John Carraway Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abt. 1819 South Carolina, USA |
| Died | 29 July, 1868 Madison County, Florida, USA |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1862 - 1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands held | 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Colonel John Carraway Smith (Abt. 1819 - 29 Jul, 1868) was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Pre-war
John Carraway Smith was born in South Carolina circa 1819. He married Sarah Bellamy December 15, 1848 in Madison, FL.[1] In 1850 he served as an attorney in Monticello, FL,[2] and by 1860 he was a listed as a planter in Madison, FL.
Civil War
Smith was commissioned Captain of Co. I, 2nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry on March 1, 1862, and served in that post until he was promoted Colonel[3] over the entire regiment on September 8, 1862, in Tallahassee, FL.[4] He saw service at the Battle of Olustee[5] and was heavily criticized for not pursuing the Union Army after the battle.[6][4] Even so, he continued to serve until he was paroled in Baldwin, FL May 17, 1865.
Post-war
Smith only lived three years after the war ended, dying on July 29, 1868.
References
- ↑ Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016.
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1850. p. 2B.
- ↑ "American Civil War Research Database". civilwardata.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- 1 2 Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. University of Missouri Press. pp. 348–349. ISBN 978-0-8262-6648-4.
- ↑ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ↑ "War of the Rebellion: Serial 065 S.C., FLA., AND ON THE GA. COAST. Chapter XLVII. | eHISTORY". ehistory.osu.edu. p. 0354. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
General
- "Soldier Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- "Page 1 US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Florida, 1861-1865". Fold3. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- 1860 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1860. p. 171.
- United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. pp. 1333–1334.
- Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
- Hartman, David W.; Coles, David J. (1995). Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate and Union Soldiers, 1861-1865: 1st Florida Cavalry, 1st Florida Cavalry (U.S.). pp. 1407, 1528.
External Links
- Confederate Monument Battle of Natural Bridge (March 6, 1865): Historical Marker Database
- 19th Century Steinbeck Family Papers: John A. Steinbeck's diary, primarily during the Civil War (1859-1862): FromthePage, Stanford University Libraries
- Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9: Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University