Battle of Averyborough (Taylor's Hole Creek), N. C.
Mar 19-21	Battle of Bentonville, N. C.
May 2	Surrender at the Bennett's house in Durham Station, N. C.

The 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry regiment was constantly being consolidated with other Florida regiments. The 3rd Florida Infantry regiment was first, then came the 4th Florida Infantry, and on April 9, 1864 the 6th and 7th Florida Infantry regiments were consolidated into the 1st Florida and the resulting unit was known as the First Florida Consolidated Infantry. The reason for the consolidations was simple but unfortunate. All these Florida regiments lost a large number of their men to both combat and sickness, and to make an effective fighting force the regiments had to be combined. These men were often identified by the Florida Star.

All Dispatches were copied from "The War of Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (1880-1901)"

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