Battlefield
Posted by: sfwife
N 27° 53.666 W 082° 29.248
17R E 353596 N 3086397
Historical Marker in Tampa FL
Waymark Code: WM21G9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2007
Views: 49
Site of only land engagement at Tampa between Confederate and Union forces, Oct. 17, 1863.
A federal detachment of 124 men from US Gunboat Tahoma and Steamer Adela after firing 2 blockade runners moored upriver; fell back under Confederate assault without entering the city.
Losses:
Confederate: 6 killed-? wounded-7 prisoners
Union: 3 killed-10 wounded-5 prisoners
Marker Number: none
Date: 1957
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Hillsborough County Historic Commission
Website: Not listed
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