Spanish-American War muster rolls of Florida companies, 1898-1899.
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Florida. State Troops
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United States. Army. Florida Infantry Regiment, 1st.
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Florida. Office of the Adjutant General.
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The United States declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898, retroactive to April 21st. The federal government requested each state provide troops in proportion to their populations. Florida was to provide one infantry regiment consisting of twelve companies. All twenty companies of Florida State Troops volunteered and were sent to the staging area in Tampa where twelve companies were chosen and the rest sent home. In July of 1898, the troops were sent to Fernandina; in Au...