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On February 2, 1862, the Confederate War Department issued a call for troops. Florida, under this newly imposed quota, would furnish two regiments and a battalion to fight for the duration of the war. The troops would rendezvous at preselected locations and there "be clothed, supplied, and armed at the expense of the Confederate States." Furthermore, each enlistee would receive a $50 bounty for volunteering.〔OR, Series IV, Volume I, pps. 902-903〕 ==Organization== Angus Duncan McLean organized what would become Company H of the 6th Florida Infantry Regiment. McLean was born in 1836 near Eucheeanna, Walton County, Florida. One of nine children of a wealthy family, he was schooled at the Knox Hill Academy in Walton County. He subsequently attended the Cumberland University Law School in Lebanon, Tennessee, from which he graduated January 26, 1859. In 1860, he was practicing law at Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida, and residing in the household of James G. Allen.〔1860 Santa Rosa Co. Census - A D. McLean, Page 677, Family # 160 (household of James G Allen), 23 years old, lawyer. The Town Of Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States.〕〔Hartman 1995, Vol. 2, p. 655〕 In March 1862, McLean would return to Walton County and begin recruiting a company of infantry from the citizens of Walton and Santa Rosa Counties in Northwest Florida. Of the soldiers whose birthplaces are known, less than half claimed Florida. Alabamians composed thirty-seven percent of the company and North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi all had representatives; the average age was 25 years old.〔Sheppard 2012, p. 60〕 McLean was elected Captain.〔NARA 251, Reel M251-73, Images 649-705〕 "McLean's company" was ordered to "camp of instruction" at the Mount Vernon Arsenal at Chattahoochie in Gadsden County in late March, where they would be trained in maneuvering in large bodies and in campaigning duties. On April 2, 1862, the 109 men in McLean's Company would be mustered into Confederate service for "3 years, or the war".〔Sheppard 2012, p. 38〕 On April 10, 1862, Florida Governor John Milton informed Secretary of War George W. Randolph that the requisition for "two regiments and a half of infantry…would by the 15th instant be fully organized and subject to your orders, and companies enough have volunteered for service for three years or the war to compose three full regiments of infantry. ... to serve during the war and wherever their services may be necessary…the Sixth Regiment, at the Mount Vernon Arsenal on the Chattahoochie, will be organized on the 14th instant."〔OR Series 1 - Volume 53, Chapter LXV, pps. 230-1〕 About April 15, elections of field and staff officers for the 6th Florida were held. Due in no small part to the efforts of his numerous kin in Walton County and Knox Hill Academy classmates, the 26-year-old McLean would be elected Lieutenant Colonel;〔Sheppard 2012, p. 83〕〔NARA 251, Reel M251-73, Images 649-705〕 Lieutenant Stephen A. Cawthon would replace McLean as company commander, and the company would become "Cawthon's company".〔NARA 251, Reel M251-69, Images 2714-2774〕 With the election of field officers concluded, the 8 companies at Mount Vernon Arsenal and 2 companies at Rico's Bluff would be formally organized as the 6th Regiment of Florida Infantry. "Cawthon's company" would be officially designated as Company H; the men of Company H would bestow upon themselves the unofficial sobriquet of "Union Rebels",〔Local Designations 2002, p. 154〕 which may very well have been a "tongue-in-cheek" indication of Walton County's "pro-Union" leaning. During Florida's secession convention, 7 of the 60 delegates voted against secession. 2 of the 7 "nay" votes were the delegates from Walton County; Alexander L. McCaskill and John Morrison. Verbal legend has it that the sobriquet "Union Rebels" resulted from Walton County voting for "Union", but following the majority vote of the State to secede ("Rebels"). On April 23, 1862, Florida Adjutant and Inspector General Wm. H. Milton would inform Governor Milton that, "The following companies compose the Sixth Regiment, eight companies of which are at the Mount Vernon Arsenal and two at Rico’s Bluff; Magnolia State Guards, Capt. L. M. Attaway; Campbellton Greys, Capt. H. B. Grace; Jackson County Volunteers, Lieut. John B. Hayes; Jackson County Company, Capt. H. O. Bassset; Union Rebels, Capt. A. D. McLean; Choctawhatchie Volunteers, H. K. Hagan; Florida Guards, R. H. M. Davidson; Gadsden Greys, Capt. Samuel B. Love; Gulf State Infantry, Capt. James C. Evans; Washington County Company, Capt. A. McMillan, of which regiment J. J. Finley is colonel A. D. McLean lieutenant-colonel, and D. L. Kenan major."〔OR Series 1 - Volume 53, Chapter LXV, pps. 239-40〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Company H, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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