HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Sixth regiment Florida infantry was organized at Chattahoochee, Fla., in March 1862, as State troops. During April the unit had 31 officers and 511 men.
OFFICERS:
Colonels
• Jesse J. Finley
• Daniel L. Kenan
• Angus D. McLean
Lieutenant Colonel
• Robert H. M. Davidson. ASSIGNMENTS:
Colonel R.C. Trigg's, and General Finley's and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee
BATTLES:
Richmond, KY
• Chickamauga
• Missionary Ridge
• The Atlanta Campaign
o Dalton
o Mill Creek Gap
o Rocky Face Ridge
o Resaca.
o Calhoun
o Adairsville
o Cassville
o Dallas
o Acworth
o Pine Mountain
o Kennesaw Mountain
o Cheatham's bend – July 2, 1864
o Peachtree Creek – July 9, 1864
o Utoy Creek – August 3, 1864
o Jonesboro – August 31 – September 1, 1864
• Franklin – November 30, 1864
• Murfreesboro – December 4, 1864
• Nashville
• The Carolina's Campaign
o Columbia, February 17, 1865
o Bentonville, NC
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 1920 men.
The companies composing the regiment were commanded by Captains H. B. Grace, L. Y. Finley, Hagan, McMillan, Basseth, Attaway, S. B Love, R. H. Davidson, Evans and McLean. The members of the regiment were from Gadsden, Jackson, Union, Collier, and Washington counties.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Clark, James S. 'General Lyon and the Fight for Missouri.' In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA, Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1897. pp. 274-92 (10 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v56.
Ritner, Jacob B. Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner. [Ed by Charles F. Larimer] Western Springs, IL: Signourney, 2000. 453 p. E507.5.1st.L68.
Wilkie, Franc B. Pen and Powder. Boston: Ticknor, 1888. 383 p. E601W69.
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