John Carraway Smith

John Carraway Smith
BornAbt. 1819
South Carolina, USA
Died29 July 1868
Madison County, Florida, USA
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1862 - 1865
Rank Colonel
Commands2nd Florida Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Colonel John Carraway Smith (Abt. 1819 - July 29, 1868) was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Pre-war

John Carraway Smith was born in South Carolina circa 1819. He married Sarah Bellamy on December 15, 1848, in Madison, FL.[1] In 1850 he served as an attorney in Monticello, FL,[2] and by 1860 he was a listed as a planter in Madison, FL.

Civil War

Smith was commissioned Captain of Co. I, 2nd Regiment, Florida Cavalry on March 1, 1862, and served in that post until he was promoted Colonel[3] over the entire regiment on September 8, 1862, in Tallahassee, FL.[4] He saw service at the Battle of Olustee[5] and was heavily criticized for not pursuing the Union Army after the battle.[6][4] Even so, he continued to serve until he was paroled in Baldwin, FL May 17, 1865.

Post-war

Smith only lived three years after the war ended, dying on July 29, 1868.

References

  1. ^ Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016.
  2. ^ 1850 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1850. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "American Civil War Research Database". civilwardata.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ^ a b Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. University of Missouri Press. pp. 348–349. ISBN 978-0-8262-6648-4.
  5. ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ^ "War of the Rebellion: Serial 065 S.C., FLA., AND ON THE GA. COAST. Chapter XLVII. | eHISTORY". ehistory.osu.edu. p. 0354. Retrieved 2023-11-09.

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