The book referenced and the enlisted men's letters should provide you with some insight of the life of the soldiers in the regiment.
Following their listing, I've added thumbnail service records for the men noted.
I live in Nevada, thus, unable to visit their library.
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7th Florida Infantry Regiment
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 16: Florida. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1989.
pp. 177 187 & 183 187 (5 photocopied pages). E484.C65v16. (Brief unit history).
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Press, 1987.
E546.C78. See p. 77 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Florida. Board of State Institutions. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish
American Wars. Macclenny, FL: R. J. Ferry, 1983. E558.3.F63. See pp. 170 186 (9 photocopied pages) for a roster and brief history of the regiment.
Hartman, David W., & Coles, David, comps. Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate and Union
Soldiers, 1861-1865. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1995. E558.3.H37. See Vol. 2, pp. 681-778 for biographical sketches of unit personnel.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederacy: Florida and Arkansas. NY: Facts on File, 1992.
pp. 23 24 (2 photocopied pages). E553.S53. (Unit organizational history).
Watson, Robert. Service on Land and Water: My Confederate War Diary. n.p., 1989. 110 p.
E605.W339.
Watson, Robert. Southern Service on Land & Sea: The Wartime Journal of…. [Edited by R. Thomas
Campbell] Knoxville, TN: U TN, 2002. 207 p. E605.W38.
Our Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Regimental papers CWMiscColl
Mansell, Addison - CWMiscColl (Pvt’s outline of service, May 15, 1862-Apr 10, 1864)
Pent, John - CWMiscColl (Pvt’s Papers, March 5, 1862-1864, postwar)
Smith, Robert B. CWTIColl
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Robert Watson
Residence Key West FL; 28 years old.
Enlisted on 4/25/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Sergeant.
On 4/25/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. FL 7th Infantry
He was transferred out on 3/1/1864
(Estimated day of transfer)
On 3/1/1864 he transferred into CN Navy
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 9/1/1862 Boston, KY (Paroled)
* POW 4/8/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
* Paroled 4/14/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
Promotions:
* 1st Sergt 8/8/1862
Other Information:
born 9/9/1835 in Bahamas
died 4/6/1911 in Key West, Monroe County, FL
Buried: Monroe County, FL
(Married Caroline Elizabeth Kemp on 03/10/1868)
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Robert Blair Smith
Residence Lafayette County FL; a 28 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 4/25/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Captain.
On 4/25/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. FL 7th Infantry
He was Surrendered on 4/26/1865 at Durham Station, NC
He was listed as:
* Wounded 11/25/1863 Missionary Ridge, TN
* Oath Allegiance 5/1/1865 Greensboro, NC
Other Information:
born 3/15/1834 in Pennsylvania
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John Pent
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 5/1/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Private.
On 5/1/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. FL 7th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 12/25/1863 Missionary Ridge, TN
* Hospitalized 12/27/1863 Newnan, GA (Estimated date)
* Last on rolls 1/12/1864 (place not stated)
Other Information:
born in 1839
died 2/24/1911 in Coconut Grove, FL
Buried: Pinewood Cemetery, Coral Gables, FL
Gravesite: lot 52; bck 2
(Married Matilda Elsworth Long on 05/21/1866)
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Addison Mansell
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 5/15/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Private.
On 5/15/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. FL 7th Infantry
He was transferred out on 4/11/1864
On 4/11/1864 he transferred into CN Navy
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 10/12/1862 Frankfort, KY
* Exchanged 12/15/1862 (place not stated) (Estimated date)
Other Information:
born 3/11/1836 in Easly, SC
died 5/2/1918
Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Durant, FL
(Served in Seminole War)
After the War he lived in Sydney, FL
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...
- Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865