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7th Florida Infantry Regiment

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7th Florida Infantry Regiment
Regimental colors (from ca. March or April 1864 to April 1865)
ActiveApril 1862 - 1865
Allegiance Confederate Florida
 Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
RoleInfantry

The 7th Florida Infantry Regiment was a Civil War regiment from Florida organized at Gainesville, in April, 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bradford, Hillsborough, Alachua, Manatee, and Marion.

During the war it served in R.C. Trigg's, Finley's, and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 7th took an active part in the arduous campaigns of the army from Chickamauga to Nashville, then fought its last battle at Bentonville.[1]

Companies

Company Nickname Commander Number of Soldiers
A Capt. Roland Thomas (resigned, replaced by Henry T. York)
B South Florida Rifles Capt. James Gettis
C Capt. Philip B. H. Dudley
D Capt. Simeon VanLandingham
E South Florida Bulldogs Capt. Nathan S. Blount
F Capt. William W. Sloan
G Capt. S. D. McConnell
H Capt. Wade H. Eichelberger
I Capt. A. S. Moseley
K Key West Avengers Capt. R. B. Smith 100

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