Staff:
Brig. Gen. Alexander Asboth
Capt. M.M. Young, 7th Vermont
Cavalry:
2nd Maine Cavalry, three battalions
1st Florida U.S. cavalry, one battalion
Infantry (Mounted):
82nd U.S.C.T., one company
86th U.S.C.T., one company
Artillery:
Two 12-pounder howitzers attached
to Company M, 2nd Maine Cavalry
Navy:
Steamer Lizzie Davis
TOTAL STRENGTH: 700 men
The Battle of Marianna, Florida
Federal Troops
Battle of Marianna - Federal Troops
All material on this site Copyright 2005 by Dale A. Cox.
Battle of Marianna
Little Known Fact
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A war-time sketch of Brig. Gen. Asboth
showing his normal field attire and one of
his large greyhound dogs.
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Lt. Col. Andrew B. Spurling,
who commanded Asboth's
2nd Maine battalions during
the Marianna raid, was a
colorful charater. A former
sea captain, gold miner and
California bear hunter, he
was fond of dressing in a
Confederate uniform and
slipping through the Southern
lines on scouting
expeditions. He was
promoted to brigadier
general at the end of the war,
recevied a Congressional
Medal of Honor and later
became a noted Chicago
industrialist and developer.
