Florida Military Units of the
Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, and China Relief Expedition

 On this page is listed the Military Units that were formed either in the State of, or with men from, Florida, and that served in the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, and China Relief Expedition. Some of these are State Militia or National Guard Units that Volunteered for United States service and had existed prior to the Conflicts, and some are organizations that were formed as a result of the Conflict.
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Regimental Muster Rolls & Rosters
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1st Florida Volunteer Infantry Regiment United States Volunteers

Regimental History Mustered into service from May 20th to 25th, 1898 at Tampa, Florida; Regiment relocated to Fernandina, in July of 1898; Transferred to Huntsville, Alabama, on August of 1898; Mustered out of service on December 3rd, 1898 at Tallahassee, Florida

Regimental Field & Staff Officers Colonel Charles Philip Lovell William F. Williams [Resigned] Lieutenant Colonel Irvin E. Webster Major Robert E. Davidson John W. Sackett Regimental Adjutant [First Lieutenant] Frank A. Ross Regimental Quartermaster Andrew J. Harris [Resigned] Frank X. Shuler Regimental Surgeon [Major] Robert P. Isler Chaplain William W. Eleway

Regimental Statistics Mustered Into Service:     Officers . . . . . . 48     Enlisted Men . .  956 Mustered Out Of Service:     Officers . . . . . . 48     Enlisted Men . .  1,135 Total Number Accounted for on Muster Out Roll:     Officers . . . . . . 54      Enlisted Men . .  1,296 Losses While in Service:     Officers:           Promoted or Transferred . . . . 0           Resigned or Discharged . . . . . 5           Dismissed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0           Killed in Action . . . . . . . . . . . 0           Died of Wounds . . . . . . . . . . 0           Died of Disease . . . . . . . . . .  1           Died of Accident . . . . . . . . .  0           Drowned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0           Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0           Murdered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0                     Total Officer Losses . . . . 6     Enlisted Men:           Transferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24           Discharged for Disability . . . . . . . . . . . . 31           Discharged by General Court Martial . . .  1           Discharged by Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57           Killed In Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0           Died Of Wounds Received in Action . . . .  0           Died Of Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27           Died Of Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0           Drowned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0           Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0           Murdered or Homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2           Deserted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19                     Total Enlisted Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Company Organization Company A, Ocala Rifles, Ocala Company B, Leesburg Company C, The Shine Guards, Orlando Company D, Palatka Company E, Jacksonville Company F, Jacksonville Company G, St. Augustine Company H, Escambia Rifles Company I, Chipley light Infantry, Pensacola Company K, Quincy Company L, Suwanee Rifles, Live Oak Company M, Bradford County Guards, Starke

RESOURCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY - “Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole, Indian, Civil, and Spanish American Wars.”, Florida Board of State Institution, Live Oak, Florida, Democrat Print, 1903. - A Brief History of the 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry Regiment; Patrick McSherry - Photo of Officers of Company M, 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry Regiment. - “Statistical Exhibit of Strength of Volunteer Forces Called into Service During the War with Spain; with Losses from All Causes”. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899.

COMPANY C 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Company History This Company was organized in Florida and was Mustered into United States Service as Company C, 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry Regiment, on June 17th, 1898, under Captain William H. Cobb. The Company was Mustered out of United States Service on May 2nd, 1899, under the command of Captain John A. Condon.

Company Officers Captain William H. Cobb [Resigned] John A. Condon First Lieutenant I. Brooks Clark Albert W. Gilchrist [Promoted and assigned to Co. B] Second Lieutenant Alton A. Clark [Promoted and assigned to Co. B] Martin L. Williams

RESOURCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY - “Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole, Indian, Civil, and Spanish American Wars.”, Florida Board of State Institution, Live Oak, Florida, Democrat Print, 1903. - A Brief History of the 3rd United States Volunteer Infantry; By Patrick McSherry

COMPANY L 10th United States Volunteer [Colored] Infantry Regiment

Company History This Company was organized in Jacksonville, Fiorida, in 1898.

Company Officers Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

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