...lorida's patriotic sons. On July 13, 1861, the regiment was mustered into the service of the Confederate States, for 12 months service, by Maj. W. T. Stockton, and a few days later it departed from Jacksonville by rail, arriving at Richmond on Sunday afternoon, the memorable 21st of July, 1861. They were disappointed in their expectation of being sent immediately to Manassas, and were kept in the vicinity...