Shady Grove Cemetery

Henry C. Blount, son of Reddin Blount and Frances C. Martin, was born on 23 Feb 1845, in Holmes County, Florida. Fifteen year old Henry is found listed in his fathers household in the 1860 Walton County, Florida, census. Henry enlisted in Company K, 6th Alabama Cavalry Regiment in Coffee County, Alabama, on 3 Apr 1863. He was discharged at Milton, Florida, in Apr 1865. Henry married Ellafair L. Brannan in 1870. Henry and his wife are found living in Shady Grove in the 1910 Jackson County, Florida, census. [ancestry.com - FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A07557 - NARA PUB M311 - FOOTNOTE.COM]

Jesse Jefferson Bradley was born 14 Mar 1838, in Randolph County, Georgia. Pension records show him enlisting in Company A & L of the 11th Florida Infantry Regiment on 12 Oct 1863. He surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, and was discharged on 10 Apr 1865. Jesse married Betty Simmons on 25 Dec 1879, in Jackson County, Florida, and he died on 4 Mar 1923. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A0242]

W. B. Bryant enlisted as a 2nd Corporal in Company L, 2nd Florida Infantry. He is listed as surrendering at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 Apr 1865. [NARA M251 REEL 35]

John Cloud was born 1 Jun 1842, in Decatur County, Georgia. He enlisted in Company A, 11th Florida Infantry Regiment, in Marianna, Florida, on 11 Aug 1862. He was home sick at the end of the war. John surrendered at Quincy, Florida, on 11 May 1865, and was paroled at Quincy, Florida, on 22 May 1865. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #D18251]

Thomas Henry Cook enlisted in Company K, 9th Georgia Infantry on 11 Jun 1861, at Americas, Georgia. In Sep 1861 he was assigned extra duty as a nurse at the General Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. In early 1864 he was detailed to drive cattle for the Brigade. He was admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 8 Nov 1864, with the "Itch". Private Thomas Henry Cook surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 Apr 1865. [NARA PUB M266 - FOOTNOTE.COM]

William Larkin Davis   No record located.

James Abner Dickson, son of William Washington Dickson and Annie Cherry, was born in Florida, 13 Jan 1845, and died 20 May 1923. He enlisted as a private in Captain Robinson's Company of Florida Partisan Rangers at Merritt's Bridge, Jackson County, Florida, on 11 Aug 1862. It appears James Abner deserted and joined the Union Navy. His official records are in poor shape and his U.S. Navy records have not been located at this time.  [ancestry.com - NSRA Pub M251 REEL 43 A-F, - EGA DATABASE]

William Columbus "Lum" Dickson, son of William Washington Dickson and Annie Cherry, was born in Florida, in 1839 and he died before 1880. He is found in his father's household listed as Columbus Dickson in the 1860 Jackson County, census. He enlisted as a corporal in Captain Robinson's Company of Florida Partisan Rangers at Merritt's Bridge, Jackson County, Florida, on 11 Aug 1862. Lum was promoted thru the ranks reaching 3rd Sergeant on 1 Oct 1863. He was dropped from the rolls on 1 Jan 1864. William M. Columbus Dickson was buried in the Russ Cemetery, which was flooded by Lake Seminole. His grave along with all his father's family was moved to Shady Grove Cemetery in 1953. [ancestry.com - NSRA Pub M251 REEL 43 A-F, - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

William Dee Benjamin Dudley was born on 29 Dec 1820, in Jones County, Georgia, and he died in 1912. He enlisted in Company I, 4th Florida Infantry at Marianna, Florida, on 25 Sep 1861. He was discharged on 25 Dec 1862, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for being over forty years of age. [FLORIDA PENSION APPLICATION A11025 -NARA PUB. M251 REEL 54 - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

John Gordon Durden married Amy Hagan on 14 Aug 1859, in Calhoun County, Florida. He was born on 10 Mar 1837, in Baker County, Georgia, and died 17 Apr 1917, in Jackson County, Florida [dates from pension application]. John enlisted on 8 Sep 1862, in Company E, 5th Battalion Florida Cavalry. His pension application indicates he was enlisted at Tallahassee, Florida, and that he was discharged on 11 May 1865, at Quincy, Florida, at the close of the war. [NARA PUB. M251 REEL 16 - FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION A01967 - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

Cullen Wesley Edenfield was born 12 May 1827, in Emanuel County, Georgia, and he died 27 Dec 1910, in Jackson County, Florida. He enlisted in 4 Jun 1862, in Company C, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment. He was surrendered on 10 May 1865, at Tallahassee, Florida. [NARA PUB. M251 REEL 70 - FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION A01201 - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

Richard Franklin Edenfield was born 18 Jun 1836, in Gadsden County, Florida, and died 29 Feb 1908, in Jackson County, Florida. He enlisted 8 Sep 1862, in Captain Milton's Independent Cavalry Company. This company became Company G, 2nd Florida Cavalry. He later transferred to Company E, 2nd Florida Cavalry. [NARA PUB. M251 REEL 8 - FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION A00779 - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

Benjamin Franklin Grantham, son of Nathan Grantham and Susannah Strickland, was born 7 Jul 1823, in Dooly County, Georgia. He enlisted as a private in Company F, 31st Georgia Infantry Regiment on 27 Oct 1861, and was paroled at Quincy, Florida on 22 May 1865. [ancestry.com - ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF GEORGIA 1861-1865]

Jefferson Griffin was born 24 Dec 1830, in Warren County, Georgia. He enlisted as a private in Captain H. O Bassett’s Company of the 6th Florida Infantry. He was wounded twice and captured at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was released from Camp Chase, Ohio on 13 Jun 1865. Jefferson married Elizabeth (Lizzie) McDaniel on 10 Apr 1854. Jefferson Griffin died on 1 May 1914. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION A05364 - EDENFIELD DATABASE]

Eleazar Johnson, son of Alford Johnson and Annis McGlamry Johnson, was born 11 Jul 1836, in Macon County, Georgia. The family came to Florida before 1850 and settled near Campbellton. He married Henrietta Plair in Oct 1857. He 1st enlisted on 10 May 1861, in Jackson County, Florida. He was discharged 28 Dec 1861. He re-enlisted on 8 Sep 1862, in Company E, 6th Florida Infantry and was medically discharged 20 Mar 1863, at Mossey Creek, Tennessee. He re-enlisted again 12 Oct 1863, in Company L, 11th Florida Infantry. He was in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Saylers Creek during Lee's retreat to Appomattox, Virginia. He was captured on 6 Jun 1865 at Farmville, Virginia,  and taken prisoner to Point Lookout, Maryland, where he was held until 28 Jun 1865. He was released on oath on that date. He was 5' 10" tall, with a light complexion, gray eyes and light hair. His occupation was a farmer. He died 17 Sep 1870, just 5 years after the war.

Gazaway Johnson, son of Alford Johnson and Annis McGlamry Johnson, was born 18 Mar 1824, in Georgia, and died 5 May 1898, in Jackson County, Georgia.

Isaac King, son of Isaac and Elizabeth King, was born in Florida on 19 May 1836. He enlisted in Captain Smith's Marianna Dragoons on 14 Mar 1862. This company became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. In Sep 1864 Isaac was on detached duty in Marianna, Florida, when the Marianna Raid occurred. He escaped across the Chipola River and was later wounded when he encountered a Union guard. Isaac survived the war and married Elizabeth Fulgham in Jackson County on 28 Jun 1894. Isaac died on 12 Mar 1903. [FLORIDA CONFEDERAT PENSION A00638 - EDENFIELD DATADASE - THE BATTLE OF MARIANNA, FLORIDA]

David James Mears, son of Levin Mears, was born in North Carolina, on 17 Aug 1819. He died in Jackson County, Florida, on 1 Mar 1888. David enlisted in Company E, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment on 14 Apr 1862, at Mt. Vernon, Florida. David married Mary Ann Davis on 17 Dec 1848, in Jackson County, Florida. He married a second time to Mary Jane Cook on 28 Sep 1873. [ANCESTRY.COM]

William Riley McClellan, son of John Hiram McClellan and Eliza Alexander, was born in Irwin County, Georgia, on 15 Jan 1844. He died on 24 Dec 1939, and was buried at Shady Grove Cemetery, Grand Ridge, Florida. He enlisted in the Captain David Henderson's Company, 10th Georgia Battalion, on 4 Mar 1862. He was eighteen years of age at the time of his enlistment. On 14 Mar 1862, he was mustered into Company B, 10th Battalion Georgia Infantry. He was appointed 4th Corporal on 21 Jul 1863 and by Nov 1863 he was 3rd Corporal. On 1 Jul 1864, he was promoted to 1st Corporal. He was surrendered and paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 Apr 1865. William married Josephine Folsom in 1869. He died 24 Dec 1939, in Jackson County, Florida. [ANCESTRY.COM - FOOTNOTE.COM]