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History of Military Units in Columbia County, FL (1970) Robert Gary Shields

On the night of March 24, Lt. T. E. Strange of Co. K, and Lt. C. H.

Ross and Frank Ross of Co. I, with ten volunteers, attacked the Federal
picket at the "Brick Church," which stood where LaVilla Junction now
stands, killing 4 and capturing 3 of the Federals; in this skirmish Lt.

Strange was mortally wounded. After the evacuation of Fernandina and
St. Johns Bluff, the companies not engaged in the Smyrna expedition

were stationed at Cedar Keys.

In May the entire Regiment for the first time was brought together in

camp at Midway, Gadsden county, preparatory to taking up its march for the
Western Army, then in northern Mississippi. Many of the companies had
already re-enlisted for the war and under the laws enacted for the reorganiz

tion of the Confederate Army the term of all was extended and it was deemed
best to have a re-election of officers to serve permanently with the company

The Regiment remained in camp about three weeks. During this time
a beautiful silk banner with the motto "We Yield but in Death," was

presented to the Regiment by one of the ladies of Jefferson County,

Shortly after the middle of the month of May the Regiment broke camp,
marched to the Chattahoochee River and went by steamers, to Columbus, then
by rail to Montgomery; and after a short detention there was sent to Mobile,
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where the orders to proceed to Bragg's army in Mississippi were countermande
and the Regiment put on duty to guard and patrol the city, where they remain
for several months.

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Early in August of 1862, the Regiment was ordered to Chattanooga and
went into camp at the foot of Lookout Mountain, near the Tennessee River.

After remaining there for a shoit-'-time the 3rd crossed the Tennessee and was
assigned to the brigade of Gen. John C. Brown of Tennessee, Gen. Patton

Anderson's division. The regiments composing Brown's Brigade were the
1st and 3rd Florida and 41st Mississippi.

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