Battle of Tampa
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City of Tampa, Florida
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Lower Seaboard Theater
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Operations against Tampa, June-July 1862
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Confederate victory
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On June 30, a Union gunboat came into Tampa Bay, turned her broadside on the town, and opened her ports. The gunboat then dispatched a launch carrying 20 men and a lieutenant under a flag of truce demanding the surrender of Tampa. The Confederates refused, and the gunboat opened fire. The officer then informed the Confederates that shelling would commence at 6:00 pm after allowing time to evacuate non-combatants from the city. Firing continued sporadically into the afternoon of July 1, when the Federal gunboat withdrew. (NPS summary)
| American Civil War battles within the State of Florida |
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