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Florida Brigade Of The Army Of Northern Virginia
The Florida Brigade, also known as ''The Flowers'' or ''Perry's Brigade'', was a unit that fought for the Confederacy (American Civil War), Confederacy during the American Civil War. The brigade was initially composed of three regiments raised out of the state of Florida: the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment, 2nd, 5th Florida Infantry Regiment, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry Regiment, 8th Florida Infantry. Overtime, the brigade would be reinforced and replenished with other units raised from Florida. The brigade was first led by Edward A. Perry. It fought as part of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Service history The first unit in the brigade to see combat was the 2nd Florida Regiment at a skirmish near Yorktown in early May 1862 as part of the Siege of Yorktown (1862), Siege of Yorktown. In August 1862, reinforcements from Florida arrived in Virginia. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, the newly arrived 5th Florida Infantry Regiment and 8th Florida Infantry Regiment fought alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederacy (American Civil War)
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Kentucky and Missouri also declared secession and had full representation in the Confederate Congress, though their territory was largely controlled by Union forces. The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. All seven were in the Deep South region of the United States, whose economy was heavily dependent upon agriculture—particularly cotton—and a plantation system that relied upon enslaved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
