The regiment was organized 1884--1892 in the Florida State Troops from new and existing companies as the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th Battalions of Infantry with headquarters at Jacksonville, Ocala, Pensacola, Gainesville, and Arcadia, respectively.
The regiment was organized 1884--1892 in the Florida State Troops from new and existing companies as the 1st In 1884 the "Jacksonville Light Infantry" of the Civil War 1st/3rd Florida Regiment was attached to the 1st Florida Battalion. See, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th Battalions of Infantry with headquarters at Jacksonville, Ocala, Pensacola, Gainesville, and Arcadia, respectively.