Aucilla Guards-Captain William Bailey, Jr. - Confederate

Brief History
The Aucilla Guards were mustered into service 28 November 1861 by Captain William J. Baley, Jr., commanding the Post of St. Marks. Upon the formation of the 5th Regiment, in March 1862, this Company was dissolved and most of its members joined the 5th Regiment.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 55 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster
 * Guard unit - no cities or counties given - see - Roster

Florida. 1983. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil, and Spanish-American wars. Macclenny, Fla: R.J. Ferry WorldCat INTERNET ARCHIVE  Civil War Military Units in Florida

Other Sources

 * Civil War


 * - Florida, Confederate Pension Applications Files
 * - A Guide to Civil War Records at the State Archives of Florida
 * - Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * - Florida, Confederate Pension Applications Files
 * - A Guide to Civil War Records at the State Archives of Florida
 * - Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Florida in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Florida, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.