7th Florida Infantry Regiment
Military unit
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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.
Confederate Florida
Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army| 7th Florida Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
Regimental colors (from ca. March or April 1864 to April 1865) | |
| Active | April 1862–1865 |
| Allegiance | Confederate Florida Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Role | Infantry |
Organization and Service history
During the war it served in the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee. The nucleus of Company K of the regiment was made up of men who served as a militia Coast Guard company before the war. One member of the unit described the diverse nature of the company by saying "it is composed of Yankees, Crackers, Conchs, Englishmen, Spaniards, Germans, Frenchmen, Italians, Poles, Irishmen, Swedes, Chinese, Portuguese, Brazilians...also Scotsmen, Welshmen, and some Half Indians."[1]
Former Governor of Florida, Madison S. Perry served as colonel of the regiment until April 1863.[2][3]
The 7th took an active part in the arduous campaigns of the army from Chickamauga to Nashville, then fought its last battle at Bentonville.[4]
Companies
| Company | County | Nickname | Commander |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alachua | Capt. Roland Thomas (resigned, replaced by Henry F York) | |
| B | Hillsborough | South Florida Rifles | Capt. James Gettis |
| C | Alachua | Alachua Rangers[5] | Capt. Philip B. H. Dudley |
| D | Alachua | Alachua Rebels[6] | Capt. Simeon VanLandingham |
| E | Hillsborough | South Florida Bulldogs[7] | Capt. Nathan S. Blount |
| F | Capt. William W. Sloan | ||
| G | Marion | Capt. S. D. McConnell | |
| H | Marion | Marion Hornets[8] | Capt. Wade H. Eichelberger |
| I | Capt. A. S. Moseley | ||
| K | Hillsborough | Key West Avengers[a] | Capt. R. B. Smith |