"Florida Star"
Florida Brigade Insignia
Army of Northern Virginia & Army of Tennessee
(Button image property of Florida State Archives.)

     Often mistaken for the star attributed to the Texans, much to the chagrin of the brave Floridians, the "Florida Star" was a symbol of Floridian individuality and pride in their state. Sadly overlooked in the grand scope of the war, Florida contributed more than 15,000 troops to the Confederate war effort. In respect to percentage of state populations, this is more (per capita) than any other state in the Confederacy. One out of every three Florida soldiers died or was killed in action during the course of the war. Many of those who survived, were disabled or lived shortened lives due to the hardships of their military service. Despite their small numbers, Floridian fighting abilities were well respected. Photo evidence shows use of the "Florida Star" as a hat pin, and belt plates have been excavated on battlefields in Virginia. The button illustration above, employing the "Florida Star," is called the "Cherokee Rose" pattern.

     My Confederate ancestry is via the family lines of my maternal grandmother. These families were originally from the British Isles, and came to Virginia between 1625 and 1725. They then migrated throughout the South, and lived in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. They were Patriot citizens and soldiers during the American Revolution (1775-1783) and were important in the expansion of the frontier areas of the South after that war. They were hard working farmers, committed to God, their families, and the land. It was for those reasons that they chose to make their stand with the Confederacy during the War Between the States. Some gave their lives in battle, some died in the hospital, some died in prisons, some came home, some never did, but they all gave their best effort. No soldier listed below relates to me further distant than second cousin. This information was gleaned over ten years of extensive research at genealogical libraries and state and national archives. Should you have data or photographs to share (about or of them), or just wish to recognize the fact that you and I are related (albeit likely distantly), by all means, contact me.

Confederate Ancestors
(Listed alphabetically by surname.)

#

SOLDIER'S NAME
(Familial relationship between
the solider and this site's historian
is in parentheses.)

COMPANY

UNIT

PERIOD OF
SERVICE

1.

David James Addison
(1^st Cousin, 4 Times Removed)

Company B
("South Florida Infantry")

7^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862

Capt. (Francis Asbury) Hendry's
Company A

1^st Battalion, Florida Special Cavalry
(Lt. Col. (Charles James) Munnerlyn's
"Florida Cow Cavalry")

1864-1865

2.

Andrew B. Albritton
(4^th Great-Granduncle)

Capt. (Enoch Daniel) Hendry's Company
("Atlantic & Gulf Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1861-1862

Attached: Company N, 13^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Styles'), 16 February 1862.
Disbanded (for re-organization): 31 March 1862.)

Capt. (Edward Clifford) Anderson, Jr.'s Company
("Randolph Rangers"),
Georgia Partisan Rangers

-

1862-1863

Company C
("Hopkins Rangers")

24^th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry

1863-1864

Company D

7^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

1864-1865

3.

Andrew Jackson Albritton
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

(1^st) Company E / (2^nd) Company H
("Alapaha Guards")

29^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

1861-1865

4.

Daniel H. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company E
("Bradford Avengers")

4^th Battalion, Florida Infantry

1863-1864

11^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1864

5.

George Washington Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company E

1^st Regiment, Georgia Reserves (Symons')

1864-1865

6.

James Henry Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company A
("Satilla Rangers")

50^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

1862-1865

7.

James T. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (Frederick L.) Villepigue's Company /
Capt. (Patrick) Houstoun's Company

Kilcrease (Florida) Light Artillery

1864-1865

8.

Jasper N. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company A

8^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862

9.

John Thomas Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company D
("Perry Guards")

4^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862-1865

10.

John Thomas Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company A

8^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862

Company D
("Perry Guards")

4^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862

11.

Joseph S. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company A

8^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862

12.

Milton Jackson Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company A
("Jasper County Company")

7^th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Terral's)

1862-1865

13.

Noah A. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company G

1^st Regiment, Florida Infantry Reserves

1864-1865

14.

Thomas H. Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company A
("Atlantic & Gulf Guards")

Cavalry Command South of the Altamaha River

1862

3^rd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry

1862

Company K
("Shiloh Troop")

4^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's)

1863-1864

15.

Thomas John Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company I
("Aucilla Troop")

2^nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry

1864-1865

16.

William Green Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company B
("Beauregard Rifles")

4^th Regiment, Florida Infantry

1862-1865

17.

William Henry Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company H

Col. (Charles G.) Armistead's Regiment,
Mississippi Cavalry

1863-1865

(Alternately known as 16^th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry.)

12^th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

1865

18.

William James Albritton
(4^th Great-Grandfather)

Company A
("Atlantic & Gulf Guards")

Cavalry Command South of the Altamaha River

1862

Capt. (Francis William) Hopkins' Company
("Mercer Partisans"),
Georgia Partisan Rangers

-

1862-1863

Company C
("Hopkins Rangers")

24^th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry

1863

19.

William Thomas Albritton
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Company C

29^th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry

-

20.

Bassett C. Bright
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Worsham Avengers")

20^th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

1862-1863

21.

Erastus C. Bright
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Worsham Avengers")

20^th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

1862

22.

Garland P. Bright
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

24^th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

1862-1863

Company D

Lt. Col. (William R.) Hardy's Regiment,
Arkansas Infantry

1863-1864

23.

Shedrick D. Bright
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

33^rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

1862-1864

24.

Stephen T. Bright
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Worsham Avengers")

20^th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

1862-1863

25.

Charnick Tharp Brown
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company E

34^th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

1862

26.

Nathaniel Franklin Brown
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company E

34^th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

1862-1865

27.

Erasmus Bullock
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company G

2^nd Regiment, 1^st Brigade, Georgia State Troops

1861-1862

Company D
("Smith Guards")

54^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Barkuloo's)

1862-1863

57^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

1862-1865

28.

James Anthony Bullock
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company D
("Smith Guards")

54^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Barkuloo's)

1862-1863

57^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

1862-1865

29.

Jasper Bullock
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Twiggs Cavalry")

22^nd Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)

1863

30.

John Peacock Cason
(1^st Cousin, 4 Times Removed)

(2^nd) Company H
("Forest Rangers")

13^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Styles')

1861-1862

(1^st) Company H / (2^nd) Company K
("Forest Rangers")

26^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Styles'-Atkinson's)

1862-1864

31.

Albert Haley Cotten
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company E
("Leake Guards")

27^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861

Company D
(Capt. (Jefferson L.) Wofford's Battery)

1^st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery

1862-1864

32.

Benjamin J.F. Cotten
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company E
("Leake Guards")

27^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861

Company E
("Helen Johnstone Guards")

24^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861-1864

33.

Felix Houston Cotten
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

(1^st) Company I
("Madison Rifles")

10^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861

Capt. (James S.) Smyth's Company,
Mississippi Partisan Rangers

-

1862-1863

(2^nd) Company D

Col. (Robert C.) Wood, Jr.'s Regiment,
Confederate Cavalry

1863-1865

(Alternately known as 1^st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry & Col. (William) Wirt Adams' Regiment, Confederate Cavalry.)

34.

Haley Cotten
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Capt. (John) Nash's Company
("Leake Rangers"),
Mississippi Partisan Rangers

-

1863

35.

Seaborn Jones Cotten
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Lemmon Guards")

9^th Battalion, Louisiana Infantry

1862-1863

36.

Alfred R. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company G
("Marlboro Guards")

8^th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1862

37.

Andrew B. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1864

38.

Andrew Jackson Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1862-1865

39.

Andrew John Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("Rosin Heels")

27^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861-1863

40.

Bennett Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("McCaa Rangers")

4^th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Baskerville's)

1862

Company D
("McCaa Rangers")

2^nd Regiment, Mississippi &
Alabama Cavalry (Brewer's)

1862

8^th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (Wade's)

1862-1865

41.

Christopher Dudley Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("Pee Dee Rifles")

24^th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1865

42.

Duncan Bennett Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (James Montgomery) Norman's Company,
Mississippi Cavalry

-

1862

Capt. (Vernon LaGrange) Terrell's Company
("Terrell Dragoons"),
Mississippi Cavalry

-

1862

43.

Elijah Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company G
("Marlboro Guards")

8^th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1865

44.

Enoch Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company K

25^th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry

1862-1863

Company D
("McCaa Rangers")

8^th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (Wade's)

1863-1865

45.

George W. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company H
("Greenville Guards")

33^rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry

1862-1864

46.

George W. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1865

47.

Green W. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Zollicoffer Riflemen")

10^th Battalion, Georgia Infantry

1862-1865

48.

Hansford Duncan Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company K
("Ellisville Invincibles")

8^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861-1865

49.

Harris R. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1865

50.

Henry Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("Pickens Planters")

40^th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

1862-1864

Company D
("McCaa Rangers")

8^th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (Wade's)

1864-1865

51.

Henry Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

(2^nd) Company I

1^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's)

1862-1864

52.

Henry Hampton Easterling
(1^st Cousin, 6 Times Removed)

Capt. (Hansford D.) Evans' Company
("Palmetto Rangers")

Col. (William Edward) Martin's Mounted Regiment,
South Carolina Militia

1861-1862

(Alternately known as 1^st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia (Martin's).)

53.

Henry Jones Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company A
("Princeton Light Horse")

3^rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry

1862-1864

54.

Henry W. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1862-1863

Company D
("Liberty Guards")

5^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

1863-1864

55.

Jacob Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1862-1863

Company D
("Liberty Guards")

5^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

1863-1864

56.

James Albert Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Jones County Rebels")

7^th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Terral's)

1862

57.

James Bennett Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("Rosin Heels")

27^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1862-1864

58.

James F. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company H
("Pee Dee Guards")

1^st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

1861-1862

59.

James O. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1861

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards")

1^st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry

1861-1862

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1862-1863

Company D
("Liberty Guards")

5^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

1863-1864

60.

Jefferson Davis Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B

1^st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves (Denis')

1864-1865

61.

Jesse A. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1863

Capt. (Joseph Blyth) Allston's Company

1^st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters

1862

62.

Jesse M. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company B
("Rosin Heels")

27^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861

Company C
("Jones County Rebels")

7^th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Terral's)

1862-1864

63.

Joel J. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company C
("Davis Rifles")

12^th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

1861-1863

Company D

3^rd Regiment, Georgia Reserves

1864

64.

John Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company D

Lt. Col. (William R.) Hardy's Regiment,
Arkansas Infantry

1863-1864

65.

John Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Capt. (William) Hughes, Jr.'s Company
("Liberty Guards"),
Georgia Cavalry

-

1862-1863

Company D
("Liberty Guards")

5^th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry

1863-1864

66.

John B. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company D
("Enterprise Tigers")

37^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1862-1865

67.

John L. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1864

Capt. (Joseph Blyth) Allston's Company

1^st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters

1862

68.

John S. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

(1^st) Company G
("Rankin Rifles")

10^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

1861

Company D
("Rankin Farmers")

6^th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (Balfour's)

1862

46^th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Sears')

1862-1865

69.

Nelson A. Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company F

21^st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1861-1864

70.

Neville Wade Easterling
(2^nd Cousin, 5 Times Removed)

Company A
("Rankin Rough and Readies")