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Dykes Cemetery
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Photos & GPS Readings from Adjutant Larry Clere. BACK TO CEMETERY INDEX AND LIST PAGE
Private Joseph C. Dykes
Has Joseph C. Dykes, son of James Riley Dykes and Jane E. Bryan, enlisted in Company A, 11th Florida Infantry, at Merritt's Bridge, Jackson County, Florida, on 11 Aug 1863. He was captured at Farmville, Virginia, on 6 Apr 1865, and released from Point Lookout, Maryland, 11 Jun 1865. Joseph married Versy G. Goodwin 29 Nov 1866, in Jackson County, Florida. [NARA 251 REEL 99 - EGS] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private William F. Chafin
Has William F. Chafin enlisted as a private in Company F, 27th Georgia Battalion Infantry. [NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SOLDIERS & SAILORS SYSTEM] 27th Georgia Infantry Battalion
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Private James H. Dykes GPS N30°44.410'W84°58.225' James H. Dykes, son of John Dykes and Elizabeth Freeman, was born 22 Nov 1848 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and died 20 Aug 1920, in Jackson County, Florida. James was a member of Captain Robinson's Club Cavalry, and was engaged at the battle of Marianna, escaping across the Chipola River. [WEST FLORIDA WAR, COX - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
5th Sergeant Moses Dykes GPS N30°44.419'W84°58.222' Moses Dykes, son of Jacob Horn Dykes and Sabra Mariah Dixon, was born about 1839 in Gadsden County, Florida. He died in 1899, and is buried at Dykes Cemetery, Sneads, Jackson County, Florida. Moses Dykes enlisted in Captain Attaway's Company (Co. F), 6th Florida Infantry, on 10 May 1862, at Apalachicola Arsenal, Florida. He was promoted to 5th Sergeant from Private, on 15 Feb 1863. He was wounded on 16 Sep 1863, and spent some time in a Confederate Hospital. He was later listed as being Absent without leave at home in Jackson County. He was surrendered at Quincy, Florida , 11 May 1865. [EGS DATABASE - NARA M251 REEL 70] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Corporal William Henry Dykes GPS N30°44.410'W84°58.225'
Has William Henry Dykes, son of Jacob Horn Dykes and Sabra Mariah Dixon, was born 17 Jul 1831, and died 6 Jun 1899. He enlisted in Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry on 20 Mar 1862. He had earlier joined Captain Smith's Cavalry Company [Marianna Dragoons) in 1861. He was discharged at Marianna, Florida in May 1865.[FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A02330 - EGS DATABASE- COMPANY ROLL CO. B, 15th CAV SOLDIERS OF FLORIDA p280] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private Issac B. Harrell
Isaac B. Harrell, son of Ransom Whitfield Harrell and Martha Aw Wa Dabbega (the daughter of Aw Wa Dabbega, Creek Indian) was born 1 may 1840, and died 22 Feb 1915. he enlisted in Company E, 8th Regiment Florida Infantry on 13 may 1862, at Marianna. Records, last on file, indicate he was in Receiving & Wayside Hospital (General Hospital # 9), Richmond, Virginia, during Oct & Nov 1863. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION RECORD # A01367 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 83 Go-K - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private John J. Hester
John J. Hester enlisted as a private in Company I, 12th Georgia Infantry 14 Jun 1861. He was born at Cuthbert, Ga. in 1840. [HENDERSON'S ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF GEORGIA] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private Jonathan H. Hill
J. H. Hill enlisted 13 Mar 1862 and was rejected as being to young on 21 Apr 1862. His pension record lists him as being born 2 Feb 1846, in Decatur County, Georgia. He died 18 Oct 1918. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION D11102 - NARA M251 REEL 71] GPS N30°44.429'W84°58.232'
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Private Lumpkin McDaniel
Lumpkin McDaniel, son of Risdon McDaniel, was born 24 Oct 1839. He enlisted in Company A, 11th Florida Infantry Regiment in 11 Aug 1862. He was home sick at the end of the war with Chronic Diarrhea. Click here to see letter Lumpkin sent the Pension Board. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #06250 - NARA PUB M251 REEL 101 K-Q - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Color Corporal John Jasper Owens
John Jasper Owens, son of David T. Owens, was born Jul 1834, in Thomas County, Georgia. and he died 8 mar 1915. He enlisted in Company A (The Dixie Boys), 57th Georgia Infantry Regiment on 1 May 1862. He was Captured in Kentucky on 4 Sep 1862, and paroled at Barbourville, Kentucky, same date. John was again captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 Jul 1863, and paroled there on 7 July 1863. He was detailed Color Corporal in Jan 1864. Company Muster Roll for Apr 1864, last on file, shows him present. [HENDERSON'S ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF GEORGIA - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private Frances M. Shelfer
Frances "Frank" M. Shelfer, son of Levi Shelfer and Nancy L. Dykes, was born in Gadsden County, Florida on 18 Aug 1848. By 1864 he was sixteen years old and is listed by the WPA as being a member of the Marianna Home Guard. His name has not been found on any records, but this is not unusual for the last few years of the war, when records were not kept up to date and others were destroyed. [EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private Levi Shelfer GPS N30°44.435'W84°58.218'
Levi Shelfer was born 1 Apr 1801. He was a Seminole War Veteran. He was a member of Black Hawk Cavalry in 1861 and served with that unit's brief history. He enlisted 26 May 1863 in this company at Camp Milton as a substitute for J. Bird. He transferred to Company A, 5th Florida Cavalry 15 Sep 183 then transferred to Company E, 5th Florida Cavalry soon after. The last file on record recorded him as absent on detached duty since 17 Jan 1865. Levi was paroled at Quincy 21 May 1865. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A11436 - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private John Franklin Watts
John Franklin "Frank" Watts was born 24 May 1845 in Clay County, Georgia, and died 27 Apr 1919. in Jackson County, Florida. He enlisted in Company G, 64th Regiment Georgia Infantry on 5 April 1863. Frank was wounded at Olustee and later at the Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia. He was one of five men of his company who surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. The affects of his wounds and his age caused him in later years to became unable to take care of his daily activities or do work. He applied for an received a pension. Click here to read a letter of support from the local veterans group. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A11436 - EGS DATABASE] BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
Private John S. White
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Joe Williams GPS N30°44.445'W84°58.225'
Captain Joe Williams is not found in the Rolls of Company E, 10th Florida Infantry. One J. E. Williams is listed on the roll for Company E, but he was a private. No Joe or Joseph Williams matching the dates of Captain Joe Williams birth or death is found in the Pension Index for Florida. NOTE: If anyone has any information on Captain Joe Williams, please contact Ashley Pollette. BACK TO LIST OF SOLDIERS BURIED AT DYKES OF SNEADS, FL CEMETERY
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