Many of the men serving in the regiment were recruited in Hendry, Jackson, and Bradford counties.

[1] In the last year of war the Florida Brigade fought at Cold Harbor in June 1864 and Petersburg during the winter.

The Florida Brigade retreated with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.

By the time of surrender, the regiments were the size of modern-day platoons or companies.

[2] The 11th Infantry Regimennt surrendered 4 officers and 19 men.