1st Regiment, Florida Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
The 1st Infantry Regiment, formerly the 1st Florida Infantry Battalion, was assembled in March, 1861, at Chattahoochee Arsenal. Its members were from the counties of Leon, Alachua, Madison, Jefferson, Jackson, Franklin, Gadsden, and Escambia. In December, 1862, it was united with the 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels J. Patton Anderson and William Miller, Lieutenant Colonels William K. Beard and Thaddeus A. McDonell, and Major Clover A. Ball.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,221 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see Roster; Rosteron page58; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company A - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 59; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 60; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Roster: Roster on page 61; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 63; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 65; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company F - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 67; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Roster;Roster on page 70; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 71; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 74; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 75; Civil War Microfilm
 * Other Soldiers - no cities or counties given - see Civil War Microfilm

Florida. 1983. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil, and Spanish-American wars. Macclenny, Fla: R.J. Ferry WorldCat INTERNET ARCHIVE  Civil War Military Units in Florida

Civil War Microfilm

Other Sources







 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Florida in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Florida, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Pompey, Sherman Lee. Genealogical notes on the 1st and 2nd Florida Cavalry, Union; and 1st Florida Infantry, Union. (Albany, Oregon : S.L. Pompey, c1984), and Genealogical notes on the 1st Florida Infantry, C.S.A..


 * Reddick, H. W. (Henry W.). Seventy-seven years in Dixie : the boys in gray of 61-65. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),