NICHOLAS DAVID David BOONE
Confederate Veteran (1840 - 1908)
Nicholas David BOONE was born on October 28, 1840 near Mt. Pleasant in
Wayne County, Georgia. On August 14, 1861, Nicholas BOONE and his younger
brother, William Florance (18 years of age), volunteered (for probably the
normal one year of service) to serve in the Confederate Military. It has
not been determined what duty and where Nicholas and William trained and
served during the remainder of 1861 and until May 1862. In a letter to his
sister dated February 17, 1862 William indicates that Nicholas is with him
and reports that there was artillery fire between Capt. DENT (CSA) and Col.
Lemaro (Semaro?) (U.S.). On May 2, 1862 William Florance BOONE died in Glynn
County, Georgia: he was interred near his Father's home place in Wayne County.
Military records indicate that William was assigned to "Cavalry Command south
of the Altamaha River".
Nicholas BOONE is shown present on a Regimental Return of the above unit
for the month of May 1862. On May 31, 1862. Nicholas was rejected for duty
by a unit surgeon (the cause for the rejection is not known). Nicholas is
shown present on the Muster Roll of "Capt. HAZZARD's Company" for July and
August 1862. On August 21, 1862 Nicholas re-enlisted for the duration of
the "War" at "Camp Clinch"; it is indicated that Capt. HAZZARD himself accepted
the re-enlistment in Co. D (Glynn Guards), 3rd Battalion Georgia Cavalry.
Evidently, between October 1862 and January 1863 the 3 Battalion was folded
into the new 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's) as Nicholas BOONE appears
present on a Company Muster Roll for Co. B. 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry
for January and February 1863. Nicholas is shown present on Co. B, 4th Regiment
Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's) Muster Rolls through June 30, 1864. It is evident
from these records that wherever Co. B, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch
's) served throughout the war, Nicholas BOONE was there. For an unknown reason
Nicholas BOONE appears on a roll at Hill Hospital, Cuthbert, Georgia on November
28, 1864.
The name of Nicholas BOONE appears on an undated "Roll of Prisoners of
War"; it is indicated that he surrendered in Thomasville, Georgia on 27 May
1865. Another undated "List" of prisoners showing CSA soldiers surrendered
by Maj. Gen. Sam Jones, CSA includes the name of Nicholas BOONE. This "Roil"
indicates that Nicholas BOONE was paroled on May 24, 1865. The war, and
enlistment of Nicholas BOONE, thus came to its end.
Nicholas David BOONE returned to Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia to
find only his Mother and two older sisters. He took up his tasks of farming,
collecting and driving cattle to market in herds and rebuilding what the
earlier four years of absence had left him to work with. In October 1866
his elder sister, Elizabeth, died and in February 1867 his Mother, Mary E.
(KEMP) BOON died; leaving only Nicholas and his sister, Ann Jane, as living
children of their Father, Boling BOON. On February 20, 1867 Nicholas BOONE
married Frances MANLEY 1) BURNETT, widow of John J. BURNETT of Glynn.
County. Mr. BURNETT, a Confederate Soldier in Virginia, lost his life
on July 30, 1864 in battle near Petersburg, Virginia. In July 1891 Ann Jane
BOONE, his sister died, leaving Nicholas BOONE the lone living child of Boling
BOON of Wayne County, Georgia.
Nicholas and Frances BOONE brought eight children into this world near
Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia. They continued to live in Wayne County
until about April 1902, at which time they moved to a farm purchased in Glynn
County near Taylors Chapel Methodist Church and the Brunswick-to-Jesup, highway,
at a distance of about six miles from Brunswick. Because Nicholas David BOONE
owned land he was disqualified for receiving a pension under any Confederate
Veterans Act for service as a Confederate Soldier. In April 1901 Nicholas
received a wavier from paying any license fee to operate any legitimate business
anywhere in Georgia based on proving a medical disability resulting from
his war service. Nicholas David BOONE, Confederate Veteran, continued to
lived in Glynn County until his death on March 26, 1908; he was interred,
along with his parents and siblings near Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County,
Georgia.
On November 3, 1910. Over 2 years after the death of Nicholas David BOONE,
Frances MANLEY 1 ) BURNETT 2) BOONE made application for a widow's pension
under the ACT of 1910. To support her application, Frances BOONE provided
as a witness Mr. A.A. BURNEY, a proclaimed member of Company B, 4th Georgia
Cavalry. Mr. BURNEY indicated that himself and Nicholas David BOONE surrendered
in May 1865 at Screven, Georgia by authority of the Officer in Charge. In
answer to the question, how long and since when did you know Nicholas David
BOONE; Mr. BURNEY indicated since 1861 up to his death in 1908. In response
to the question, how do you know these things; Mr. BURNEY answered: I was
personally present and was discharged at same time.
To the descendant's regrets none of the graves of the BOON/BOONE family
ancestors of Wayne County interred near Mt. Pleasant bare a marker; in fact,
the exact locations of the graves are unknown to them.
Contributed by Nicholas D. Boone, IV
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