William Wing Loring

“Old Blizzards”

Hero of 4 wars – Fought under 3 flags:

I have been to St. Augstine, Florida dozens of times, but exploring the Plaza de la Constitución with my son last week, I stumbled across the memorial to Floridian General W.W. Loring. This site on the St. Augustine town square, is also where he is interred.

Some amazing statistics on Floridian Loring:

• Florida Militia 1st Seminole Indian War
• Texas War for Independence
• 2nd Seminole War
• Florida bar in 1842
• Florida House of Representatives

  

• Regiment of Mounted Rifles, Oregon Territory
• Mexican-American War
• Comanches, Apaches, and Kiowas Skirmishes
• Colonel at the age of 38 in December 1856, the youngest in the army.
• American Civil War –
  • Army of the Northwest
  • Romney Expedition
  • Vicksburg Campaign
  • Battle of Champion Hill
  • Atlanta Champaign
  • Hood’s Middle Tennessee Champaign – Battle of Franklin
• Egyptian invasion of Abyssinia – Chief of Staff
• Egyptian Battle of Gura
• Author – Confederate Soldier in Egypt (1884)

“He joined about fifty Union and Confederate veterans who had been recommended to the Khedive by William Tecumseh Sherman.” – more on wikipedia

360º Panorama of Loring Memorial

48 King St, St. Augustine, FL 32084

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