The Battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 19, 1863 was terribly bloody for Jackson County. As recounted in Jonathan Sheppard's masterful history of Florida's troops in the Confederacy's western theater, By the Noble Daring of Her Sons, Florida soldiers were heavily engaged in combat. Jackson County suffered thirteen deaths at the battle, possibly making Chickamauga the deadliest event in the county's history.
Jackson County's Chickamauga Honor Roll
{NAME/ AGE AT DEATH/UNIT/ DATE OF DEATH}
Thomas Anderson 29yo G6FL 9/19
Lorenzo Basford 22yo I4FL 9/20
Benjamin Bradberry 22yo E6FL 9/19
Twiggs H. Darby 27yo C6FL 9/21
John Dickson 16yo F2FL 9/21
James Fair 18yo E6FL 9/19
John Gay 21yo F6FL 9/19
Richmond F. Hart 30yo E1FL Cav 9/19
Lt. James Hays 42yo D6FL 9/19
Green Keel 18yo F6FL 9/19
George W. Revels 24yo E/F6FL 9/19
David D. Rogers 28yo I4FL 9/20
Sgt. S. F. Stanton 31yo D6FL 9/19
William A. Green, of Co. K 25th Alabama, passed away four weeks after he was wounded in battle. In addition, at least 9 Jackson County soldiers, mostly from Co. E of the 6th Florida, were wounded at Chickamauga.
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