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In 1833, the First Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee became the fourth congregation to form in the city's early history. (Trinity United Methodist began in 1829, St. John's Episcopal Church started in 1829, Pisgah United Methodist formed in 1830.)…

During the Civil War, West Florida Seminary students - under the name of the West Florida Military Institute - fought on the side of the Confederacy in the Battle of Natural Bridge. Herman F Damon's grave marker (he was 63 when he passed) makes…

Many of the graves at the city cemetery in the African American section are unmarked. You can seen indentations in the landscape that indicates a burial but no physical marker denotes a specific site. In other locations, there are markers but the…

Located at a distance from the other plots of Union soldiers is the grave site of Madison Joiner. He fought in the Colored Infantry, 2nd Regiment Co.

Joiner was from Tallahassee. His 1900 census record provides information about him and his…

Located at a distance from the other plots of Union soldiers is the grave site of Madison Joiner. He fought in the Colored Infantry, 2nd Regiment Co. According to familysearch.org, the regiment was organized at Arlington, Virginia, June 23 to…

In June of 1890, the U.S. Army purchased several grave markers for soldiers who had fought for the Union. Some of these were marked but thirty were unmarked. Based on historical accounts, many of those who were unmarked were African Americans who had…

In June of 1890, the U.S. Army purchased several grave markers for soldiers who had fought for the Union. Some of these were marked but thirty were unmarked. Based on historical accounts, many of those who were unmarked were African Americans who had…

The U.S. Army purchased 30 grave stones in 1890 for "U.S. Soldiers" from the Gross Brothers in Massachusetts

Daniel O'Kane's grave marker, city cemetery, Tallahassee

This document indicates that Daniel O'Kane was born around 1817 in Ireland. He was a musician.