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Lieut James Hamilton Wentworth

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Lieut James Hamilton Wentworth

Birth
Death
8 Dec 1893 (aged 57)
Burial
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4 Lot 21 Space 2
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3rd Lieutenant James Hamilton Wentworth,
Company D, 5th Florida Infantry

Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 4/24/1862 at Madison, FL as a Private.
On 4/24/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. FL 5th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Confined 7/7/1863 Fort Delaware, DE (Estimated date)
Oath Allegiance 6/12/1865 Fort Delaware, DE (Released)
Promotions:
2nd Sergt 11/16/1862
1st Sergt 11/29/1862
3rd Lieut 1/17/1863
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 8", ruddy complexion, grey eyes, light hair

born 10/27/1836 in Screven County, GA
died 12/8/1893 in Pensacola, FL
Postwar Occupations: Teacher / Professor/ Lawyer / Judge, Shady Grove, Taylor County, FL. He worked as an attorney.
Lawyer / Judge, Taylor County, FL. He served as a judge for Taylor County.
Administrator (local level), Taylor County, FL, 1869 - 1873. He served as Superintendant of Schools for Taylor County.
Clergyman, Escambia County, FL, 1885. He became a Missionary Baptist minister and moved to Escambia County with his wife, Jane Hendry.



3rd Lieutenant James Hamilton Wentworth,
Company D, 5th Florida Infantry

Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 4/24/1862 at Madison, FL as a Private.
On 4/24/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. FL 5th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Confined 7/7/1863 Fort Delaware, DE (Estimated date)
Oath Allegiance 6/12/1865 Fort Delaware, DE (Released)
Promotions:
2nd Sergt 11/16/1862
1st Sergt 11/29/1862
3rd Lieut 1/17/1863
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 8", ruddy complexion, grey eyes, light hair

born 10/27/1836 in Screven County, GA
died 12/8/1893 in Pensacola, FL
Postwar Occupations: Teacher / Professor/ Lawyer / Judge, Shady Grove, Taylor County, FL. He worked as an attorney.
Lawyer / Judge, Taylor County, FL. He served as a judge for Taylor County.
Administrator (local level), Taylor County, FL, 1869 - 1873. He served as Superintendant of Schools for Taylor County.
Clergyman, Escambia County, FL, 1885. He became a Missionary Baptist minister and moved to Escambia County with his wife, Jane Hendry.





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  • Maintained by: Jamie M
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17088930/james_hamilton-wentworth: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut James Hamilton Wentworth (27 Oct 1836–8 Dec 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17088930, citing Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Jamie M (contributor 49144744).