▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁Pick ett ' s ▁Char ge ▁on ▁the ▁battle ' s ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁day . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Batt les ▁of ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁and ▁Sp ots ylvan ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁Brigade ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁vict ors ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ol ust ee , ▁the ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 0 th , ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁Reg iments . ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Fin eg an , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Florida ▁forces ▁at ▁Ol ust ee , ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁saw ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Florida ▁fight ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cold ▁Har bor ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁sett le ▁into ▁static ▁def enses ▁at ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Petersburg . ▁Following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁Richmond ▁the ▁following ▁spring , ▁the ▁Florida ▁Brigade ▁retre ated ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁and ▁surrender ed ▁at ▁App om atto x ▁Court ▁House ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁surrender , ▁the ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁were ▁dram atically ▁under str ength . ▁The ▁ 2 nd , ▁ 5 th , ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁surrender ed ▁ 6 8 , ▁ 5 3 , ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁men ▁respectively . ▁The ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 0 th , ▁and ▁