2nd Florida Cavalry (Confederate)
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| 2nd Florida Cavalry (Confederate) | |
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| Active | April 1862 - May 1865 |
| Disbanded | May 10th, 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance |  Florida |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Regiment Commander | Colonel John Carraway Smith |
| Notable commanders | Captain J. J. Dickison |
The 2nd Florida Cavalry was a Confederate cavalry regiment from the American Civil War[1].[2] Formed in Jacksonville, Fl in July of 1861, Comprised of men from multiple counties to include St. John, Marion, Gadsden, Madison,[3] and Sumter to name a few. Also note although Lake County was not created until 1887, some members of this regiment listed their place of enlistment as somewhere in Lake County.
[4]It's commanders were Colonel John Carraway Smith, Lt. Colonel Abner H. McCormick and Major Robert Harrison. NCO Sergeant Major W. A. Forward.[5][1]The regiment's most known company commander was arguably Captain John J Dickinson[6][2], the "Swamp Fox" of Florida.[7]
The regiment fought in battles such as Olustee, Gainesville, Braddock's Farm, and Natural Bridge.[8][3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robertson, Fred L. (1903). Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, civil and Spanish-American wars. New York Public Library. Board of State Institutions. pp. 261–277. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hartman, David W.; Coles, David (1995). Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate and Union Soldiers, 1861-1865. 6. Broadfoot Publishing Company. p. 1925. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "Confederate pension applications". p. See John Blackman. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Index of /rthompson2/cw/2-fl-cav". myweb.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Florida Civil War Heritage Trail (PDF). Florida Association of Museums. pp. 45, 58, 59. Search this book on
- ↑ Koblas, John (2000). JJ Dickison: Swamp Fox of the Confederacy. North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. ISBN 0-87839-149-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment | eHISTORY". ehistory.osu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
External links[edit]
- Second Florida Cavalry
- Florida USGenWeb Archives Military
- Florida 2nd Regiment Cavalry - Research OnLine
- Civil War Florida Infantry Rosters
- Florida's Confederate Soldiers - Museum of Florida History
- John Jackson Dickison (1816–1902) - Find a Grave...
- 2nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry - Confederate on FamilySearch
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