John Myrick Gorrie, enlisted March 1861, 1st Florida Regiment at Pensacola, discharged for disability May 1862 at Corinth, Miss., re-enlisted September 1862, subsequently becoming Sergeant Major 11th Florida Regiment, appointed Ensign August 25, 1864, captured at Harpers Farm, Va. April 6, 1865 received POW Depot Prisoners near Sandusky, Ohio April 19, released on Oath June 18, 1865, resident of Apalachicola, Fla., age 27, dark complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes, 5’ 9”

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John Myrick Gorrie, 23, Private, Capt. Cropp’s Company, 1st Regiment Florida Infantry,* enlisted April 4, 1861 at Apalachicola by Capt. Cropp for the war, appointed 3/5 Corporal September 29, 1861, discharged January 20, 1862 for re-enlistment, last recorded present April 24, 1862, no further records

* This company subsequently became (Old) Company B, 1st Florida Infantry

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida