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Company H, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment was a military company of the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War.
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Company H, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | April 2, 1862 – April 26, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | Confederate Florida Confederate States of America |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Company |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 109 aggregate (April, 1862) |
Part of | Department of East Tennessee Confederate Army of Kentucky Army of Tennessee |
Nickname(s) | McLean's Company; Cawthon's Company; Union Rebels |
Equipment | .577 Pattern 1853 Enfield .69 Springfield Model 1842 |
Engagements | American Civil War
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Captain Angus D. McLean: April 2–15, 1862 - Captain Stephen Ashley Cawthon: April 15, 1862 - April 26, 1865 |
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On February 2, 1862, the Confederate War Department issued a call for troops. Florida, under this newly imposed quota, would furnish two regiments and a battalion to fight for the duration of the war. The troops would rendezvous at preselected locations and there "be clothed, supplied, and armed at the expense of the Confederate States." Furthermore, each enlistee would receive a $50 bounty for volunteering.[1]