7th Florida 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.

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

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 F York)
B	South Florida Rifles	Capt. James Gettis
C	Alachua Rangers[2]	Capt. Philip B. H. Dudley
D	Alachua Rebels[3]	Capt. Simeon VanLandingham
E	South Florida Bulldogs	Capt. Nathan S. Blount
F		Capt. William W. Sloan
G		Capt. S. D. McConnell
H	Marion Hornets[4]	Capt. Wade H. Eichelberger
I		Capt. A. S. Moseley
K	Key West Avengers	Capt. R. B. Smith	100

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Citations

1. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CFL0007RI
2. Pickard & Morrison 2003, p. 10
3. Ferry 1983, p. 177
4. Ferry 1983, p. 183
5. http://www.thestrawhats.com/original.html

References

• Ferry, Richard J. (1983). Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish-American Wars. Board of State Institutions. OCLC 1164678973.

• Pickard, Ben; Sally Morrison (2003). Dudley Farm : A History of Florida Farm Life. Gainesville, Florida: Alachua Press. OCLC 58458699.