Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Florida 5th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Florida 5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tallahassee, Florida, during the spring of 1862. The regiment was ordered to Virginia with over 1,000 men where it served in General Pryor's, E.A. Perry's, and Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment fought with the army from Second Manassas to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. Companies of the Florida 5th Infantry Regiment Companies that made up the Florida 5th Infantry Regiment were from the counties of Santa Rosa, Baker, Polk, Calhoun, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Madison, and Liberty.