The same is true with Alabama. Many Northwest Florida soldiers crossed over to serve in Alabama units and vice versa. For example, a full company of men from Marianna served in the 15th Confederate Cavalry which was largely an Alabama unit. Meanwhile, many men from Alabama served in the 5th Florida Cavalry. Best, Dale Cox

Dale... This is just a matter of perspective, but as you know several Florida units were mixed and matched with units of other states... not just Alabama, but even Louisiana. It strikes me that rather than these particular Florida men having been put in essentially an Alabama unit, the 15th Confederate Cavalry designation was a way to avoid state labels altogether in a unit comprised of men from several states. This must not have been a very useful measure though, as it wasn't used universally so to speak. I rather get the impression that where the men actually came from was not much of an issue, but that changing the designation of a unit from one state to another was. I have the very strong impression that the state line meant very little to the actual rank and file soldiers, but the issues probably came in at a much higher level where counting units one way or another had various political implications. RW [email protected] wrote: > The same is true with Alabama. Many Northwest Florida soldiers crossed over > to serve in Alabama units and vice versa. For example, a full company of > men from Marianna served in the 15th Confederate Cavalry which was largely an > Alabama unit. Meanwhile, many men from Alabama served in the 5th Florida > Cavalry. > > Best, > > Dale Cox