William Loring's History-- Part 3: A Long and Varied Career 'Old Blizzards'

 **  IN 1862 he was promoted to major general in the Confederate Army.

**  Loring earned the nickname of "Old Blizzards" at the Battle of Fort Pemberton when he cheered on his men yelling, "Give them blizzards, boys!"

**  He was at the Confederate General Johnston's surrender in North Carolina in 1865.

**  After the Civil War, he went to Egypt where he served nine years  in the Army of Isma'il Pasha, the Khedeve of Egypt.

**  He returned to Florida, ran for  Senate, but lost.

**  He then moved to New York where he died  in 1896 from pneumonia.

**  Loring was cremated in New York.  His ashes were later exhumed and moved to a cemetery in St. Augustine.  In 1920, his remains were then taken to his memorial in downtown St. Augustine.

**  Now, 100 years later, his remains are once again on the move.  This time to a cemetery in St. Augustine.  His monument is going to go to Trout Creek Fish Camp near St. Augustine.

And, remember, in addition to his remains and monument being moved, the last hurricane that came through Wilmington, North Carolina, knocked down the marker showing where he was born.

That's Four Moves His Remains Have Made Since His Death.  --Old Secesh