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The 5th Florida Infantry Regiment served in E.A. Perry's Florida Brigade alongside the 2nd and 8th Florida. Perry's Brigade served under Anderson’s Division of Longstreet’s First Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia. [1] They fought in the Battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Antietam from August–September 1862.
The Florida Brigade, also known as The Flowers or Perry's Brigade, was a unit that fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The brigade was initially composed of three regiments raised out of the state of Florida: the 2nd , 5th , and 8th Florida Infantry .
The Civil War Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–379) authorized the production of three coins, a clad half dollar, a silver dollar, and a gold half eagle, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the protection of Civil War battlefields.
Serving in the Army of Northern Virginia throughout the war; it fought in most battles of the Eastern Theater. In the summer of 1862, the 8th Florida was organized in Lake City. It was deployed to Virginia with 950 combat effectives [1] and assigned to Edward A. Perry's newly formed Florida Brigade alongside the 2nd and 5th Florida regiments.
The main and namesake battle of the campaign was the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1 to July 3 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as a turning point of the civil war. The Medal of Honor was awarded to 71 Union ...
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point .
Florida participated in the American Civil War as a member of the Confederate States of America.It had been admitted to the United States as a slave state in 1845. In January 1861, Florida became the third Southern state to secede from the Union after the November 1860 presidential election victory of Abraham Lincoln.
As the Army of Northern Virginia began preparations for its invasion of Pennsylvania, Brig. Gen. Perry fell ill with typhoid and command of the Florida Brigade devolved to Colonel David Lang of the 8th. The Florida Brigade was engaged at the Battle of Gettysburg and participated in Pickett's Charge on the battle's third and final day.