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Re: 1st Florida Cavalry-Soldier not on rolls?

Hope, if you don't mind could you tell me where your ancestor was living in 1860 and how long did he live after the war? Is there any chance either of the names you listed were different than a name he used in other records, i.e. William instead of Washington or Bailey instead of Barley. I don't really even see a possibility as a misspelled name. Any specifics from his pension that you think might help me help you, please share and I will continue to try and help. The officers for this regiment were mostly from the North, only a couple were Southern and as you would expect most of the officers have much more extensive cards available in the muster rolls. Sometimes these men married after the war and either didn't tell wife all of what they did during the war or weren't completely honest on their service so the pension applications were interesting reads.

You might try to determine if he served with the 2nd Florida Cavalry that was a small unit in the eastern part of the panhandle that was mostly deserters from the area from Tallahassee to Jacksonville and south along the western coast of the peninsular.

I am self publishing my book and hope to have it ready for printing in a couple of months at the latest. I will likely post something here and in the Alabama in the Civil War message board since a large percentage of the men were from south Alabama. It has been about 15 years of living with these men, not only my many ancestors who served with them, but all of the 704 men. I will be glad to move onto another writing project.

Sharon

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