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CPT George Francis Center

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CPT George Francis Center Veteran

Birth
Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 Aug 1864 (aged 59–60)
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
Burial
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.4429935, Longitude: -84.2855872
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Husband of Teodora Cecilia Hernandez (married Aug 29, 1846 at St. Augustine, FL). Father of George Y., Mary Agnes, Helen, Jordan, Sally, and John.

2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,190 men during the late spring of 1862. Its members were from Milton and Tallahassee, and the counties of St. Johns, 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.
Husband of Teodora Cecilia Hernandez (married Aug 29, 1846 at St. Augustine, FL). Father of George Y., Mary Agnes, Helen, Jordan, Sally, and John.

2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized with 1,190 men during the late spring of 1862. Its members were from Milton and Tallahassee, and the counties of St. Johns, 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.

Inscription

MEDAL OF HONOR, C.S.A



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