[3] Galbraith stepped down from this position on February 14, 1861, after being appointed the sixth Florida Attorney General by Governor John Milton.

During his tenure as Attorney General during wartime, Florida's worsening economy and dissatisfaction with Milton led to the creation of an executive council tasked with establishing a system of checks and balances to counter Milton.

Though his predecessor, Mariano D. Papy, was appointed to the council, Galbraith was not, weakening his power.

[5][6] Additionally, Galbraith oversaw the reformation and consolidation of the Florida state militia, which he saw as flawed and imperfect.

[7] Galbraith continued to serve as Florida's Attorney General through the end of the war and for a part of Reconstruction.