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St Lukes Episcopal Church CemeterySt Luke's Church Cemetery is part of the Marianna, Florida, Battlefield. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting occurred between the headstones of the cemetery on 27 Sep 1864. Nine Jackson County citizens and two soldiers from Jackson County died here. Seventeen citizens and soldiers were wounded and ninety-six were captured. The casualty rate for the defenders of Marianna, Florida was 38% of those engaged. The church was set on fire and several Confederate soldiers and citizens were shot as they ran from the building. [SOURCE THE BATTLE OF MARIANNA, FLORIDA] The biological and military information on the St Luke’s page came from searching the internet. The majority of the biological information came from the Ancestory.com and from the Florida Confederate Pension Applications found on The State Library and Archives site. Contact Ashley Pollette if you have information to add or if you see any mistakes. Photos by Ashley Pollette. GPS Readings by Historian Ashley Pollette & Adjutant Larry Clere.
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Private Benjamin F. Alderman GPS N30°46.573' W85° 13.920'
Benjamin F. Alderman is listed
in the 1850 Jackson County census as being four years old. He is in the
household of his father Benjamin F. Alderman, Sr., who was listed as a
merchant in Marianna. Benjamin’s pension records list his birth date as
8 Dec 1844, and he was born in Jackson County. He enlisted 4 Feb 1863 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company
(Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company
until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. His company surrendered at Claborn, Alabama in April 1865. Benjamin survived the war and is buried
at St Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson County, Florida.
[FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION #A12027 - NARA M251 REEL 19]
Private Sidney S. Alderman
Sidney S Alderman is listed in the 1850 Jackson County census as being fifteen years old. He is in the household of his father Benjamin F. Alderman, Sr., who was listed as a merchant in Marianna in the same census. Sidney was born in 1835 and he died in 1922. He enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Florida Infantry on August 11, 1862 at Merritt’s Bridge, Florida. Records indicate he furnished an alternate and he was discharged on August 11, 1862. Some web postings indicate an enlisted in the 6th Florida Infantry, but his name is not found on published rosters. He married Ellen Butler Hunter on January 13, 1859 in Jackson County, Florida. The 1860 census lists him as a merchant in the town of Marianna. [ANCESTORY.COM – NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SOLDIERS DATABASE] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
1st Sergeant Beverly Baker GPS N30°46.545' W85° 13.906'  Beverly Baker, son of Simmons Jones Baker and Elizabeth M. Hawkins, was born in Florida in 1835. He is listed in the 1860 Calhoun County census, in the household of Simmons Baker. Beverly Baker enlisted in Company E, 1st Florida Infantry Regiment, on May 5, 1861 and was mustered out on April 4, 1862. He re-enlisted 20 Apr 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. He was promoted to Sergeant prior to 31 Aug 1862. The last Company Roster on file has him listed as 4th Sergeant. Beverly Baker was captured at Mt. Pleasant (also shown as Claborn), Alabama on 11 Apr 1865, and was forwarded to Ship Island, Mississippi. After the war, he married Jennie M. Roulac and continued to live in Jackson County until his death on 9 Dec 1895. [ANCESTORY.COM – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION # A02572 - NARA M252 REEL 19]
Private Jack
Baker
Jack Baker was born in 1841 and died in 1871. BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private James S. Baker GPS N30°46.545' W85° 13.911'
James S. Baker is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as being twenty-four years old and living in the household of James L. G. Baker, a wealthy Jackson County planter. He enlisted in Captain Robinson’s Club Cavalry Home Guard and was at the Battle of Marianna, Florida. He was lucky enough to escape across the Chipola River during the battle and survive the war. He married Sarah L. Robinson on 8 Oct 1884. James died on 18 Dec 1893. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION # A01501] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
2nd Trumpeter George A. Baltzell
George A. Baltzell was born in 1845 and he died on March 29, 1903. He enlisted 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. He was appointed 2nd Trumpeter on 31 Sep 1862. On 21 Dec 1870, he married Rachel Robinson in Glynn County, Georgia. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION # A00932- NARA M252 REEL 19]
Lieutenant Colonel William D. Barnes
William D. Barnes is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as a twenty-nine year old lawyer born in North Carolina. He is listed in some records as being born on 27 Aug 1830. He served in the 1st Florida Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. W. D. Barnes died in 1909. [ONE WORLD TREE – ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Captain Henry O. Bassett GPS N30°46.565' W85° 13.938'
Henry O. Bassett was born in Georgia about 1825 and is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as Sheriff of Jackson County, Florida. His age is listed as thirty-five and his wife Sarah as nineteen. He has five slaves and a great deal of property. Henry married Sarah E. Wilson on March 15, 1860, in Gadsden County, Florida. He entered service as Captain of Company E, 6th Florida Infantry on March 28, 1862. Captain Bassett was home on leave at the time of the Marianna Raid and he volunteered his service to Norwood’s “Cradle to Grave” Home Guard. The thirty-nine year old Captain was captured, taken to banks of Stage Creek and brutally murdered by Black Union Troops. He is buried in St Luke’s Cemetery. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private Allen Henry Bush GPS N30°46.559' W85° 13.922'
Allen Henry Bush was born in Georgia in about 1809. He is found in the 1850 Florida censes. He was the local circuit judge and it is reported he was a practicing Marianna attorney since the early 1840s. During the war, he was a legal advisor for Governor John Milton. At fifty-five years of age he is listed as a private in Captain Norwood’s Company. Taken captive during the Marianna Raid on 27 Sep 1864, he was imprisoned at New Orleans, Ship Island and Elmira, he returned home after the war and resumed his law practice. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR]
1st Sergeant Seaborn A. Calhoun GPS N30°46.564' W85° 13.934'
Seaborn A. Calhoun was thirty years old when he was listed in the 1860 Jackson County census. His occupation was farmer and he and his wife are listed as being born in Georgia. The 1850 Baldwin County census lists him as a student living in Milledgeville, Georgia. Records show he married Dorinda "Vina" McKay on 20 Jan 1852 in Harris County, Georgia. Seaborn enlisted as 1st Sergeant of Captain Milton's Company (Company G, 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment.) He was discharged on 4 Jun 1863 after furnishing a substitute. [ANCESTRY.COM NARA M251 REEL 7] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
3rd Sergeant John H. Callaway GPS N30°46.562' W85° 13.912'
John H. Callaway is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as being fifteen years old and living in the household of F. B. Callaway. John was born in Jackson County, Florida on February 5, 1843 and he died in Jackson County on 21 Feb 1924. He enlisted 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. He was promoted thru the ranks to 3rd Sergeant on 2 Nov 1862. John H. Callaway was discharged from service at Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, on 1 May 1865. He married Mary Thomas Virginia Giddens in Lee County, Alabama, on 30 Nov 1879. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION # A02506 – 1860 JACKSON CO. CENSUS - NARA M251 REEL 19]
1st Lieutenant Charles W. Davis GPS N30°46.546' W85° 13.946'
Charles W. Davis is listed in the 1870 Jackson County as a substantial merchant. He enlisted as Jr. 2nd Lieutenant on 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. Charles Davis married Mary E. Robinson on October 30, 1865, in Jackson County, Florida. He died on 17 Apr 1891, and is buried at St Luke’s Cemetery. [FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION # A00634 – 1870 JACKSON CO. CENSUS - NARA M251 REEL 19] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Captain John Davis, Retired
John Davis, Sr. was born in Bryon County, Georgia, on 14 Mar 1801. He is the son of John Walter Davis and Rebecca Harvey. He was captain of a state militia company during the Second Seminole War. Captain Davis was also commander of the "Jackson Guards". This company was the first company formed in Jackson County when the war started in 1861. During the attack on Marianna, he joined with Captain Norwood's Home Guards to defend his home. He was wounded during the fighting around St. Luke's Episcopal Church. [BATTLE OF MARIANNA - ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private James Baker Dickson GPS N30°46.562' W85° 13.941'
James Baker Dickson, son of Marmaduke Dickson and Martha Penner, is listed in the 1850 Jackson County Census as being 5/12 months old. He was born January 28, 1850 and enlisted as a private in Captain Johnson’s Home Guard (also referred to as Captain V. M. Johnson’s Company of the State Militia of Florida) on 5 Mar 1865, at Tallahassee. James took part in the Battle of Natural Bridge on 6 Mar 1865. James served a little more than a month and was discharged at the close of the war. James married Mary Alice Edwards on November 30, 1926, in Jackson County, Florida. [1850 JACKSON COUNTY CENSUS - FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION # A10019 – JACKSON COUNTY MARIAGE BOOK 14 # 357] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Captain Wesley Hampton DuBose GPS N30°46.559' W85° 13.941'
Wesley Hampton Dubose, son of Wade Hampton Dubose and Hannah White, was born in Alabama, on 14 May 1835 and he died in Marianna, Florida, on 24 Jan 1881. He is found listed as a 22 year old salesman in the house of Thomas N. White, a wealthy Marianna farmer and merchant. Wesley enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant 30 Mar 1861, in Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment Florida on 05 Apr 1862 he was mustered out Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment Florida. On 6 Apr 1862 he was commission as a 2nd Lieutenant Company E, 8th Florida Infantry Regiment. Charles was promoted to 1st Lieutenant 1 Feb 1863, and to Captain on 1 Nov 1863. Last on rolls 22 May 1865 at Quincy, Florida. [ONE WORLD TREE – ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Ensign
John Myrick Gorrie GPS N30°46.550' W85° 13.934'
John Myrick Gorrie, son of Dr. John Gorrie and Caroline Frances Myrick, was born abt. 1838, and he died in 1871. Twelve year old John Gorrie is found in his fathers household in the 1850 Franklin County census. John enlisted as a private in Company B, 1st Florida Infantry Regiment. He was mustered out in April 1862. John re-enlisted in Company E, 2nd Battalion Infantry on 16 Sep 1862. His Company became part of the 11th Florida Infantry Regiment by consolidation. He worked his way thru the ranks to 2nd Lieutenant of his company. His listed as in the Field and Staff of the 11th Florida. John was was captured at Harper’s Farm, Virginia on 6 Apr 1865 and was a POW at Johnston’s Island, Ohio. [ANCESTRY.COM] Private Moses Guyton
Moses Guyton, son of Joseph Guyton and Hannah Whitaker, was born August 30, 1846, in Laurens County, Georgia. He married Anna Beman Russ on 29 Nov 1870 in Jackson County, Florida. On 27 Mar 1864, he enlisted in the Company A, 5th Regiment Georgia Reserves. Moses surrendered with his company at Greensboro, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. Twenty-three year old Moses is found living in his father’s household in the 1870 Laurens County, Georgia, census. He died April 2, 1911, in Jackson County, Florida. [ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY Dr. Thaddeus W. H. Hentz, was born in North Carolina on January 20 1830 and died in Jackson County, Florida on June 13, 1878. Twenty-six year old Thaddeus is found in the 1860 Jackson County, Florida census listed as a Dentist. Jackson County marriage records show he married Harriett E. Godfrey on 27 Jan 1857. He enlisted in Dyke's Company, Florida Light Artillery (Florida State Reserves). During the Marianna Raid, he was a member of Norwood's "Cradle to Grave" Home Guards. While defending his home he lost a finger and was captured. He was confined at Ship Island, Mississippi, and Elmira. He was released from Elmira on 2 Mar 1865 and admitted to a Confederate hospital at Richmond, Virginia until 14 Mar 1865. [ANCESTRY.COM - WEST FLORIDA WAR - 1860 JACKSON COUNTY CENSUS] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Surgeon Julius Thomas Holden GPS N30°46.548' W85° 13.943'
Dr. Julius Thomas Holden was born in New Handover, North Carolina on 23 Feb 1834. He entered service in Company D, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment on 6 Apr 1862. He was appointed Surgeon of the 6th Florida Regiment by Jefferson Davis on 1 May 1862, and he served the position until his surrender at Durham Station, North Carolina, on 26 Apr 1865. After the was he returned to Marianna to practice medicine. He is buried at St Luke’s along side his wife, Clara Winneford Roulhac. Julius died on 1 Aug 1922. Note: He is also listed as being in Company F, 6th Florida Infantry. [ANCESTRY.COM – SOLDIERS OF FLORIDA – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS # A06688] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
1st Sergeant Stephen G. Kincey GPS N30°46.561' W85° 13.933'
Stephen G. Kincey is found living in a boarding house at Lawrenceville, Henry County, Alabama, in the 1860 census. He mustered in old Company A, 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment on May 16, 1861, and was promoted to 1st Sergeant of Company K. Stephen was killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland on 17 Sep 1862. He has a very large monument at St Luke's Cemetery. [ANCESTRY.COM – 6th ALABAMA INFANTRY WEB SITE - FOOTNOTE.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Sergeant John F. Edward McKay GPS N30°46.565' W85° 13.937'
John F. Edward McKay was born 3 Nov 1837, and died 17 Sep 1873. John enlisted on 18 May 1863 at Marianna. He served in Company G (Captain Cone’s Cavalry), 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment and Company A (Booth’s Company), 5th Battalion Florida Cavalry. He was a Sergeant of Company A, 5th Battalion Cavalry. John was hospitalized at Marianna on 22 Apr 1864. John was paroled at Quincy, Florida on 23 May 1865. [ANCESTRY.COM – SOLDIERS OF FLORIDA]
Private William W. McKay GPS __________________
Photo William W. McKay was born in Harris County, Georgia, on 28 May 1840. he enlisted, as a private in Company K, 46th Georgia Infantry on March 4, 1862 at Griffin, Georgia. He was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, on 1 May 1865. [ANCESTRY.COM – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS # A05681] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Alexander Merritt GPS N30°46.556' W85° 13.907'
Alexander Merritt , son of Ethington Meritt, was born in North Carolina on 19 Nov 1831 and died in Marianna on 8 Aug 1906. He married (1) Mary Fannie Harrell on February 26, 1856, in Jackson County, Florida and (2) Elizabeth lane. Twenty-eight year old Alexander is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as a merchant. During the Marianna Raid, he was a member of Norwood's "Cradle to Grave" Home Guards. He was captured and sent to Ship Island, Mississippi, and then to Elmira. He was released on 12 Dec 1864. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Governor John Milton GPS N30°46.553' W85° 13.908'
Governor John Milton, son of Homer V. Milton and Eliza Jane Roberson was born near Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia, on 20 Apr 1807. John practiced law, in Georgia and Alabama and later in New Orleans. He moved to Florida in 1846. He entered politics and became Florida’s wartime Governor, serving from 1861 to 1865 when he died, at home in Jackson County, Florida. [FLORIDA ARCHIVES - ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private John Milton GPS N30°46.554' W85° 13.926'
John Milton, son of Governor John Milton and Caroline Howze, was born 25 Dec 1850, and died 22 May 1922. He enlisted as a private in Captain Johnson’s Company, State Militia, on 5 Mar 1865, at Tallahassee, Florida. He took part in the Battle of Natural Bridge on 6 Mar 1865, and was with the company until the end of the war. He married on 16 Dec 1864. John is buried at St Luke’s Cemetery, Marianna, Florida. [ANCESTRY.COM – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS # A02401] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Major William Henry Milton GPS N30°46.560' W85° 13.907'
William Henry Milton, son of Governor John Milton and Susan Amanda Cobb, was born 4 Dec 1829 in Jefferson County, Georgia, and died 6 Aug 1900, at Dry Point, Illinois. He married Lucy Hall Heorn on 3 Dec 1857. William entered service as Captain of Company G, 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 5 Aug 1862. He was promoted to Major and transferred to the Staff of 5th Battalion Florida Cavalry on 20 Jul 1863. He was paroled at Tallahassee, Florida on May 13, 1865. [ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private Littleton Myrick GPS N30°46.551' W85° 13.940'
Littleton Myrick, son of John T. Myrick, was born December 2, 1843, and died September 27, 1864, in the Battle of Marianna. He enlisted 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. He was killed during the Battle of Marianna and his body was burned in St Luke’s. Little Myrick is buried in St Luke’s Cemetery. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR]
Adjutant Frank Phillips GPS N30°46.560' W85° 13.940'
Frank Philips was born on July 15, 1843, and died September 29, 1901. He enlisted in Captain Henry O. Bassett’s Company (Company E, 6th Florida Infantry) on 14 April 1862 as a private. He was promoted to a 1st Lieutenant on 16 May 1862. His records list him as a POW on 14 Oct 1862 at Salvisa, Kentucky. He was exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on 1 Dec 1862. Frank was promoted to Adjutant of the 6th Florida Regiment on 19 Feb 1864. He surrendered at Durham Station, North Carolina on 26 Apr 1865. Frank Philips took the Oath on 1 May 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. [ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private John D. Pitman GPS N30°46.557' W85° 13.904'  John D. Pitman is listed as being eight years old in the household of James J. Pitman in the 1850 Jackson county census. John was born on 22 Jan 1843. He enlisted as a Sergeant in Company E, 8th Florida Infantry Regiment on 13 May 1862, and was killed on 30 Aug 1862 at the 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia. [ANCESTRY.COM - NARA M251 REEL 85] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
2nd Lieutenant Robert J. Pitman GPS N30°46.558' W85° 13.904'
Robert J. Pitman was born 21 Jun 1840 and died on 21 Oct 1880. twenty year old Robert J. Pitman is listed in the household of F. R. and A. A. Pitman, in the 1860 Jackson County, Florida census. Robert married Charlotte M. Daffin on 23 Sep 1873 in Jackson County, Florida. Robert enlisted in Captain Smith's Company Cavalry (Marianna Dragoons) on 14 Mar 1862, as a 4th Sergeant. His Company became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. On 24 Sep 1863, and he was promoted 2nd Lieutenant on 15 Aug 1864. He was captured at Claborn, Alabama in April 1865 and was paroled at Mobile, Alabama in April 1865. [ANCESTRY.COM – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS # A01920 - NARA M251 REEL 19] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
1st Lieutenant Joseph B. G. Roulhac GPS N30°46.546' W85° 13.941'
Joseph B. G. Roulhac is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as a wealthy Planter and Merchant. He was born on March 13, 1825 in North Carolina. On July 31, 1850, he married Martha Hines Dixon in Talbot County, Georgia. In 1864 he was on detached duty from Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry serving as a quartermaster/purchasing agent. He was captured during the raid on Marianna and was imprisoned at Ship Island, Mississippi and Elmira, New York. He was released from Elmira on 12 Dec 1864 and he returned home to Marianna. Joseph died on 5 Jun 1865 and is buried at St Luke’s cemetery. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Joseph Washington Russ GPS N30°46.555' W85° 13.922'
Joseph Washington Russ son of, Joseph Russ, Sarah Ann Lewis, was born 1 Jul 1813 and died 21 Jun 1883. He is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as a forty-five year old wealthy farmer who was born in North Carolina. Joseph served in the Florida Indian wars, enlisted 14 Dec 1835, and was discharged Jan 1836. He was a member of Bean’s Company, Florida Volunteers. NOTE: Joseph is listed on some St Luke's cemetery records as serving in the Confederate service. I have not located a record. [ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Captain Richard Lawrence Smith GPS N30°46.544' W85° 13.944'
Captain Richard Lawrence Smith was born in North Carolina on 3 Mar 1817. He married Elizabeth Hunter in Wake County, North Carolina, and later migrated to Marianna with his wife’s family. He is found in the 1860 Jackson County census listed as being thirty-one years old and as having the occupation as a lawyer. He was the Captain of the Marianna Dragoons, which became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. [ANCESTRY. COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
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Private Charles A. White GPS __________________
Photo Charles A. White is listed as in the 1860 Jackson County census as fifteen year old in the household of Joseph M. White. Charles enlisted 13 Feb 1863 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. [ANCESTRY.COM - NARA M251 REEL 19] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Captain Joseph M. White, Jr. GPS N30°46.551' W85° 13.936'
Joseph M. White, Jr. was born on 22 Apr 1837 and died 4 Dec 1867. He is listed as in the 1860 Jackson County census as twenty-three years old in the household of Joseph M. White. He enlisted as the 1st Lieutenant of Company B, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment, on 11 Feb 1862, and was promoted to Captain on 9 Jul 1862. Joseph was wounded 9 Sep 1863 in the Battle of Chickamauga. [ANCESTRY.COM - NARA M251 REEL 75] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private Thomas M. White GPS N30°46.551' W85° 13.938'
Thomas M. White is listed as in the 1860 Jackson County census as eighteen year old in the household of Joseph M. White. Thomas enlisted 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. [ANCESTRY.COM - NARA M251 REEL 19] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Isaac J. Williams GPS N30°46.555' W85° 13.945'
Isaac J. Williams is listed as a twenty-seven year old engineer in the 1860 Jackson County census. Some St Luke's cemetery records list him as a member of the Home Guard. I have not located a Confederate service record on him. [ANCESTRY.COM] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Doctor William S. Wilson GPS N30°46.537' W85° 13.919'
William S. Wilson was born about 1829 and is listed in the 1860 Jackson County census as a thirty-one year old physician. During the Marianna Raid, he was a member of Norwood's "Cradle to Grave" Home Guards. It is reported he participated in the fighting, but managed not to be taken prisoner. He help care for the wounded after the fight. [ANCESTRY.COM – WEST FLORIDA WAR] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
Private Colbert Baker Wynn(s) GPS N30°46.558' W85° 13.926'
Colbert Baker Wynn, son of Benjamin Wynn and Caroline Baker, was born in 1843 and died May 12, 1899. Colbert enlisted 14 Mar 1862 in Captain Richard Lawrence Smith’s Company (Marianna Dragoons). The Marianna Dragoons was an independent company until 24 Sep 1863 when it became Company B, 15th Confederate Cavalry. Colbert surrendered May 11, 1865 at Quincey, Florida, and was paroled there May 22, 1865. On December 13, 1876, Colbert married Mary Bornes, in Jackson County, Florida. [ANCESTRY.COM – FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS # A01920 - NARA M251 REEL 19] BACK TO SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
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