Monday, March 26, 2012

Abram Strong DuPont, student 1860-1861

Dupont enlisted in Co. G of the 1st FL Infantry on April 4, 1861 as a private and served until April 6, 1862. On May 8, 1862, he joined Co. E of the 2nd FL Cavalry. On January 1, 1863 he was made bugler of the company. He was detailed as a courier for General Anderson on April 25, 1864 for an unspecified period of time. He was paroled in Tallahassee, FL on May 15, 1865.

After the war, he was a farmer in Quincy, FL and Fort Myers, FL. He died April 7, 1914 and is buried in Fort Myers Cemetery in Fort Myers, FL.

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