The 4th Florida Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised by the

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state of Florida during the

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. The unit fought as part of the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee.

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Service History

The regiment was organized in the summer of 1861 at

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

. The men were raised from the counties of Gadsden, Franklin, Madison, New River, LaFayette, Columbia, Marion, Levy, Liberty, Washington, Jackson, and Hillsborough. The unit was raised with 983 officers and enlisted men. During May and June 1861, the regiment's companies were scattered along the Gulf Coast to defend key ports, including two companies stationed at

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, in Tampa. Officers were elected on July 1st, with Edward Stephans Hopkins elected as the regiment's colonel. It was not until August and September that the companies were officially mustered into the Confederacy, having served under state authority and been paid by the State until then. During December, 1863, the regiment was consolidated with the 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment. The unit had a number of battle flags, and at least two that were captured. One had the battle honor of Murfreesboro embroidered on it. The first battle flag lost by the Florida Brigade was that of the consolidated 4th and 1st Florida Cavalry. It was taken by a soldier of the 174th Ohio during the Third Battle of Murfreesboro. Less than two weeks later, another battle flag was captured during the

Battle of Nashville The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states in the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 18 ...

by 1st Lt. Charles H. McCleary of the 72nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Battle flag for the 4th Florida Infantry Regiment

Battle flag for the 4th Florida Infantry Regiment

The regiment surrendered with only 23 men in April, 1865.

Engagements

Battle of Stones River The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Ci ...

* Siege of Jackson *

Battle of Chickamauga The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, between the United States Army and Confederate States Army, Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a U.S. Army offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign, in southe ...

Battle of Missionary Ridge The Battle of Missionary Ridge, also known as the Battle of Chattanooga, was fought on November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Union Army, Union victory in the Battle of Lookout Mountain on ...

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{{Reflist Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Florida Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 1861 establishments in Florida 1865 disestablishments in Florida

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