Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners

Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners (HMMHG)

Location: Tampa, FL 33604 Hillsborough County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 0.834', W 82° 28.105'

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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, I, 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.
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HM NumberHMMHG
Series This marker is part of the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series
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Year Placed1990
Placed ByThe Sons of Confederate Veterans, John T. Lesley Camp 1282, in cooperation with the Tampa Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 11:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 355631 N 3099611
Decimal Degrees28.01390000, -82.46841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 0.834', W 82° 28.105'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 0' 50.04" N, 82° 28' 6.30" W
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Area Code(s)813
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 342 W Ocean View Ave, Tampa FL 33604, US
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