Florida Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia

The Florida Brigade, also known as The Flowers or Perry's Brigade, was a unit that fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The brigade was initially composed of three regiments raised out of the state of Florida: the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry. Overtime, the brigade would be reinforced and replenished with other units raised from Florida.^[1] The brigade was first led by Edward A. Perry. It fought as part of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

^ Waters, Zack C.; Edmonds, James C. (2013). A Small but Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (First ed.). University Alabama Press. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0817357740.

[1] Waters, Zack C.; Edmonds, James C. (2013). A Small but Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (First ed.). University Alabama Press. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0817357740.

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