Florida 2nd Regiment Cavalry
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,190 men during the late spring of 1862. Its members were from Melton and Tallahassee, and the counties of St. John, Marion, Gadsden, and Madison. The unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in Florida throughout the war. It surrendered at Tallahassee on May 10, 1865.
OFFICERS:
Colonel Caraway Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Abner H. McCormick
Major Robert Harrison
BATTLES:
Olustee
Gainesville
Braddock's Farm
Natural Bridge - Mar. 5, 1865
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 2764 men.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,190 men during the late spring of 1862. Its members were from Melton and Tallahassee, and the counties of St. John, Marion, Gadsden, and Madison. The unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in Florida throughout the war. It surrendered at Tallahassee on May 10, 1865.
Colonel Caraway Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Abner H. McCormick
Major Robert Harrison
Olustee
Gainesville
Braddock's Farm
Natural Bridge - Mar. 5, 1865
ROSTERS:
BIBLIOGRAPHY: