Jacob M. Feaster (First_Last)
Regiment Name 2 Florida Cavalry.
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Musician
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2nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry
2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,190 men during the late spring of 1862. Its members were from Melton and Tallahassee, and the counties of St. John, Marion, Gadsden, and Madison. The unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in Florida throughout the war. It fought at Olustee, Gainesville, and Braddock's Farm, and surrendered at Tallahassee on May 10, 1865. Colonel Caraway Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Abner H. McCormick, and Major Robert Harrison were in command.
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Jacob N. Feaster
Residence Alachua County FL;
Enlisted on 9/12/1861 at Fernandina, FL as a Private.
On 9/12/1861 he mustered into "C" Co. FL 2nd Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Oath Allegiance 5/17/1865 Baldwin, FL
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 4/1/1864 from company C to Band
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 9.0", fair complexion, grey eyes, dark hair
Other Information:
born in Fairfield County, SC
died 1/18/1895
Buried: La Grange Cemetery, Brevard County, FL
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...
- Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865
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Record of Events
Company C (Marion Dragoons)
Stationed at Gainesville, Florida, May 3, 1862.
May 3.— Company muster-in roll of Captain W. E. Chambers'
Company, "Marion Dragoons," Confederate States Army,
enlisted at Gainesville, Florida May 3, 1862 by Captain Cham-
bers for two years, unless sooner discharged, from September 12, 1861, the date of the original muster of the company.
I certify, on honor, that I have carefully examined the men
whose names are borne on this roll, their horses and equipments,
and have accepted them into the service of the Confederate States
for the term of two years, unless sooner discharged.
W. E. CHAMBERS,
Mustering Officer.
Stationed at Fernandina, Florida, September 12-October 31,
1861.
Stationed at Fernandina, Florida, November-December 1861.
Stationed at Jacksonville, Florida, March-April 1862.
Stationed at Camp Finegan, Florida, May 1862.
Stationed at Camp Davis near Palatka, July-August 1862.
Stationed at Camp Finegan, Florida, September-October 1862.
Stationed at Camp Finegan, November-December 1862.
Stationed at Camp Finegan, Florida, December 31, 1862-Febru-
ary 28, 1863.
Stationed at Camp Lee, Florida, March-April 1863.
Stationed at Camp Call, east Florida, May-June 1863.
June 22-27.— Left Camp Finegan on June 22 and arrived at
Camp Call near Palatka, east Florida on June 27, 1863.
Distance, seventy miles.
Stationed at Camp Call, east Florida, July August 1863.
Stationed at Camp Call, east Florida, September-October 1863.
Stationed at Camp Call, east Florida, November-December 1863.
Stationed at Moseley Hall, middle Florida, January 1-August 31,
1864.
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Jacob M. Feaster, Capt. Owens' Mounted Company (L), attached to the 3rd Regiment Florida Volunteers,* enlisted September 12, 1862 at Fernandina by Capt. Stockton for 1 year, re-enlisted in Capt. Chambers' Company, Marion Dragoons,* enlisted at Gainesville, Fla. May 3, 1862, for 2 years, description: 26 year old Farmer, detached to Camp Cooper, Florida January 29, 1863, recorded on the May & June, 1863 muster roll as detached to Regimental Band, recorded as Musician April 6, 1864, surrendered and paroled with his command May 17, 1865 at Baldwin, East Florida
* This company was consolidated with nine other independent companies, December 4, 1862, to form the 2nd Regiment Florida Cavalry, and it became Company C of that regiment.
M251: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida