7th Regiment, Florida Infantry - Confederate

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Brief History
7th Regiment, Florida Infantry (Confederate) was organized at Gainesville, Florida, in April, 1862. During the war it served in R.C. Trigg's, Finley's, and J.A. Smith's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The unit surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,759 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see Roster; Roster on page 170; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company A - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 171; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 172; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Roster: Roster on page 174; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 176; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 178; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company F - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 179; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 180; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 182; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 184; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 185; Civil War Microfilm
 * Other Soldiers - no cities or counties given - Civil War Microfilm

Florida. 1983. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil, and Spanish-American wars. Macclenny, Fla: R.J. Ferry WorldCat INTERNET ARCHIVE  Civil War Military Units in Florida

Civil War Microfilm

Other Sources

 * Civil War


 * - Florida, Confederate Pension Applications Files
 * - A Guide to Civil War Records at the State Archives of Florida
 * - Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * - Florida, Confederate Pension Applications Files
 * - A Guide to Civil War Records at the State Archives of Florida
 * - Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Florida in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Florida, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.