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John W. Basford - Samuel S. Basford - Joseph B. Cox
Zachariah Hamilton - Emily W. Hewett - James M. Hewett - Ellis I. Moody
Benjamin H. Neel - Harrison W. Neel - Cornelius Stephens - Ferdinand J. Weeks

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Private John Wyatt Basford
Company I, 4th Florida Infantry Regiment

John W. Basford was born 22 Oct 1845, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. He stated in his pension file that he enlisted at the "school house" in Jackson County, Florida on 22 Apr 1863, in Company I, 4th Florida Regiment. Records indicate he was in the "hospital wounded" in June 1863. Private Basford was captured on 14 May 1864 at Dallas, Georgia. He was confined at Rock Island, Illinois, and was exchanged at Richmond, Virginia, in Apr 1865. Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital # 1 in Richmond and furloughed home. He arrived in Jackson County, Florida, on 21 Apr 1865. [CONFEDERATE PENSION # A05695 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 53 A-CH]

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Private Samuel S. Basford
Company I, 4th Florida Infantry Regiment

Samuel S. Basford was born in Brunswick County, North Carolina. He enlisted in Company I, 4th Florida Regiment on 21 Sep 1861,  at Fort Mallory on St Vincent Island, Florida, but his pension application indicates he enlisted at St. Vincent Island, Florida, on 8 Sep 1861. He was captured on 25 Nov 1863, at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, and sent to Rock Island, Illinois. Due to sickness (poor eyesight and severe rheumatism) he was transferred for exchange on 15 Feb 1865. He was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital # 2 on 4 Mar 1865, and was furloughed for 30 days on 12 Mar 1865. He reached home in Jackson County, Florida on 1 Apr 1865. [CONFEDERATE PENSION # A01231 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 53 A-CH]

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Private Joseph B. Cox
Captain Poe's Company, 1st Regiment Florida Reserves

Joseph B. Cox was born in Barnesville District, South Carolina in 1825. He enlisted in Company C (Captain Poe's), 1st Regiment Infantry Reserves in May 1864 and was discharged in May 1865. His name does not appear on the rolls, but sworn statements from members of the company attest to the fact he was a member. He married Martha Croft on 4 Mar 1876, in Jackson County, Florida. Her widow's pension application indicates Joe's death as 29 Jul 1896.[CONFEDERATE PENSION # A00632]

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Private Zachariah Hamilton
Company F, 6th Florida Infantry

 Zachariah Hamilton was born in South Carolina on 1 Jul 1840. He enlisted in Company F, 6th Florida Infantry at Apalachicola Arsenal at Chattahoochee, Florida, on 12 May 1862. He was captured 16 Dec 1864, near Nashville, Tennessee and was sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois. Zachariah was discharged 19 Jun 1865. [CONFEDERATE PENSION # A06202 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 71 G-H]

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Private Emily Walden Hewitt
Company E, 8th Florida Infantry Regiment

Emily Walden Hewitt was born in North Carolina 11 June 1842. He enlisted in Company E, 8th Florida Infantry Regiment at Marianna, Florida, in 1864. His name is not listed on company rolls, but his prisoner of war records list him as being captured 6 Apr 1865, at Harpers Farm, Virginia, and was sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, on 15 Apr 1865.  He took the oath and was released on 13 June 1865. He was approved for a pension. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION RECORDS #A06327]

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Private James M. Hewitt
Company E, 8th Florida Infantry Regiment

James M. Hewett was born 4 Nov 1837, and died 30 Dec 1912. He enlisted in Company E, 8th Florida Infantry on 13 May 1862. He spent a great deal of time away from his unit due to sickness. He was also court marshaled for desertion, but managed to return to his unit before the war ended. There is also a James M. Hewitt listed in Company A 5th Battalion Florida Cavalry [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION RECORD # A01367 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 83 H-Go]

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Private Ellis Irvin Moody
Campbell's Siege Artillery

Ellis Irvin Moody was born 22 Feb 1834, and died 25 Oct 1907. He enlisted in Campbell's Siege Artillery in Jun 1862. He was stationed at St. Marks, Florida, for most of the war. After the war he married Martha Ann Sheppard on 26 Nov 1866. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION RECORD # A03359]

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Private Benjamin H. Neel
Captain Robinson's Home Guard

Benjamin H. Neel was born in Early County, Georgia, on 5 Aug 1817, and died on 14 Oct 1895. He married Gilley C._____  in Early County, Georgia, on 27 Apr 1845. He enlisted in Captain Robinson's Home Guard in 1864. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION # A12272]

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Private Harrison William Neel
Company A, 2nd Florida Cavalry

Harrison William Neel is listed as William H. H. Neel in Confederate records. He was born 5 Nov 1847, and died 24 Apr 1889. He enlisted in Company A, 2nd Florida Cavalry on 10 or 11 March 1862. (record is of poor quality). He surrendered in May 1865. [NARA PUB M251 REEL 11 H-R]

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