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Fort Alafia Post Returns List (edit list)

Month	Post	Commander	Garrison	Remarks
1849 Aug	Camp Alafia	Pemberton, John C., Bvt Major 4th U.S Artillery	Company A, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 48 present, 2 sick	Company A 4th U.S. Artillery (aggra... 53) arrived at Camp Alafia 29 Aug 1849
1850 Jan	Camp Alafia	Ridgely, Samuel C., Bvt Major 4th U.S Artillery 13 Jan - 18 Feb 1850	Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 59 present	1) Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery left Fort Chokonikla the 12th and arrived at Camp Alafia 13 Jan 1850 Aggregate 50 but since that time 3 men have been sent to ... hospital Tampa Bay. 2) This station is 24-1/2 miles southeast of Fort Brooke Tampa Bay Florida
1850 Feb	Camp Alafia	Rains, George W., Bvt Captain 4th U.S Artillery 18 Feb 1850	Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 54 present Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 49 present	Killed: Martin Downey, Private, 19 Feb 1850, Company B, at Alafia, Fla., accidentally killed by the falling of a tree.
1850 Mar	Camp Alafia	Rains, George W., Bvt Captain 4th U.S Artillery 18 Feb 1850	Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 54 present Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 49 present
1850 Apr	Fort Bienvenu	Rains, George W., Bvt Captain 4th U.S Artillery 18 Feb 1850	Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 54 present, 3 sick Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 49 present, 4 sick
1850 May	Fort Alafia	Rains, George W., Bvt Captain 4th U.S Artillery 18 Feb 1850	Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry Total 52 present Company G, 7th U.S. Infantry Total 46 present	The command evacuated Whidden's Creek Camp on 9th May 1850 in consequence of the sickness there of; arrived at & located their camp near the Alafia River distant thereupon one mile nearly, on the .... road to Tampa, Florida, as per District Order No. 20 of May 8th 1850
1850 May	Fort Bienvenu	Rains, George W., Bvt Captain 4th U.S Artillery 18 Feb 1850	Company C, 4th U.S. Artillery Total 57 present, 2 Sick	1) Company B 1st U.S. Artillery aggregate 54 left this post on the 13th May 1850 for Fort Mead 2) Camp Alafia by direction from HQ 2nd West Divison was changed to Fort Bienvenu being a change of name to the same post
1850 Jun	Camp Alafia	Vogdes, Israel, Captain 26 Jun 1850	Company A, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 52 present Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 57 present	Major Rains with Companies A & G, 7th U.S Infantry left for Tampa on 24th (of June). Captain Israel Vogdes with companies A & B 1st U.S Artillery assumed command same day
1850 Jul	Camp Alafia	Vogdes, Israel, Captain 26 Jun 1850	Company A, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 51 present Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 53 present
1850 Sep	Fort Alafia	Vogdes, Israel, Captain 26 Jun 1850 - 26 Oct 1850	Company A, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 46 present Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 52 present
1850 Oct	Camp Alafia	Chalfin, Samuel F., 1st U.S. Artillery 26 Oct 1850	Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery Total 53 present	Company A ordered to Key West on 26 Oct 1850