This monument at the old Sycamore Cemetery in Gadsden County, Florida, marks the final resting place of Captain William T. Gregory of Company H, 5th Florida Infantry.
Captain Gregory was born in Florida in 1825 and was a member of the prominent Gregory family that owned large plantations in Gadsden, Liberty and Calhoun Counties. He was commissioned as an officer in the 5th Florida Infantry on March 10, 1862.
The 5th Florida was sent north to serve in the Army of Northern Virginia and Captain Gregory was wounded in the bloody Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), Maryland on September 17, 1862.
After spending nearly one month in a military hospital, he was given a medical furlough to return home. He died at his residence on December 15, 1862.
0 comments:
Post a Comment