Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners
N 28° 00.835 W 082° 28.104
17R E 355632 N 3099613
This is the only Civil War skirmish fought at Tampa Bay.
Waymark Code: WM1KD1
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2007
Views: 66
On October 18, 1863, a union task force of 85 soldiers found the "Scottish Chief" and "Kate Dale" celebrated blockade runners, hidden in a remote anchorage in the Hillsborough River, near this site and set the ships afire. Owner-skipper James McKay, !, had slipped through the Federal blockade six times.
The alarm reached Tampa Town, and the mounted rebels caught up with the raiders at Ballast Point. Three unionists and six confederates were killed. This is the only Civil War skirmish fought at Tampa Bay.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1990
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Sons of Confederate Veterans, John T Leslie Camp #1282 & Tampa Historical Society
Website: Not listed
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