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Subject: [ALHENRY] Re: 6th Florida Infantry, Company D (CSA)
Date: 18 Mar 2002 18:13:24 -0700

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Steve,
I did not see the name Grimsley or Granger in the Company D or Company I roster. I was in Tallahassee, Fl on a business trip and only had a couple of hours of free time. I went to the State of Florida Archives library where I found the books (about 2,000 pages of Florida USA and CSA rosters with biographical sketches). I just copied the pages associated with the 6th Florida Infantry Company D & I (CSA) and the 1st Florida Calvary, Company A (USA).

Here are some of the biographical sketches of Henry County natives it provided;

Source: Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate and Union Soldiers 1861 - 1865, Volume II. David W Hartman & David Coles. Broadfoot Publishing Company. Wilmington, North Carolina.1995.

SIXTH FLORIDA INFANTRY, COMPANY D (Jackson county Volunteers)

BAXTER, JOHN J. (b. 6/5/32 Houston Co. Al; d. 7/12/1901 buried in Friendship Cemetery, malone, jackson Co.) enlisted 5/2/62 at the Apalachicola Arsenal. He was captured 9/8/62 in kentucky and ezchanged 9/16/62 then furloughed 10/1/62. he returned soon after and was paroled at Greensboro NC 5/1/65.

BRUNER, WILLIAM (b. 1844) lived in Henry County, Al and enlisted 3/17/62 in Jackson Co. He was wounded at Chickamauga 9/19/63 and briefly hospitalized. He was paroled at Greensboro NC 5/1/65.

CAWTHON, STEPHEN S. (b. 1834) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. and transferred to Company H, 6th Florida Infantry 6/30/62. He was dropped after substituting H. Clark 7/1/62. He reenlisted 1/16/64 in Company I, 5th florida Calvary in Henry Co. Al and was paroled at Quincy 5/23/65.

COHRAN, JOHN A. lived in Henry Co. Al and enlisted 5/2/62 at the Apalachicola Arenal. he was furloughed 7/24/62 and never returned. He was dropped as a deserter in late 1863.

CONNER, EDWARD J. (b 1840) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson co. He was left behind and captured 10/12/62 in Versailles, Ky then exchanged in late 1862 and furloughed. He was 5' - 6", blue eyes, light hair & skin. he appears on a reciept roll dated mid 1864.

CONNER, WILLIS A. ( b. 1832) lived in Henry Co. Al and enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. He was left behind and captured 10/12/62 in versailles Ky then exchanged in late 1862 and furloughed. he was 5' - 6", blue eyes, dark hair, light skin. He was killed at Chickamauga 9/19/63.

HARPER, WASHINGTON (b. 1845) lived in Henry Co. Al. and enlisted 7/1/63 in Knoxville. He was captured at Cassville, Ga 5/19/64 and released on oath 6/20/65 at Rock Island prison. He was 5' - 10.5", light skin, brown hair, grey eyes.

HARPER, WILSON (b. 8142) lived in Henry Co. Al. and enlisted 3/18/62 in jackson Co. He was wounded in the leg and captured at Missionary Ridge 11/25/63. he was released on oath 6/10/65 from Fort Delaware Prison and was 5' - 5", hazel eyes, dark skin and hair.

HOLTON, WILLIAM H. (b. 1828; m. Jane F.) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. He was appointed 3rd Cpl 5/16/62 then 2nd Cpl in late 1862. He was appointed Asst. Surgeon 11/3/62 but died of disease 2/20/63 at Strawberry Plains, Tn.

IRWIN, ALLEN (b. 1838 Henry Co., Al.) enlisted 4/21/62 in the Mt Vernon Arsenal. He was left sick in Barbourville Ky 8/25/62. he died of disease 10/5/62 in Knoxville and was buried in local Bethel Cemetery. He was 6', light skin, blue eyes, red hair, occupation:farmer.

KOONCE, THOMAS B. (b. 1833 Henry Co. Al; m. Elizabeth E.) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. He was mortally wounded and left at Harrodsburg, Ky 10/14/62. He was captured and died 11/17/62 in a local hospital. He was buried in local Spring Hill Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

MCCLENDON, ANDREW J. ( b. 1831) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. and was paroled at Greensboro NC 5/1/65.

PERRY JOHN J. (b. 1827) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. and was promoted Asst. Surgeon 4/20/62. He was wounded at Resaca 5/14/64 and hospitalized in Richmond in June 1864.

PYNES, LEWIS W. (b. 1846 Henry Co. Al) enlisted 3/18/62 in Jackson Co. and was discharged for disability in August 1862. He reenlisted 8/16/62 in captain richard smith's Florida calvary company at Marianna and was discharged 11/8/62. He was 5'-6", light skin & hair, grey eyes, occupation: farmer.

SELLERS, CALTON E. lived in Henry Co. Al and enlisted 5/2/62 at the Apalachiocola Arsenal. He was left sick in Lexington Ky 9/6/62 and exchanged near Vickburg in November 1862. He was captured at Missionary Ridge 11/25/63 and released on oath 6/10/65 at Fort Delaware prison. he was 5'-9", black eyes, ruddy skin, dark hair.

STARLING, SOLOMON S. (b. 8/12/34 Henry Co, Al.) lived in henry Co. al and enlisted 3/17/62 in jackson co. He was wounded at chickamauga 9/19/63 and hospitalized. he was captured 4/12/65 in Salisbury , NC and released on oath at camp Chase prison. He was 5'-11.5", grey eyes, dark skin & hair. After the war he applied for a Florida pension.

THOMPSON, JOHN W. lived in Henry Co, Al. and enlisted 5/9/62 at the Appalachicola Arsenal. he was captured 8/31/64 near Jonesboro Ga and sent to camp douglas prison. he applied to take the oath in January 1865 stating that he was a conscript and deserted. he was released on oath 5/12/65 and was 5'-10', fair skin, light hair, blue eyes.

That is everyone in Company D who either had Henry county on the listing or where someone e-mailed me and they had a relative in Company D that was from Henry County.

Bob Williams
Tampa, Florida

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