Abstract
The writer of these letters, Francis P. Fleming (governor of Florida 1889-1893), was born at Panama, Duval county, Sept. 28, 1841; he enlisted as a private, July 13, 1861, in the St. Augustine Rifles which later became Company H., 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment of the famous Florida Brigade commanded by General E. A. Perry. The 2nd Florida served as part of the Army of Virginia. The letters are a part of the Fleming Papers in the Florida Historical Society library at St. Augustine, recently presented to the Society by Mrs. Hester Fleming Williams.
Recommended Citation
Williamson, Edward C.
(1949)
"Francis P. Fleming in the War for Southern Independence: Letters from the front,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 28:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol28/iss1/6
