7th Florida Infantry Regiment
Appearance
7th Florida Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | April 1862 - 1865 |
Allegiance | Confederate Florida Confederate States of America |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Role | Infantry |
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 |
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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 |