2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)

For the Union Army regiment, see 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment (Union).
2nd Florida Cavalry (Confederate)
Guidon of the Company B, 2nd Florida Cavalry, C.S.A.
Guidon of the Company B, 2nd Florida Cavalry, C.S.A.
ActiveApril 1862 - May 1865
DisbandedMay 10th, 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Florida
Branch Confederate States Army
RoleCavalry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Regiment CommanderColonel John Carraway Smith
Notable
commanders		Captain J. J. Dickison

The 2nd Florida Cavalry was a cavalry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[1][2] It was formed in Jacksonville in July of 1861, and comprised men from multiple counties, including St. John, Marion, Gadsden, Madison,[3] and Sumter. Lake County was not created until 1887, but some members of this regiment listed their place of enlistment as somewhere in the future Lake County.[4]

The regiment's commanders and staff were Colonel John Caraway Smith, Lt. Colonel Abner H. McCormick, Major Robert Harrison, and Sergeant Major W. A. Forward.[5][1] Its best known company commander was arguably Captain John J. Dickinson, the "Swamp Fox" of Florida.[2][6][7]

Service History

The unit was organized with 1,190 men in the late spring of 1862.[8]

The regiment fought in battles such as Olustee, Gainesville, Braddock's Farm, and Natural Bridge. It was also involved in the sinking of the USS Columbine.[9][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Hartman, David W.; Coles, David (1995). Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate and Union Soldiers, 1861-1865. Vol. 6. Broadfoot Publishing Company. p. 1925.
  3. ^ a b "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. ^ "Confederate pension applications". p. See John Blackman.
  5. ^ "Index of /rthompson2/cw/2-fl-cav". myweb.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  6. ^ Florida Civil War Heritage Trail (PDF). Florida Association of Museums. pp. 45, 58, 59.
  7. ^ Koblas, John (2000). JJ Dickison: Swamp Fox of the Confederacy. North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. ISBN 0-87839-149-5.
  8. ^ "2nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment | eHISTORY". ehistory.osu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-04.