James Strother Gaines

19 years old Private.
Enlisted 12/4/1861 at Magnolia, FL
Company 'C', 1st Florida Cavalry
Oath of Allegiance 5/20/1865, Waldo, FL
Born 11/8/1842 in Dallas County, AL
Married Mary S Sauls 12/26/1875
Died 6/9/1936
Oak Hill Cemetery, Volusia County, FL

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The gallant band was so reduced that it was consolidated with the 4th Infantry at Dalton, GA, February 23, 1864, and the little remnant surrendered with Johnston's at Army Greensborough April 26, 1865.

Source: Soldiers of Florida in the ... Civil War ... page 246