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In
the summer of 1861, 100 of the “Darling” sons of Tampa Town,
with patriotic fervor, organized themselves into an infantry
company known as the “Sunny South Guards” for the defense of
Tampa and Florida.
Descendants of these men are sought for recognition at an
historical re-enactment commemorating a Military Flag
Presentation by the citizens of Tampa Town to these brave
men who joined the armed forces of the State of Florida.
Also, we are seeking photographical, genealogical and
biographical information on these men for the "Roll
of Honor". Please send any information you have to
info@tampabay150.org
and it will be posted.
The
date is planned on September 17, 2011 just steps from the
actual event, which occurred at Fort Brooke.
Assigned to the Army of Tennessee, Hardee’s Corps, the
Guards were assigned the unit designation of 4th
Florida Infantry, Co. K. The 4th was engaged at
Murfreesboro and Jackson, participated in the Campaigns of
the Army from Chickamauga to Nashville and saw action in
North Carolina. Some of these men were killed in the line
of duty, some were held as prisoners of war, while others
returned home to help re-build the war-ravaged South.
The
names of the soldiers being honored are:
FIELD & STAFF
(some not from Tampa Bay)
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EDWARD BADGER |
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ROBERT J. BIGELOW |
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W LL
BOWEN |
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CC
BURKE |
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HL
CRANE |
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EDWARD HOPKINS |
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J P
HUNT |
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J M
KILPATRICK |
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JACOB A LASH |
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JOHN
T LESLIE |
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JAMES MCKAY |
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JP
MCLAUGHLIN |
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M
WHIT SMITH |
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HG
TOWNSEND |
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HAMILTON M WEEDEN |
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RL
WIGGINS |
OFFICERS & ENLISTED
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FLOIRE F. ANDREW
JOSEPH
BETHEL
WILLIAM M. BOWEN
JAMES H. BRANDON
ROBERT J. CARNEY
JESSE COLLINS
JOHN COLLINS
JAMES N. COLLINS
CHARLES COOK
THOMAS COTHRAN
HENRY COWART
H C
CRANE
BERRY M. CREWS
W R
DAVIS
STAFFORD
DAVIS
WILLIAM DEASE
DENNIS DRIGGERS
JOSEPH EADY
DARLINGTON FILLMON
JOHN FINLEY
THOMAS J. FINLEY
AMOS J. FISHER
HENRY FUTCH
G W
GANT
WILLIAM GODWIN
FRANCIS M. GRIFFIN
GEORGE W. GRIFFIN
ADET GRILLON
OLLIOT GULLION
JAMES HAMILTON
GEORGE W D HANDCOCK
JOSEPH HARRIS
J T
HASKELL
JAMES P B HASKINS
GEORGE S. HEARD
CHARLES W. HENDRY
CHARLES W. HENDRY
JOHN M. HENRY
THOMAS M. JOHNSON
JAMES H 2ND JOHNSON
JAMES 1ST JOHNSON
PATTERSON JOWERS
PERRY O. KEEN
ROBERT P. LACTER
WILLIAM W. LUMACKS
CHARLES LYNCH
J A
LYNN
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MIDDLETON MARSH
HENRY R. MCLEOD
HIRAM A. MCLEOD
JOHN MELLON
SAMUEL A. MILEY
HENRY L. MITCHELL
FRANCIS M. MITCHELL
JOHN B. MOBLEY
SIMON B. MOODY
NATHANIEL M. MOODY
JOHN D. MOODY
JOSEPH F. PHILIPS
FRANCIS M. PLATT
THOMAS A. POLLARD
JAMES E. PRINE
GEORGE R. RICE
BENJAMIN L. RICE
MICHAEL F. ROBELS
GEORGE ROBINSON
JULIUS ROCKNER
WILLIAM E. SHEPPARD
JASPER SLOAN
HENRY SMITH
WILLIAM W. SPARKMAN
T K
SPENCER
JOHN E. SPENCER
JOHN STRODE
WILLIAM E. SWEAT
JAMES THOMAS
ROBERT W. THOMAS
SAMUEL D. TRULL
JOSEPH TULLY
BENJAMIN M. TURNER
W B
VARN
ALEXANDER G. WATSON
SAMUEL W. WEEKS
JOHN A. WEEKS
WILLOUGHBY WHIDDEN
ELBERT WHITE
JAMES WIGGINS
CALFREY .L WILDER
W
WILDER
JOHN W WILDER
MATTHEW H WILLIAMS
JOSEPH H YOUNG
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Descendants are requested to
register here or email
info@tampabay150.org
or call Lunelle Siegel at 813-727-3920 for more
information.
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