When people think of Florida, what comes to mind are sandy beaches, alligators, and Mickey Mouse. Few realize that Florida was the third state to secede from the Union. It was also the smallest state in the smallest in population, being referred as the "smallest tadpole in the dirty pool of secession" This revised and expanded 2nd addition of the Marion light Artillery, gives a greater in-depth examination of the battery due to more personal information being discovered on the general formation of the unit and the men who served her guns.