The men in question who joined this command had belonged to twelve-month regiments about to go out of service. The War Department encouraged commanders to have as many men reenlist as possible. A few Floridians who did so were assigned to this company, known as the "Yonge Confederates". A few weeks earlier, a small number (8-10) of Floridians who had reenlisted were assigned to Robertson's Battery at Pensacola, Fla.