3rd Florida Infantry Regiment
3rd Florida Infantry Regiment | |
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Confederate Florida Confederate States of America | |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 1,236 Soldiers |
Part of | Army of Tennessee |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Col. William Scott Dilworth |
The 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that fought for the Confederacy in American Civil War. The regiment was formed in the summer of 1861 and served until it surrendered in 1865.
Organization
The 3rd Florida Infantry was formed near
Companies
Company | County | Nickname | Commander | Number of Soldiers |
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F&S | Col. William S. Dilworth | 20 | ||
A | Duval | Jacksonville Light Infantry | Capt. Holmes Steele | 118 |
B | Saint Johns | Saint Augustine Blues | Capt. John Lott Philips | 124 |
C | Hernando | Hernando Guards (Wildcats) | Capt. Walter Terry Saxon | 112 |
D | Wakulla | Wakulla Guards | Capt. Daniel L. Frierson | 103 |
E | Jefferson | Jefferson Beauragards | Capt. Daniel E. Bird | 123 |
F | Duval | Cow Boys | Capt. Lucius A. Hardee | 111 |
G | Madison | Madison Grey Eagles | Capt. Thomas Langford | 165 |
H | Jefferson | Jefferson Rifles | Capt. William Girardeau | 132 |
I | Columbia | Dixie Stars | Capt. Jesse B. Wood | 91 |
K | Columbia & Suwanee | Columbia & Suwanee Guards | Capt. William Parker | 107 |
Service history
Much of the unit was armed with the Enfield rifle, which were supplied to the regiment late in March 1862. Around the same time, a portion of the regiment defeated a small U.S. naval force that was attempting to land near New Smyrna. Sometime in late-April, early-May 1862, the regiment was gifted a new battle-flag made by a group of women from Jefferson County. The flag had the motto “We Yield But in Death.” The regiment adopted a stuffed wildcat as their mascot, which traveled with its owners; Company C, who were dubbed “The Hernando Wildcats.”[2]
The 1st and 3rd were engaged at Murfreesboro and Jackson, then participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Bentonville.
Engagements and Battles
1862
- New Smyrna (Companies E & H were involved)
- Skirmish of the Brick Church
- Kentucky Campaign
1863
- Battle of Murfreesboro
- Vicksburg Campaign
- Siege of Jackson
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Battles for Chattanooga
1864
- Atlanta Campaign
- Battle of New Hope Church
- Battle of Dallas
- Battle of Atlanta
- Battle of Ezra Church
- Siege of Atlanta
- Battle of Spring Hill
- Battle of Franklin
- Battle of Nashville
1865
- Carolinas Campaign
See also
- Florida Civil War Confederate Units
References
- ^ "Home". civilwarmicrofilm.com.
- ISBN 0912451238.