George Martin
Jonathan A. Aldred
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 at Pensacola, FL as a Private.
On 5/25/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. FL 2nd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
* Confined 5/15/1864 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated date)
* Released 5/25/1864 (place not stated)
* Returned 7/1/1864 (place not stated)
* Paroled 7/6/1865 Salisbury, NC
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...
- Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865
Additional information:
Jonathan Allred, age 26, enlisted as a Private in Captain Perry's Company, Florida Volunteers**, May 25, 1861 at Pensacola, Florida for the war, reported as sick in Richmond, Virginia from June 30, 1861, engaged on public work from November 9 to December 17, 1861, working for A. Q. M. February 1862, [signs his parole as Jonathan Allred] [Compiled Service Records]
**This company subsequently became Company A, 2nd Regiment Florida Infantry
2nd Regiment, Florida Infantry
2nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Jacksonville, Florida, in July, 1861. Its twelve companies contained men from Escambia, Columbia, Leon, Marion, Jackson, Alachua, St. Johns, Putnam, Hamilton, Nassau, and Madison counties. The regiment was soon ordered to Virginia and in April, 1862, had 530 effectives. It was unattached in the fight at Williamsburg and under the command of General Garland at Seven Pines. Later it was assigned to General Pryor's, E.A. Perry's, and Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 2nd participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and around Appomattox. This unit was organized with 1,185 officers and men, reported 23 killed and 114 wounded at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, sustained 49 casualties during the Maryland Campaign, and had 3 killed and 29 wounded at Chancellorsville. At the Battle of Gettysburg it lost forty-two percent of the 242 engaged, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 59 men. The field officers were Colonels Walter R. Moore, Edward A. Perry, Lewis G. Pyles, and George T. Ward, Lieutenant Colonel S. St. George Rogers, and Major G.W. Call.