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Francis Marion Franklin, Private, Company A, 2nd Florida Cavalry [Milton Dragoons] Regiment CSA

My maternal 2nd great-granduncle, Francis Marion Franklin, served in Company A, 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate Army. Two of his three younger half brothers Leonidas W. Franklin and Cicero Davenport Franklin are also documented to have served in the Confederate Army. Francis Marion Franklin's soldier's story is detailed below.

Francis Marion Franklin was born 06 Sept 1817 in Baldwin County, Georgia. He was the sixth of eight children born to Esom/Easom Davenport and Martha [TALBERT] FRANKLIN. Four younger half siblings were born to Esom/Easom Davenport and Lydia Suzannah [Stafford] FRANKLIN. Francis Marion Franklin enlisted as a Private on 01 Apr 1862 at Rico's Bluff, Florida. He was mustered into Company A, 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment on 01 Apr 1862. He served 10 months in the 2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment; 01 Apr 1862 to 01 Mar 1863. Francis Marion Franklin was discharged for disability [illness] on 01 Mar 1863. While Francis Marion Franklin was in service, the 2nd Florida Cavalry regiment served only in Florida and was not engaged in any battles which had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on a campaign.

Notes

Francis Marion Franklin was my maternal 2nd great-granduncle. Francis Marion Franklin died 10 JUN 1889 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in Anacoco Cemetery, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Sources

Ref_01: Leatha A. Betts' Francis Marion Franklin RootsWeb WorldConnect database entry. Ref_02: Civil War Military Units in Florida website. Ref_03: Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331 Ref_04: NPS CWSSS Soldiers Records website. Ref_05: NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories website. Ref_06: NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries website.

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