Florida Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia
American Civil War military unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee.
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.