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Florida 8th Infantry Regiment


HISTORICAL SKETCH:
In the summer of 1862, the 8th Florida was organized in Lake City. It was deployed to Virginia with 950 combat effectives and assigned to Edward A. Perry's newly formed Florida Brigade alongside the 2nd and 5th Florida regiments.

Perry's Brigade served in Anderson’s Division of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia under Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. They fought in the Battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Antietam from August–September 1862. Colonel David Lang took over command of the Florida Brigade and led them at Fredericksburg in December 1862 and Chancellorsville in May 1863. Under Col. Lang's command the Florida Brigade fought at Gettysburg in July 1863. They were attached to Pickett's Division, and took part in the famous attack on the Union center on the third day.

After the Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania in 1864, the brigade was joined by the victors of the Battle of Olustee, the 9th, 10th, and 11th Infantry regiments. General Joseph Finegan, the famous commander of Florida forces at Olustee, took command of the Florida Brigade, hence also known as “Finegan’s Brigade”.

In the last year of war the Florida Brigade fought at Cold Harbor in June 1864 and Petersburg during the winter. The brigade retreated with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. By the time of surrender, the regiments were the size of modern-day platoons or companies. The 2nd, 5th, and 8th surrendered 68, 53, and 32 men respectively. The 9th, 10th, and 11th surrendered 124, 162, and 23. Most of the 11th had been cut off in the army’s retreat and had previously surrendered.
OFFICERS:
Colonel:
  • Richard F. Floyd
  • David Lang Lieutenant Colonel:
  • William Baya
  • John M. Pons
    Major:
  • Thomas E. Clarke
  • William J. Turner
    Surgeon:
  • Richard P. Daniel
    Assistant Surgeon:
  • Theodore West
  • Du P. Hooper
    Adjutant:
  • B. F. Simmons
  • E. P. Dismukes
    Quartermaster:
  • J. T. Bernard
  • H. T. Baya
  • Samuel C. Woodbury (Quartermaster Sergeant)
  • ?? KAUL (Commissary Sergeant)
    Chaplain:
  • B. I. Johnson
    Ordnance Sergeant:
  • R. H. Randolph
  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Pryor’s Brigade
  • General Finegan's Brigade
  • Perry's-Finegan's Brigade, Anderson's-Mahone's Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
  • BATTLES:
    1862
  • Battle of 2nd Manassas, August 28—30, 1862.
  • Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862.
    1863
  • Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1—4, 1863.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, July 1—3, 1863.
  • Bristoe Campaign, October 1863.
  • Mine Run Campaign, November—December. 1863. 1864-1865
  • Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864.
  • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8—21, 1864.
  • Battle of North Anna, May 22—26, 1864.
  • Battle of Cold Harbor, June 1—3, 1864.
  • Petersburg Siege, June 1864—April 1865.
  • Weldon Railroad, June 23, 1864.
  • Ream's Station, June 30, 1864.
  • Battle of Globe Tavern, August 21, 1864.
  • Battle of Hatcher's Run, February 5–7, 1865. Farmville, April 7, 1865.
  • Battle of Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865.
  • ROSTERS:
    The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 1867 men. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
    Clark, James S. 'General Lyon and the Fight for Missouri.' In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA, Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1897. pp. 274-92 (10 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v56.

    Dickison, Col. J. J. Confederate Military History - Florida. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

    Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

    Rigdon, John C. H. Florida Civil War Soldiers Service Records. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

    Ritner, Jacob B. Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner. [Ed by Charles F. Larimer] Western Springs, IL: Signourney, 2000. 453 p. E507.5.1st.L68.

    Wilkie, Franc B. Pen and Powder. Boston: Ticknor, 1888. 383 p. E601W69.

    U. S. Government Official Records of the American Civil War. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

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    Historical Sketch & Roster of the Florida 8th Infantry Regiment
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