1st Florida Special Cavalry Battalion
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1st-florida-special-cavalry-battalion-216-4472275
title:
1st Florida Special Cavalry Battalion
text:
The 1st Florida Battalion Special Cavalry, nicknamed the "Cow Cavalry", was a Confederate States Army cavalry unit from Florida during the American Civil War. Commanded by Charles James Munnerlyn; it was organized to protect herds of cattle from Union raiders. The hides and meat from Florida cattle were a critical supply item for the Confederacy.
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encyclopedia
description:
Military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Florida_Special_Cavalry_Battalion
date created:
2019-01-09T20:57:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T00:39:02Z
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