Florida 9th Infantry Field and Staff File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cosette Lewis, cheeter@mailer.fsu.edu USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Information provided by Cosette Lewis, from the book Soldiers of Florida Abbreviation Information REMARKS COLUMN RANKS COLUMN -------------- ------------ P = promoted LC = Lt. Colonel RS = resigned MJ = Major DG = discharged CN = Captain K = killed S = Sergeant W = wounded CL= Corporal D = died P = Private CP = captured C = Colonel TR = transferred LC = Lt-Col IM = imprisoned QM = Quartermaster DD = died of disease SMJ = Sergeant-Majors DW = died of wounds QMS = Quartermaster-Sergeant 1L = 1st Lieutenant 2L = 2nd Lieutenants LAST NAME FIRST NAME RNK MUST IN MUST OUT RM1 DETAIL1 DATE1 RM2 DETAIL2 DATE2 MARTIN JOHN M. C 4SEP63 9APR65 MARTIN JOHN M. LC 4SEP63 P C BIRD PICKENS MJ 4SEP63 K COLD HARBOR 3JUN64 SIMMONS 4SEP63 ASSISTANT SURGEON; TR HOSPITAL HAWKINS T.D. 4SEP63 ASSISTANT SURGEON; TR HOSPITAL PICKERTON 4SEP63 ASSISTANT SURGEON OWENS JAMES ADJ 4SEP63 ROGERS M.A. ADJ 4SEP63 K COLD HARBOR 3JUN64 PARKER BEN F. 1L 4SEP63 9APR65 PEARSON CHARLES SMJ 4SEP63 9APR65 JOHNSON JAMES H. QM 4SEP63 9APR65 LITTLE JAMES 4SEP63 9APR65 CHAPLAIN MCEWEN R.G. 1L 4SEP63 ENSIGN; DG ILL HEALTH KING RUFUS 1L 4SEP63 ENSIGN This regiment had no Lieutenant-Colonel or Major after the promotion of Colonel Martin and the death of Major Bird owing to the fact that General Finnegan wished to promote outsiders to this position. Colonel Martin protesting against such appointment on the ground that he had fine officers who had won promotion by their gallantry.