CONFEDERATE FLORIDA TROOPS
5th Battalion, Florida Cavalry
- Overview:
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5th Cavalry Battalion was organized during the summer of 1863 with eight companies. Its
members were recruited in the counties of Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Escambia, Columbia, and
Wakulla. It served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and took an active
part in the battles of Olustee, Gainesville, Milton, and Braddock's Farm. The unit surrendered at
Tallahassee on May 10, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel George W. Scott and Major William H. Milton
were in command.
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