| Benjamin M. Bennett:
Mr. Bennett was born May 4,1845 in Beauford County, South Carolina. He
joined Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida
Special Cavalry in March 1864, at Camp
Carlton in Taylor County, Florida. He was paroled at Madison, Florida April
20,1865. His pension application of 1909 shows he owned 80 acres of land in
Taylor County and his post office address was Salem, Florida. Mr. Bennett
died in Taylor County, Florida, September 2, 1920. |
| David F. Blanton:
Mr. Blanton was born in Lowndes County, Georgia, January 7, 1838. He
had been a resident of Florida since April. 29, 1859. He enlisted May
6th 1862, at Greenville, Florida in the 2nd Florida Calvary, Company I. He was
surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida , May 10, 1865 and paroled at the same
place May 15, 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County
August 12, 1909.
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| James E. Blanton:
Mr. Blanton was born in Brooks County Georgia on October 9, 1844.
He appears on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted at Camp Leon, in
Leon County, February 27, 1863 in Gamble's Light Artillery. Mr. Blanton was
discharged at Tallahassee in 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in
April 1907 in Madison, County. |
| Elbert C. Blanton: Mr.
Blanton is on the 1860 Taylor County census. He was born in Lowndes County
Georgia, August 31st, 1842. He enlisted in McGehee's Company
E 4th Florida Infantry on September, 1861 at Lake City Florida . He transferred to A. J. Lea's Company D in the 5th
Florida Regiment in May of 1862. In July of 1864 at Petersburg,
Virginia he was shot through the hand while at the breast works. The wound
caused the loss of the use of his hand . He was surrendered April 26th, 1865 and
was paroled at Madison, Florida May 23rd, 1865. |
| William L. Blanton:
Mr. Blanton was born January 11, 1846 in Brooks County, Georgia.
In July of 1864 he enlisted in Company H. 5th Georgia Reserves at Savannah
Georgia. He was in the hospital at Charlotte North Carolina at the close of
the war. He applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida in
1907. Mr. Blanton died in 1915 at Taylor County, Florida.
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| Edward J. Boyett:
Mr. Boyett was born July 23, 1845, in Brooks County, Georgia. He
enlisted in the Company E. 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment Reserves in
Quitman, Georgia in March of 1864. He was captured December 13, 1864 and
paroled at Point Lookout Maryland, February 13, 1865. He filed
for a soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida in 1918. He died at
Fenholloway Florida, Taylor County November 7, 1925. |
| B. F. Brooks: Mr.
Brooks was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina on July 18,1840. He
enlisted in Gamble's Light Artillery at 6 mile pond near Tallahassee,
Florida on January 15, 1862. He contracted typhoid fever during the war and
was bed ridden for 6 weeks at Baldwin, Florida. His arm was injured from
falling off a train that was rushing soldier's from Savannah, Georgia to the
battle at Olustee, Florida. He was discharged at Tallahassee, Florida in May
of 1865. He first filed for a soldier's pension in Taylor County in August
of 1903. Mr. Brooks died December11, 1922 , he is buried at Rocky Ford
cemetery, which is near the Taylor- Jefferson County line.
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| George C. Burch:
Mr. Burch was born July 29, 1840 in Augusta County, Georgia. On April 5,1861
at Madison, Florida , he enlisted in Company F. 1st Florida Infantry. He was
wounded in the leg at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25,1863 and
was taken prisoner. He was sent to Fort Delaware and was held prisoner till
the close of the war. Mr. Burch filed for a soldier's pension at Taylor
County in 1904. He died in 1916 and is buried in Perry, Florida. |
| Thomas A. Carlton:
Mr. Carlton joined the Taylor County home guard unit
"Taylor Eagles" commanded by Captain John M. Hendry on October 22, 1861. In 1862 he joined
the 5th Florida Calvary Company B. He was surrendered at Tallahassee,
Florida and paroled there May 12, 1865. He died February 4, 1893 in
Lafayette County, Florida. |
| Thomas L. Carlton: Mr.
Carlton enlisted in Madison Florida on November 4th, 1863, in Company F, 5th
Battalion, Florida Calvary. He was paroled in Tallahassee, Florida on May
12th, 1865. He first applied for a pension on July 21st, 1879 in Taylor
County, Florida. Mr. Carlton died January 13,
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| Robert R. Carlton:
Mr. Carlton was born in Thomas County Georgia on the 10th of January, 1835.
He is listed on the 1860 Taylor, County census. He enlisted in Company E of
the 4th Florida Infantry, August of 1861 in Taylor County. He was discharged
in Taylor County on May 20th, 1862 because of disability. Mr. Carlton filed
for a soldier's pension, September 20, 1903 in Taylor County Florida. |
| Stephen W. Clifton:
Mr. Clifton was born September 26, 1836, in North Carolina. He
enlisted at Fayetteville, North Carolina, March 24, 1862 in Company C. 54th
North Carolina Infantry. He was captured at Rappahannock Station, Virginia
in November 1863. He spent 16 months in Point Lookout Prison in Maryland.
Mr. Clifton was paroled February 25, 1865. He applied for a soldier's
pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1914. |
| George C. Collins: Mr.
Collins was born on March 11th, 1838 in Washington County, Georgia. He is
listed on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted at Mosley Hall, Florida
in the 2nd Florida Calvary Company I, in 1861. He fought in the battle of
Olustee, Florida and the battle of Natural Bridge, Florida. He
was mustered out at Baldwin, Florida at the close of the war. Mr. Collins
applied for a pension in 1907 at Taylor County Florida. He list his mailing
address as Fenholloway, Taylor County Florida. |
| John H. Collins:
Mr. Collins was born in Decatur County, Georgia March 29, 1844. He
enlisted at Quincy, Florida, April 8, 1863.He joined Company B. 5th
Florida Calvary. Mr. Collins fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge,
Florida. He was discharged at Tallahassee May of 1865. Mr. Collins
applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, in 1907. In 1909 he list
his Post Office address as Perry, Florida. |
| William Day: Mr.
Day was born in Hamilton County, Florida in 1844. He enlisted at Jasper,
Florida August 23, 1861, in Captain Frink's Company A. 1st Florida Infantry
Battalion. Shortly after enlisting Mr. Day was discharged due to ill health
and remained at home for 7 months. He then enlisted in Captain Stewart's
Company at Jasper, Florida. He states he served 2 years in Florida and was
then set to Virginia. Mr. Day's health again began to fail him and he was
given a discharge at Richmond, Virginia, August of 1864. Mr. Day filed for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, April 8,1903. His Post Office address
was Perry, Florida. |
| Jasper Denmark:
Mr. Denmark is on the 1860 Taylor County census.
Enlisted in Company M 2nd Florida Infantry, August 20, 1861 in
Taylor County, Discharged because of sickness, he reenlisted in the 5th
Florida Infantry Company G. He was appointed Corporal in 1862. He was
discharged at Appomattox Court House, 1865 at the close of the war. he died
February 14, 1896. |
| Newton Denmark:
Mr. Denmark was born in Brooks County, Georgia, March 30, `1843. He is
listed on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted at Tallahassee August
20, 1861, in Captain Wash Parkhill's Company (Independent). He was
sent to Virginia and then transferred to the 2nd Florida Infantry Company
M., a few days before the "7 Days Battle". Mr. Denmark participated in all
the battles of the 2nd Florida. He was discharged at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia, May 6, 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor, County
Florida March 29, 1904. His Post Office address was listed as Perry,
Florida. |
| Green C.
Denmark: Born May 5, 1845 at Brooks County Georgia. Enlisted at Camp
Linton, in Madison County, October, 1863 in Captain McGehee's Home Guards,
Company B. He was in a special detail to hunt down deserters. He was in the
unit that hunted down William Strickland, who had deserted the Confederate
Army and formed the "Independent Union Rangers of Taylor County". This
unit was made up of deserters and dissidents of the war. They later formed
the 2nd Florida Union Calvary. In 1865 Strickland and 6 other men were sent
to destroy the train tracks at the trestle at the Aucilla river, this was to
stop Confederate reinforcements from being sent to fight the landing
operations of the Union army at Saint Marks, which later led to the battle
of Natural Bridge. Strickland set the trestle on fire so the train engineer
could see it and hopefully stop the train, thus fulfilling his mission
without killing the Confederate soldiers on board. The train made it across.
Green Denmark was one of the men sent back to the trestle to hunt down
Strickland and his men. Three of Strickland's men were killed, one escaped and William Strickland and
John R. Brannan were captured. They were taken to Tallahassee, court
marshaled and executed. Mr. Denmark assisted with the capture of
several other deserters and did scouting service for the army. He was
discharged at Camp Linton in April, 1865. In 1910 Mr. Denmark applied
for a soldier's pension, he listed that he owned 340 acres in Taylor County.
He gives his address as Taylor County Florida, P.O. Luther (Shady Grove) and is listed on
the 1860 Taylor County census. |
| James Devane: Mr.
Devane was born in Bullock County, Georgia on January 1, 1827. In 1861
Mr. Devane joined the Taylor County home guard unit
"Taylor Eagles"
commanded by Captain
John M. Hendry. he says in his pension request that the Company went from
Tallahassee to Saint Marks then to Fernandina and then the Company was disbanded.
In December, 1862 he enlisted in the 4th Florida Infantry, Captain Beggs
Company B. Later he was in 11th Florida Infantry Company E. He was captured
in April 6, 1865 and was released at Newport News Virginia, July 1865. He
applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County in 1909. His records show he
owned 80 acres in Taylor County. His address was RFD #1 Perry, Florida. Mr.
Devane died April 4, 1911 in Taylor County. |
| George Dice: Mr.
Dice enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry Company G, in Jefferson County,
Florida. In July of 1863 he was shot in the right arm at the battle of
Gettysburg, causing the arm to be amputated. After the war Mr. Dice
lived in Taylor County, Florida between Eridu and Shady Grove, for a period
of time. He applied for a soldier's pension in Madison County, Florida in
1899. Mr. Dice died in Madison County, January 2, 1900.
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| Benjamin B. Dorman:
Mr. Dorman enlisted March 15,1864 in Captain Spencer's Company B 1st
Florida Reserves. He was paroled May 17,1865 at Madison, Florida. Mr. Dorman
died in Taylor, Florida County, May 6, 1903. His widow filed for a pension
in Taylor County in 1903. She list her address as Dublin, Florida, Taylor
County. |
| M. F. Douglas:
Mr. Douglas was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina, January 15,
1849. He enlisted in 1864 at Lamont or Madison, Florida, in Captain
McGehee's Home Guards. He was discharged in Madison County, Florida in 1865.
Mr. Douglas applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida,
July of 1928. He list his Post Office address as Shady Grove, Florida.
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| Issac Driggers:
Mr. Driggers enlisted in Company A 18th Alabama Infantry, July 22, 1861 in
Coffee County, Alabama. On September 19th, 1863 he was wounded in the right
thigh, at the battle of Chickamauga. He was paroled at Montgomery, Alabama,
in June of 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County,
Florida in January of 1898. Mr. Driggers died November 21, 1900 at Taylor
County, Florida. |
| George W. Eakins:
Mr. Eakins was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina, January 5, 1838. He
came to Florida in December of 1859. On April 28, 1862 he enlisted in
Captain Dyke's ( formerly Captain Gamble's) Florida Light Artillery, at
Station #3. Mr. Eakins also served at Andersonville, Georgia guarding
prisoners. He was paroled May 10, 1865, at Tallahassee, Florida. He first
applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida in August of 1897.
In his 1909 pension request he states that he owned 160 acres, 7 miles west
of Luther( Shady Grove) , Florida in Taylor County. |
| Matthew English: Mr.
English enlisted in Company D 5th Florida Infantry. He was killed in action
at the battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. His widow Flora,
applied for a pension at Taylor County, August 14, 1889. |
| Redding English:
Mr. English was born in Georgia and is on the 1860 Taylor County census. He
joined Company D 5th Florida Infantry. He was killed in action at the battle
of Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862. His widow Mary, applied for a
pension in 1899 in Taylor County. |
| David L. Ezell:
Mr. Ezell was born in North Carolina on November 9th, 1846. He is on the
1860 Taylor County census. He joined Company A of the 1st Battalion
Florida Special Cavalry , commanded by
Captain J. W. Faulkner, in either late December 1864 or early January 1865,
at Camp Carlton in Taylor County. This unit was know as the "Independent Cow
Calvary". Their job was to provide beef and provisions to the army and act
as a coastal defense unit. The unit drove cattle in Lafayette and Taylor
County. Mr. Ezell was in Taylor County at the close of the war, he
surrendered his rifle and cartridge box at Camp Carlton and was given a
verbal discharge by Captain Faulkner. Those in the unit with horses went to
Madison and were paroled. Mr. Ezell was approved for a soldiers pension in
Lafayette County in 1909. |
| Andrew J. Faulkner:
Records show Mr. Faulkner first enlisted in Company E. 1st Alabama
Infantry, on July 26, 1861. He
served 12 months and was discharged because of disabilities. Mr. Faulkner
reenlisted in Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida
Special Cavalry , in May of 1864
at Taylor County, Florida. He served till the end of the war in 1865. Mr.
Faulkner filed for a soldier's pension in Taylor County on July 17, 1897. He
died in Taylor County on March 29, 1902.
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| Z. T. Faulkner:
Mr. Faulkner enlisted in Company D, 5th Florida Infantry at Taylor County,
Florida in 1862.He was discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He died
in Taylor County, October 21, 1894. |
| James Foster: Mr.
Foster was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, September 13, 1845. He
enlisted in Company E 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He applied for a
soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida in 1908. |
| Thomas Freeman: Mr.
Freeman was born in Thomas County, Georgia, April7,1831. He is listed on the
1860 Taylor County census. On April 25, 1862 at Monticello, Florida he
enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry Company G. He was surrendered and
paroled April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. He applied for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida on September28,1901. His Post
Office address was Perry, Florida. |
| Stephen Godwin:
Mr. Godwin is on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted in Footman's
Company 1st Florida Calvary, in 1862. He was later transferred to the 3rd
Florida Infantry. In July of 1862 Mr. Godwin was taken ill and had to be
furloughed home. His wife picked him up at Tallahassee and took him home.
Sometime in January 1863 he died while sick at home. His wife applied for a
pension at Taylor County in September, 1899. |
| James G. Green:
Mr. Green was born in 1846 in Pulaski County Georgia. He enlisted in the 3rd
Florida Infantry Company G. in 1861. He received a gun shot to the hand 1n
1863 at the battle of Chickamauga. Mr. Green was taken prisoner at Atlanta,
Georgia was held about a week and exchanged and he went back to his
command. He was discharged at Greensboro, South Carolina in 1865. He applied
for a soldier's pension in 1893 at Taylor County, Florida. Mr. Green owned
80 acres in Taylor County in 1909. |
| William H. Grubbs:
Mr. Grubbs was born March 7, 1833 in Jefferson County, Florida. He enlisted
at Greenville, Florida April 29,1862 in Company I. 2nd Florida Calvary.
Later he served in Company F. 5th Florida Battalion Calvary. He was
surrendered May 10, 1865 at Tallahassee, Florida and paroled May 12 there.
Mr. Grubbs applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, September 23,
1903. He list his address as Sirmons, Florida. He died in Taylor County,
March 19, 1908. |
| Thomas L. Gunter:
Mr. Gunter was born in Mississippi, September 15, 1846. He enlisted at Camp
Carlton in Taylor County, Florida in Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of
the 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry . In August 1864 he was detailed with several others to go to
Jefferson County with Bill Thomas to guard cattle and gather, jerk and ship
it to the army. He was doing this when the surrender came. He was discharged
June of 1865 at Tallahassee. He applied for a soldier's pension in 1907 at
Taylor County, Florida. He list his address as Spring Warrior, Florida and
he owned 160 acres of land in Taylor County. Mr. Gunter died in 1914 and is
buried in New Hope Cemetery. |
| Benjamine F. Hagan:
Mr. Hagan was born in Thomas County, Georgia February 24,1847. He
enlisted at Atlanta, Georgia in March 1863 in Company E. 12th Georgia
Infantry (Home Guards?). His hearing was destroyed by a shell bursting close
to him and he also was wounded by a gun shot to the hip during his service.
Mr. Hagan applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida on July
18, 1895 |
| Nathan L. Hall:
Mr. Hall was born April 28, 1834 in Hamilton County, Florida. In September
1861 he enlisted in Houston, Florida in Company E 4th Florida Infantry
Regiment . He was shot in the left leg at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January
1863. He was discharged at Greensboro, North Carolina in April of
1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1899.
He list that he owned 40 acres in Taylor County in 1909. His Post Office
address was Stephensville ( Steinhatchee) Florida, Taylor County. Mr. Hall
died in Taylor County on March 27, 1912. |
| Thomas P. Hamilton:
Mr. Hamilton enlisted in Gamble's Light Artillery, in April of
1862. He also served at Andersonville, Georgia. He was discharged at
Monticello, Florida September 23, 1865. Mr. Hamilton died, February 8, 1897
in Taylor County, Florida. |
| William C. Henderson:
Mr. Henderson was born November 18, 1846 in Madison, County
Florida. He joined Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion
Florida Special Cavalry in March or
April 1864 in Taylor County. He was mustered out at Camp Carlton in Taylor
County at the close of the war. Mr. Henderson applied for a soldier's pension
in December 1907. He was the janitor at the Perry courthouse. He died August
3, 1908 in Taylor County. |
| Jacob F. Hartsfield:
Mr. Hartsfield was born November 13, 1844 in North Carolina. He
enlisted at Monticello, Florida May 15, 1864 in the 1st Florida
Reserves Company F. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County in
1907. |
| John Wright Hendry:
Mr. Hendry first joined
the Taylor County home guard unit
"Taylor Eagles" commanded by Captain
John M. Hendry in October 1861.
He enlisted in the 2nd Florida Calvary Company I. April 29, 1862 at
camp Tolo. He was discharged at the close of the war in 1865. Mr. Hendry
died in Taylor County April 3, 1880.
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| Thomas B. Hendry:
Mr. Hendry was born in Thomas County, Georgia on April 21st., 1848. He first
enlisted in Captain Vance Randall's Company in the fall of 1864. He
transferred to Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion
Florida Special Cavalry in Madison,
Florida around June, 1864. He was discharged in Taylor, County at the
close of the war. His records shows he owned 40 acres in Taylor County. Mr.
Hendry applied for a soldier's pension in 1909 in Taylor County.
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| Robert W. Hendry:
Mr. Hendry was born January 29, 1843 in Thomas County, Georgia. He is listed
on the 1860 Taylor County census. He first joined the Taylor County home
guard unit
"Taylor Eagles" commanded by Captain
John M. Hendry in October 1861.
On April 29, 1862, he enlisted in Captain Dozier's Company F, 5th Florida Calvary,
at Greenville, Florida. He fought at the battle of Olustee and Natural Bridge.
He was discharged at Tallahassee, Florida in 1865. Mr. Hendry applied for a
soldier's pension July 26, 1897 at Taylor County, Florida. His Post Office
address was Perry, Florida Taylor County.
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| Theophilus Hill:
Mr. Hill was born January 24, 1830, in Jasper County, Georgia. He is listed
on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted November 21, 1863 at
Perry, Florida in the 5th. Battalion of Florida Calvary, Company F. He was
discharged at Saint Marks, Florida in 1865 at the close of the war. |
| John W. Hill: Mr.
Hill was born April 16, 1847 in Taylor County, Florida. He appears on the
1860 Taylor County census. In May of 1864 he joined Captain J. W.
Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry at Camp Carlton in Taylor County. He was discharged at
the same location in 1865 at the close of the war. Mr. Hill applied for a
soldier's pension in July of 1907, he died December, 1909. |
| John Hinton:
Mr. Hinton joined Captain McGehee's Home Guards, July15, 1864, at Madison,
Florida. In his pension records a Mr. Martin on an affidavit he signed says,
Hinton did service in the lower parts of Madison and Jefferson County as a
home guard and that he left with the company to assist at the Battle of
Natural Bridge. He also states that Hinton and the home guards guarded his
home as well as others from deserters. Mr. Hinton was discharged May
5, 1865 at Madison, Florida. he died in Madison County November 27, 1878.
His widow filed for a pension at Taylor County, June1, 1925. |
| Tiny Hogan: Mr.
Hogan was born in Webster County, Georgia September 8, 1835. In August
1862 he enlisted at Monticello, Florida in Captain Pickens Bird's Company,
he was mustered in at Lake City 10 days later in Company D 2nd Florida
Infantry. Mr. Hogan was sent with his unit to Virginia. Later he was in the
10th Florida Infantry Company E. He was at Petersburg, Virginia June 19,
1864 when he was shot in the left wrist, rendering his hand useless.
He was surrendered at Appomattox Court, Virginia in 1865. He applied for a
soldier's pension 1n 1899 at Taylor County, Florida. |
| James H. Hogan:
Mr. Hogan was born in Stewart County, Georgia September 8, 1835. He enlisted
August 1862 in the 2nd Florida Infantry, Pickens Bird's Company. He was
discharged in Virginia in April 1865, at the close of the war. He applied
for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida December 19, 1901. Mr.
Hogan list his Post Office address as Spring Warrior, Florida. |
| William W. Holland:
Mr. Holland was born in Lowndes County, Georgia, November 2,1841. He
enlisted at Columbus, Florida in 1862 in the 8th Florida Infantry, Company
H. Mr. Holland was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and sent to Fort
Delaware P.O.W. camp, where he remained for 23 months. He states that while
in prison he nearly froze, and that his health was never very good after
that. He was released from prison in June of 1865. He filed for a soldier's
pension in Taylor County, September 12, 1901. His Post Office address in
1903 was Luther, (Shady Grove) Florida. |
| Joseph W. Horne:
Mr. Horne was born in Twiggs County, Georgia May 27, 1838. He enlisted in
Gamble's Light Artillery in April 1862 at Drifton, Florida . He was
discharged at Tallahassee, Florida in May of 1865. He applied for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1909. He list his Post Office
address as Luther, (Shady Grove) Florida, Taylor County. |
| John T. Horne: Mr.
Horne was born January 24, 1846 in Leon County, Florida. In April 1864 he
enlisted in Tallahassee, Florida in Company E. 1st Florida Reserves.
Mr. Horne fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida and was wounded by
a gun shot to the face. He was sent to hospital in Madison, Florida and
remained in the hospital till the close of the war. He was paroled at
Tallahassee May 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County,
Florida in July 1909. His Post Office address is listed as Perry, Florida
Taylor County. |
| David Houck: Mr.
Houck is found on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted at Perry,
Florida on April, 1862 in the 8th Florida Infantry Regiment. In 1863 while
fighting in the "Wilderness Campaign" in Virginia, he was wounded in the
hand. He applied for a soldiers pension, in Taylor County on January 2,
1889. |
| Theophilus H. Hurst:
Mr. Hurst was born in Washington County, Georgia, on July3, 1823. He
enlisted November 6, 1861, at Greenville, Florida, in Company F. 1st Florida
Calvary. He was discharged from his first unit because of disability and
later reassigned to, Captain E.A. Fernandez's Company of detached
Calvary, he served there till the end of the war. He was paroled at Madison,
Florida. Mr. Hurst applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County,
Florida, August 6, 1897. He died in 1909. |
| James O. Jackson:
Mr. Jackson was born June 7,
1840 in Darlington County, South Carolina. He came to Florida in 1861. He
first joined the Taylor County home guard unit
"Taylor Eagles" commanded by Captain
John M. Hendry in October 1861.
Later he enlisted at Jasper Florida 1862 in the 5th Florida Infantry,
Company F. He was captured April 6, 1865. He was imprisoned at Newport News,
Virginia. He was released June 1865. He died March 11, 1911. |
| James F. Jackson:
Mr. Jackson enlisted in Company C. 21st Alabama Infantry in 1863. He was
discharged at the close of the war at Meridian Mississippi. He died in
Taylor County, Florida, March 18, 1892. His widow field for a pension at
Taylor County in 1903. |
| John T. Jenkins:
Mr. Jenkins was born December 17, 1817 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. He
enlisted July 1861 at Worth County, Georgia in Company G. 14th Georgia
Infantry. His pension records state he was captured at the high bridge on
the Appomattox River on the Friday before the surrender. He was discharged
April 9, 1865 in Virginia. He applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor
County, Florida, May 7, 1902. His Post Office address was Perry, Florida. He
died in Taylor County in 1902. |
| Mathew A. Jones:
Mr. Jones enlisted in the spring of 1863 in Thomas J. McGehee's Company at
Jefferson County, Florida. In January 1865 near Aucilla, Florida his Company
was on a raid after deserters. He was in a detachment of his company ordered
to dismount and follow the dogs being used to trail the deserters. While
chasing the deserters in a swamp he ran against a lighter wood snag
hitting his right leg, just above the ankle. The bone was damaged and the
leg was amputated 4 inches below the knee. Mr. Jones applied for a soldier's
pension in Taylor County, Florida, May of 1900. His Post Office address was
Iddo, Florida. |
| John R. Kelly: Mr.
Kelly was born in Terrell County, Georgia , December 11, 1847. He enlisted
in 1864 in Company B 10th Georgia Militia, as a guard at Andersonville
prison. He was later attached to Company D, Georgia Cadets. He was
discharged at Macon, Georgia in July of 1865. Mr. Kelly filed for a
soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida February 6, 1908. His Post
Office address was Fenholloway, Florida. He died in Taylor County, September
8, 1932 and is buried at the New Hope cemetery.
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| Reuben Kent: Mr.
Kent was born December 30, 1838 in Jackson County Florida. He is listed as a
shoe maker on the 1860 Taylor County censes. He enlisted in 1861, at Taylor
County, Florida, in the 2nd Florida Infantry, Company B. Mr. Kent was
wounded in the left side of his chest at the 2nd battle of Manassas,
Virginia, in 1863. He was discharged in May of 1865 at Macon County,
Georgia. He first applied for a soldier's pension in 1906 at Suwannee
County, Florida. |
| Andrew J. King:
Mr. King was born in Coffee County, Alabama, March 9, 1844. He enlisted
April 10, 1863, in Company G. 61st Alabama Infantry. He was captured
he states, in the later year of the war and sent to Elmira prison in New
York. He was released at the close of the war in 1865. He applied for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida, April 29, 1903. He died in
Taylor County February 15, 1908. |
| James I. Kinsey:
Mr. Kinsey enlisted in William Footman's 1st Florida Calvary, in
Taylor County on August 5, 1864. He was discharged at Greenville, North
Carolina. He applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County, December
16,1901. |
| Tullius Kinsey:
Mr. Kinsey was born in Jefferson County , Florida in 1842. He enlisted June
30, 1864 in Captain Barwick's Company F. 1st Florida Reserves. Mr.
Kinsey was at the Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida and states he was one of
the soldiers that fired the first shots at this battle. He was discharged in
Tallahassee, Florida in June of 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension at
Taylor County, in September 1908. Mr. Kinsey died in Taylor County in 1920. |
| Barnabus J. Levingston:
Mr. Levingston was born in Telfair County, Georgia, July 15,1842. He
enlisted at Springhill, Georgia, in Company E. 61st Georgia "Sharp-
Shooters", October of 1861. He was wounded in the foot at the battle of 2nd
Manassas, Virginia. He was discharged at Petersburg, Virginia in 1865. He
applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida in 1912. He owned
10 acres at Fish Creek in Taylor County and had 50 head of hogs.. |
| Abner J. Lewis: Mr.
Lewis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina, December 28, 1835. He
enlisted in Montgomery, Alabama, April 9,1862 in the 60th Alabama Infantry,
Company C. Mr. Lewis was wounded by a gunshot to his right leg at
Petersburg, Virginian in April of 1865. He was taken prisoner while in the
hospital, and was paroled at Farmville, Virginia in April of 1865. Mr. Lewis
applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County, Florida, August 11, 1897.
In 1901 his Post Office address was Salem, Florida. (Taylor, County)
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| Henry B.
Lewis: Mr. Lewis enlisted in Madison County, at Camp Linton in 1863.
He joined Captain McGehee's Home Guards. On his pension application he list
that his service consisted of, catching out-laws. He died in Taylor
County Florida July 5th, 1902. |
| John Lewis: Mr.
Lewis enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry Company D. He died in Taylor
County, March 6,1876. His widow applied for a pension in Taylor County in
1909, she list her Post Office address as Hampton Springs, Florida. |
| William B. Lipscomb:
Mr. Lipscomb was born in Edgefield South Carolina, September 24,
1846. He enlisted in Madison, County Florida, in January, 1864, in the 2nd.
Florida Calvary Company I. Mr. Lipscomb fought in the battle of Olustee,
Florida and the battle at Natural Bridge, Florida. He was wounded at the
battle of Natural Bridge and sent to Madison Florida and was not able to
return to service. He was discharged at Madison, Florida in
May or June 1865. Mr. Lipscomb applied for a pension in 1899 in Taylor
County, Florida. |
| Mathew C. Mathis:
Mr. Mathis was born in Madison County, Florida May 27, 1847. He enlisted in
Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida Special
Cavalry , July 27, 1864 at Taylor
County. He was discharged at Perry, Florida May of 1865.He applied for
a soldier's pension in Madison, County September 9, 1897. He died in
Madison County, Florida February 21, 1918. His widow applied for a pension
in Taylor County, April 1, 1918. |
| James T. Mathis:
Mr. Mathis enlisted at Taylor County, Florida in the 2nd Florida Infantry
Company L. ("Madison Rangers"). His health was not good because
of the rigors and diseases of war, even after he came home in 1865. He died
in Taylor County , October 7, 1880. His widow applied for a pension at
Taylor County, July 19, 1897. |
| John H. Mathis:
Mr. Mathis enlisted in the 2nd Florida Calvary Company I, at Greenville,
Florida at Camp Tolo. He was surrendered May 10, 1865 at Tallahassee,
Florida and paroled May 25, 1865 same location. He died in Taylor County,
March 3, 1896. He did not receive a pension, his wife applied at Taylor
County, July 27, 1897. |
| Robert F. McCall :
Mr. McCall was born in Madison, County Florida on December 19, 1844.
He joined Captain McGehee's home guards. he was discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He filed for a soldier's pension in Taylor County in
1907.He list his residence as Salem, Taylor County, Florida. He died October 1, 1910, in Taylor
County, Florida. |
| Z.O. McLeod: Mr.
McLeod was born in Brooks County, Georgia on December 5, 1836. In June of
1861, he enlisted in Quitman, Georgia in Company C, of the 26th Georgia
Infantry Regiment. In July of 1864 Mr. McLeod was wounded in the right arm,
at the Battle of Monocacy Junction, Maryland. As the the result of the wound
his arm had to be amputated. Mr. McLeod was taken prisoner at Frederick
Maryland, he was held for six weeks and was then paroled and sent to
Richmond, Virginia. In 1864, he was honorably discharged. Mr. McLeod came to
Florida in October of 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor
County, Florida in 1887 and in 1909. Mr. McLeod died on May 10, 1918 in
Madison County, Florida. |
| William McDaniel:
Mr. McDaniel was born in Erwin County, Georgia, July 15, 1831. He enlisted
in May of 1862 in the 1st Georgia Infantry, Company E. He was surrendered
near Goldsboro North Carolina in 1865. Mr. McDaniel applied for a soldier's
pension at Taylor County, Florida, July 30 1897. He lists his Post
Office address as Lake Bird, Florida. He died in Taylor County June 9, 1909 |
| David J. McMullen: Mr.
McMullen was listed on the muster roll of the
"Taylor
Eagles" a home guard unit formed in Taylor County. The captain of
this unit was John M. Hendry. The roll shows Mr. McMullen enlisted on
October, 22 of 1861. After three months in this unit, he joined 2nd
Battalion Florida Infantry Company D. This company was later transferred to
the 10th Florida Infantry, June 8th, 1864. According to a letter written in
1909 by Thomas J. McMullen to the pension board, David was discharged at
night, after the battle of Olustee. He had been elected clerk of the court
for Taylor County. At the close of the war he was the government tax
collector for Taylor County. |
| William R. Minton:
Mr. Minton was born in Hancock County, Georgia November 15, 1836. He
enlisted September, 1862 in Abell's Light Artillery Company B. in Clay
County, Florida. In early March 1865, he was wounded by shell fragments at
the battle of Natural Bridge, Florida. He states he was hit by shell
fragments in 19 different places, his breast bone and one leg was broken. He
was discharged at Lake City, Florida in May of 1865. He filed for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, April 9, 1898. |
| William Jasper Morgan:
Mr. Morgan was born November 20th, 1847 in Brooks County Georgia. he
enlisted in Captain J. W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida
Special Cavalry in April of 1864,
at Perry Florida. He was discharged at Taylor County in 1865. He was
approved for a pension in 1913 and list his mailing address as Shady Grove
post office. |
| James P. Morgan:
Mr. Morgan was born in Hamilton County, Florida, November, 25, 1846. He
enlisted November 28, 1861 in the 1st Florida Calvary Company H. He was
elected 2nt Lieutenant May 26, 1862 and promoted to 1st Lieutenant July 1,
1862. He was wounded at the battle of Missionary Ridge. He was discharged at
Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. He applied for pension in
Taylor County in 1931. |
| Mark Moses:
Mr. Moses enlisted in Company K. 31st Georgia Infantry in September 1861. He
and his Company were surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia in
April of 1865. He died in Taylor County, Florida, September 17, 1901. |
| William G. Murphy:
Mr. Murphy enlisted in Captain Vance Randall's home guards, in 1863. He was
discharged at the close of the war. He died in Taylor County, Florida,
February 22, 1888. His widow applied for a pension in Taylor County in 1907. |
| William H. Newborn:
Mr. Newborn is listed on the 1860 Taylor County census. He was
born in Georgia. It is possible he is the William Newborn listed on the
roster of the
"Taylor Eagles" home guard unit,
formed in 1861 in Taylor County, Florida. He enlisted in Company D. 5th. Florida Infantry in 1863.
Mr. Newborn did not draw a pension, his wife applied for one in Desoto
County, Florida in 1913. |
| Daniel F. O'Quinn:
Mr. O'Quinn was born in Muscogee County, Georgia on April 7, 1844. He
enlisted in Company A 2nd Florida Battalion Infantry in March, 1863. He was
later transferred to Company I 10th Florida Infantry. Mr. O'Quinn was
wounded in the right arm in August of 1864, at Horseshoe, Virginia. He was
given a furlough home to Taylor County because of his wounds and was not
able to return before the war ended. Mr. O'Quinn first applied for a
soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1897. He list his Post Office
as Lake Bird. Mr. O'Quinn died in Madison County, Florida November 18, 1928. |
| Daniel J. Parker:
Mr. Parker appears on the 1860 Taylor County Florida census, it shows him owning 640
acres of land. He joined the 2nd Florida Calvary Company I , in Taylor
County. He died in Taylor County 10th of August, 1885. |
| William M. Parker:
Mr. Parker was born in Brooks or Lowndes County Georgia, April 19, 1843. He
appears on the 1860 Taylor County census. At Perry, Florida In May 1861, he
enlisted in the 2nd Florida Infantry Company L. He was wounded at Gaines
Farm, June 27, 1862. Mr. Parker was captured at the battle of Gettysburg
June 23, 1863. He was discharged at Fort Delaware, June of 1865 at the close
of the war. Mr. Parker applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County
Florida, October 23, 1902. |
| William R. Poppell:
Records show Mr. Poppell enlisted
in Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A. 1st Battalion Special Calvary,
May 7 186? at Fenholloway, Florida, Taylor County. He was paroled May 19,
1865 at Madison, Florida. |
| John E. Pridgean :
Mr. Pridgean joined Captain John H. Bryant's Company D. 1st Florida Reserves,
sometime in 1862. Mr. Pridgean contracted typhoid fever in 1864 at Lake
City, Florida and never fully recovered from it. He died in Taylor County, October 25, 1884.
His widow filed for a pension in February 1906 at Taylor County.
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| Jasper Reese: Mr.
Reese enlisted in the 6th Georgia Infantry at Hancock County, Georgia on
April 22, 1861. he was discharged in a Richmond, Virginia hospital, for
disability at Yorktown, Virginia, January 12,1862. He reenlisted in Company
I 59th Georgia Infantry, May 7, 1862. He was paroled at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia April 9, 1865. He came to Taylor County soon after the close
of the war. He died February 14, 1887 in Taylor County, Florida. His widow
applied for a pension in 1927 at Taylor County. |
| Jim Reynolds: Mr.
Reynolds was born at Chester County, South Carolina, November 19,
1846. He enlisted at Tallahassee, Florida in May of 1864, in Tubberville's
Company E 1st Florida Reserves. He was discharged May 1865 at Tallahassee.
He applied for a soldier's pension in 1913. |
| Richard R. Roberts:
Mr. Roberts was born February 22, 1844 in Hamilton County, Florida.
He enlisted in Savannah, Georgia in 1864 in Charlie Jenkins Company 1st
Florida Infantry, later transferred to the 10th Florida Infantry. he became
sick about May 1864 at Richmond , Virginia and was sent home. His doctor did
not feel he was able to go back into the field so he was detailed to work in
the hospital at Lake City, Florida. He was sent from the hospital with
others and fought at the battle of Natural Bridge and was wounded in the
left leg. He was discharged at the close of the war at Lake City. Mr.
Roberts applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida, April 12,
1902. |
| William O. Rogers: Mr.
Rogers enlisted in the 3rd. Florida Infantry, Company G, on January 2, 1862.
He was paroled May 1, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr.. Rogers died
in Taylor County, Florida on August 3rd., 1900. |
| Joseph R. Rowell:
Mr. Rowell was born in Georgia and is listed on the 1860 Taylor County
census. He enlisted in the 2nd Florida Infantry Company L in June 1861 at
Madison Florida, in January 1863 he joined Company E 11th Florida Infantry.
He was injured by an exploding shell at Petersburg, Virginia, February,
1865. He applied for a soldier's pension December 24, 1890 and list his
mailing address as Lake Bird, Florida, Taylor County. He died in May 22, 1896 in
Taylor County. |
| David Rowell: Mr.
Rowell was born December 29th, 1842, in Jefferson County Florida. He first joined the Taylor County home guard unit
"Taylor Eagles" commanded by
Captain John M. Hendry. Later some time in 1862, Mr. Rowell was
transferred to the 4th Florida Infantry, Company E. Mr. Rowell was shot
through the right thigh and left arm, (which broke his arm) and was captured
at Murfreesboro Tennessee around December, 1862. Later he was exchanged
and got back to his command. He was furloughed because of his wounds and
stayed home nearly a year. He did rejoin his unit and was captured again
January 5th, 1863. He was paroled at Greensborough, North Carolina on May1,
1865. In 1909 he filed for a veterans pension and listed his residence as
Taylor County, Florida. |
| Henry A. Rowell:
Mr. Rowell
possibly served 3 months in state service, in the
"Taylor Eagles"
(Robert W. Hendry
said he served with him in this home guard unit ) Mr.
Rowell enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry, Company D on April 30,1862. He
was captured May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. He was
taken to the prisoner of war camp at Elmira, New York . He was paroled for
exchange February 20, 1865. Mr. Rowell died March 26, 1892, in Taylor County
Florida. |
| Joseph R. Rowell:
Mr. Rowell was born in Georgia and is listed on the 1860 Taylor County
census. He enlisted in the 2nd Florida Infantry Company L in June 1861, at
Madison Florida. In January 1863 he joined Company E 11th Florida Infantry.
He was injured by an exploding shell at Petersburg, Virginia, February,
1865. He applied for a soldier's pension December 24, 1890 and list his
mailing address as Lake Bird, Florida, Taylor County. He died in May 22, 1896 in
Taylor County. |
| William Saddler: Mr.
Saddler was born April 22,1847 in Decatur, County Georgia. He enlisted at
Madison, Florida, in May of 1864, in Company K. 1st Florida Reserves. He was
paroled at Madison, Florida , May 18, 1865. He filed for a soldier's pension
in Taylor County in March of 1911. He list on his application that he owns
80 acres of land in Taylor County and his Post Office address is Saddler,
Florida, Taylor County.
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| John J. Saddler:
Mr. Saddler was born in Decatur County, Georgia, March 3 ,1838. He was in
Company A. 22 Georgia Artillery Battery and at Gadsden County, Florida March
1, 1861 joined Frank Collins Company. In
February 1865, he was shot in the left wrist and cut with a saber on the
same arm the same day. He was discharged February 17,1865 in North
Carolina. Mr. Saddler applied for a soldier's pension at Taylor County,
Florida on December 1, 1902. His Post Office address was Perry, Florida. He
died January 6, 1906 in Taylor County, Florida. |
| John Sapp: Mr.
Sapp was born in Florida and is listed on the 1860 Taylor County census. He
enlisted in the 2nd Florida Calvary in March of 1862. He was taken ill, and
while on sick leave died in Taylor County in July, 1864. |
| William G. Sayers:
Mr. Sayers enlisted in 1862 in Company F 44th Consolidated Tennessee
Infantry. Mr. Sayers was detailed the last 2 years of his service as a
wheelwright and blacksmith. He was discharged at Macon, Georgia at the close
of the war. He died in Taylor County, Florida, February 24, 1900. |
| Eli Sealy: Mr.
Sealy states on his 1908 pension application that he was born the 11th of February, 1843 in
Wakulla, County Florida. In
April 1863 in Jefferson, County Florida, he joined Company E, 1st Florida
Reserves. He states in his pension files that he served in several
engagements, and he states he was wounded at the top of the forehead at the
Marianna, Florida fight. . He was discharged in May of 1865 at Tallahassee. He applied for a
soldier's pension in September 1908. Mr. Sealy list his address as Lake Joe,
Taylor County.
Mr. Sealy died in Taylor County, March 8, 1924.
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| William W. Sever:
Mr. Sever was born in Bullock County Georgia, January 10th, 1847. He is
listed on the 1860 Taylor County, Florida census. He enlisted at Perry,
Florida, in Captain J. W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida
Special Cavalry, Company A.
on April 1st., 1864. He was discharged at Perry, Florida on April 26, 1865.
Mr. Sever applied for a pension in Madison County July 5th, 1907. |
| Game G. Sheffield:
Mr. Sheffield enlisted in the 29th Georgia Calvary Company C. at Thomas
County, Georgia, August 12, 1863. He was discharged at Waynesboro, Georgia
in 1865. Mr. Sheffield applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County,
Florida, July 16, 1897. He list his Post Office address as Lake Bird,
Florida, Taylor County. He died in Taylor County, June 19, 1909 and is
buried at the Lake Bird cemetery. |
| Moses Slaughter:
Mr. Slaughter was born March 9, 1829 in Lowndes County Georgia. He is listed
on the 1860 Taylor County census. He enlisted at Madison, Florida in the 2nd
Florida Calvary Company I, April 26, 1863. Mr. Slaughter was
discharged May of 1865 in Duval County, Florida. He applied for a soldier's
pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1897 and the 5th of April 1902.
He list his residence in 1902 as Luther( Shady Grove), Florida in Taylor County. |
| Redding Smith: Mr.
Smith enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry Company C. in 1861. He was
discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He died January 25, 1895 at
Taylor County. |
| Shadrack Smith :
Mr. Smith is listed on the 1860, Taylor County, Florida census. He first
enlisted in R. H. Gambles Light Artillery in 1862 then in April, 1864, Captain J. W.
Faulkner's, Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry. He was surrendered and paroled at Madison
Florida, May 17, 1865. He died February 6, 1900 in Taylor County, Florida.
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| John J.
Stephens: Mr. Stephens was born in Upson County, Georgia, May 30,
1841. He enlisted in Company I 29th Georgia Infantry at Thomasville, Georgia
, October 1, 1861. He was wounded in the right thigh at the battle of
Chickamauga, September 18, 1863. He was surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida,
May 10, 1865 and paroled at Thomasville, Georgia May 19, 1865. Mr. Stephens
applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida in 1906. Mr.
Stevens died in Taylor County, May 11, 1908.
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| William C. Stephens:
Mr. Stephens was born in Marion County, Florida, August 29, 1833. he
enlisted in J.M. Martins artillery Company in Nassau County, Florida in
March of 1862. He was discharged May 8, 1865 at Meridian, Mississippi .Mr.
Stephens applied for a soldier's pension in Taylor County, Florida, January
30, 1902. He list his Post Office address as Salem, Florida Taylor County.
He died in Taylor County January 20, 1907. |
| Daniel Stripling:
Mr. Stripling enlisted in the 9th Georgia Infantry in 1861. He died in
Taylor County, October 9 1882. |
| John H. Walker:
Mr. Walker was born August 13, 1839 in Madison County, Florida. He enlisted
at Monticello, Florida in April of 1863, in Captain Barwick's Company F, 1st
Florida Reserves. He was paroled at Madison in May of 1865. He applied for a
soldier's pension June 5, 1905. Mr. Walker died
in 1918 and is buried in Salem, Cemetery in Taylor County. |
| James B. Watts:
Mr. Watts was born in Madison County, Florida, April 22, 1837. He enlisted
at Pensacola, Florida on March 6, 1862 in the 1st Florida Infantry. He was
captured at Resaca, Georgia in January of 1864. He was paroled from the Rock
Island prison camp in July 1865. He applied for a soldier's pension at
Taylor County, Florida in 1907. He list his Post Office address as
Fenholloway, Florida. |
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Richard Moses White: Mr. White was
born in Gadsden County, Florida December 6, 1840. In June of 1861 he
enlisted in Company L, 2nd Florida Infantry at Madison, Florida. Mr. White
was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia and given a furlough home. He was not
able to return to his duty because of his wounds. He received his discharge
at Tallahassee, Florida in May of 1865. He applied for a soldiers pension in
Taylor County, Florida on June 20,1909. He list his Post Office address as
Perry, Florida. |
| Benjamin Whitfield:
Mr. Whitfield was born January 20, 1827 in Roanoke, North
Carolina. He enlisted in the 5th Florida Infantry Company G, in Jefferson
County, Florida, March, 1861. He was captured at Reams Station in Virginia
and paroled out in June, 1865. Mr. Whitfield filed for a soldier's pension
July 22, 1897, in Taylor County, he was 75 years old at that time. He died
the 6th of March, 1902.
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| Edward M. Wilder: Mr.
Wilder is on the 1860 Taylor County Florida census. In may 1861 he enrolled
in Captain Pillans Company L 2nd Florida in Madison, Florida
and served 17 months.
After his discharge from the 2nd Florida, he joined Gambles Artillery. He
also served in Villepigue's Company,
then swapped places with another soldier, which placed him back in Florida
in Captain Dyke's Artillery. He was ordered to Andersonville Georgia where he
served till the close of the war. Mr. Wilder applied for a pension on July
19th, 1897 at Taylor County Florida. He died in Taylor County December 16th,
1899.
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| Jerry M. Wilder:
Mr. Wilder was born in Taylor County, Florida on February 16, 1847. He is
possibly the Jeremiah Wilder on the 1860 Taylor County census. He joined
Captain J.W. Faulkner's Company A of the 1st Battalion Florida Special
Cavalry , at Camp Carlton, in Taylor
County in November or December 1864. He was mustered out at Mosley Hall,
Florida at the close of the war. Mr. Wilder applied for a soldier's pension
in 1909, he list his address as Fenholloway, Florida in Taylor County. |
| Iggliah N. Wood:
Mr. Wood was born in Columbia County, Florida on August 4, 1843. He enlisted
at Bronson in Levy County Florida, in December 20, of 1861, in the 1st
Florida Calvary, Company I. He was captured November 25, 1863 at the battle
of "Missionary Ridge". He was exchanged in May, 1865. Mr. Wood owned 180
acres in Taylor County. He list his post office address as Salem, Florida, Taylor
County. He applied for a soldier's pension in November, 1907. |
| Andrew J. Wright:
Mr. Wright was born in Dougherty County, Georgia. In April of 1864 he
enlisted in the 32nd Georgia Infantry, Company D. He filed for a soldier's
pension in Taylor County, Florida, February 18, 1908. He listed his
Post Office address as Fenholloway, Florida. |
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