Bob McLendonYoungest ConfederateWed Feb 28 15:15:12 2001 John Hance Osteen, born Dsc. 1856, was 8 years of age when he served as a mail carrier with Underwood's Home Guard in north Florida. He received a Confederate pension. Buried at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery in Gilchrist Co., FL. See Dr. Jay Hor's latest book on youngest Confederate soldiers.