1st Florida Cavalry Regiment (Union)

Union Army cavalry regiment July 2014 July 2014 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment October 29, 1863 – November 17, 1865 United States 1865 23px Union Cavalry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Fort Hodgson Battle of Eucheeanna Court House Battle of Marianna Battle of Vernon Skirmish at Milton Raid on Pollard Battle of Newton (detachment) Skirmish at Muddy Creek Battle of Fort Blakeley Battle of Hobdy's Bridge (detachment) November 17, 1865 The 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment from Florida that served in the Union Army from October 29, 1863, to November 17, 1865, during the American Civil War. Organization and Recruitment The regiment was formed by General Nathaniel P. Banks on October 29, 1863. Recruitment and organization of the unit began at Fort Barrancas and lasted from December, 1863 to August, 1864. It was attached to the 2nd and 3rd Brigades, District West Florida, Army of the Gulf until January 1865, and to the 2nd Brigade of Thomas John Lucas' Cavalry Division until May 1865.September 2024 The unit was composed primarily of men from southern Alabama and northwestern Florida and 81% of the initial recruits came from only nine counties in the two aforementioned regions. By the end of the war, the unit had recruited more than 700 men.Marsh Sharon D. The 1st Florida Union Cavalry Volunteers in the Civil War : the men and the regimental history, and what that tells us about the area during the war 2016 9780692793589 1st 1-31 + Counties and number of troops contributed to the unit.Marsh 2016 4-12 County Number of recruits Baldwin County, AL 32 men Washington County, FL 35 men Holmes County, FL 38 men Washington County, FL 39 men Henry County, AL 39 men Covington County, AL 47 men Coffee County, AL 53 men Santa Rosa County, FL 58 men Walton County, FL 62 men Recruitment of the unit started in December 1863, when a recruiting station was established on the far east side of Santa Rosa Island. By February 1864, the regiment numbered 207 men with thirty more on their way. However, recruitment was slowed because there was a lack of cash to pay the recruits' bounties.Marsh 2016 25-27 Service The regiment saw action in the surrounding area of Fort Barrancas. In 1864, such action included a July 21–25 expedition to Pollard, Alabama, a September 18 – October 4 expedition to Marianna, Florida, an October 25–28 expedition up Blackwater Bay, a November 16–17 expedition to Pine Barren Creek, and a December 13–14 expedition to Pollard. In 1865, the unit went on a February 22–25 expedition to Milton, Florida before taking part in the March 18 – April 9 campaign against Mobile, Alabama and its defenses. This campaign included action at the Battle of Newton and the Battle of Fort Blakeley. After the occupation of Mobile on April 12, the regiment marched towards Montgomery, Alabama. It served in Alabama until May when it was ordered back to Barrancas, from where the regiment continued to serve in Western and Middle Florida. The regiment was mustered out on November 17, 1865.Dyer Frederick H. Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion https://books.google.com/books?id=DVIUAQAAIAAJ&q=bibliogroup:%22A+Compendium+of+the+War+of+the+Rebellion%22 1959 New York Thomas Yoseloff 3 1020 See also List of Florida Union Civil War units note References American Civil War Florida United States Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Florida Category:1863 establishments in Florida Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:1865 disestablishments in Florida