J B. McMullen
Enlisted as a Private
"D" Co. FL 1st Special Bn Cavalry

1st Special FL Cavalry Battalion
Organized: on 12/23/64 Mustered Out: 5/10/65 at Tallahassee, FL

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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James B. McMullen, 2nd Lieutenant, Company D, 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, Special Commissary Battalion (Cattle Guards), no other records

M251: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida

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See: 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry

Staff Officers:
Major Charles J. Munnerlyn (promoted Lt. Colonel 12-64),
Captain William Footman (promoted Major 12-64),
Captain/Quartermaster James McKay, Jr.

Organized:
Authorized by the War Department, March 28, 1864,
with authority granted to C. J. Munnerlyn, July 7, 1864, to organize the Battalion

Surrendered:
Several companies surrendered between May 15-20, 1865; the battalion was
formally surrendered June 5, 1865

Official Name:
1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry

Nicknames:
Cattle Battalion, Cow Cavalry, Commissary Battalion, or Munnerlyn's Battalion

Companies:
9 Companies

Strength:
Approximately 800 men

Duties:
Protection of Florida cattle herds from the roving bands of deserters and Union sympathizers; driving beef cattle north to the commissary depots; rounding up deserters; checking the nuisance raids conducted from the Union outpost at Fort Myers; assisting with picket duty; assisting the blockade running operations

Battles:
Bowlegs Creek, April 7, 1864;
Fort Meade area, May 1864;
Brooksville area, July 1864;
Rocky Point near Tampa, December 3, 1864;
Cedar Keys, February 13, 1865;
Fort Myers, February 20, 1865

OVERVIEW
March 1864-June 1865

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