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Sgt Robert Watson

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Sgt Robert Watson

Birth
Ragged Island, Bahamas
Death
6 Apr 1911 (aged 75)
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA
Burial
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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1st Sergeant Robert Watson,
Company K, 7th Florida Infantry

Residence Key West FL; 28 years old.
He fled Key West in September 1861 and joined Captain Mulrennan's coast guard unit at Tampa.

Enlisted on 4/25/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Sergeant.
On 4/25/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. FL 7th Infantry
He was transferred out on 3/1/1864
(Estimated day of transfer)
On 3/1/1864 he transferred into CN Navy
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
POW 9/1/1862 Boston, KY (Paroled)
POW 4/8/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
Paroled 4/14/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
Promotions: 1st Sergt 8/8/1862

born 9/9/1835 in Bahamas
died 4/6/1911 in Key West, Monroe County, FL
Married Caroline Elizabeth Kemp on 03/10/1868
Florida Confederate Pension Application File A11001
Monroe County, FL, 1904
1st Sergeant Robert Watson,
Company K, 7th Florida Infantry

Residence Key West FL; 28 years old.
He fled Key West in September 1861 and joined Captain Mulrennan's coast guard unit at Tampa.

Enlisted on 4/25/1862 at Tampa, FL as a Sergeant.
On 4/25/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. FL 7th Infantry
He was transferred out on 3/1/1864
(Estimated day of transfer)
On 3/1/1864 he transferred into CN Navy
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
POW 9/1/1862 Boston, KY (Paroled)
POW 4/8/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
Paroled 4/14/1865 Appomattox Court House, VA
Promotions: 1st Sergt 8/8/1862

born 9/9/1835 in Bahamas
died 4/6/1911 in Key West, Monroe County, FL
Married Caroline Elizabeth Kemp on 03/10/1868
Florida Confederate Pension Application File A11001
Monroe County, FL, 1904


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  • Maintained by: Jim Nelson
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17088817/robert-watson: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Robert Watson (9 Sep 1835–6 Apr 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17088817, citing Key West Cemetery, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Jim Nelson (contributor 47275092).