On January 10, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union and the Army of the Confederate States of America was formed. On April 1862 Bryant enlisted as a Private in Company B, 5th Florida Regiment, Captain Vinzant's Company in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, Confederate States of America.
His brothers also enlisted in the Confederate army. John Massey Bryant enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Florida, and Thomas, served as a Private with Company I, 1st Reserves Florida and Co. G, 2nd Florida Cavalry.
The 5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tallahassee, Florida, during the spring of 1862. Ordered to Virginia with over 1,000 men it served in General Pryor's, E.A. Perry's, and Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment fought with the army from Second Manassas to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. Only 1 man was wounded at Fredericksburg but the unit lost 6 killed and 22 wounded at Chancellorsville and thirty-five percent of the 321 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 6 officers and 47 men. The field officers were Colonels John C. Hately and Thomas B. Lamar, and Major Benjamin F. Davis.
On January 10, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union and the Army of the Confederate States of America was formed. On April 1862 Bryant enlisted as a Private in Company B, 5th Florida Regiment, Captain Vinzant's Company in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, Confederate States of America.
His brothers also enlisted in the Confederate army. John Massey Bryant enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Florida, and Thomas, served as a Private with Company I, 1st Reserves Florida and Co. G, 2nd Florida Cavalry.
The 5th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Tallahassee, Florida, during the spring of 1862. Ordered to Virginia with over 1,000 men it served in General Pryor's, E.A. Perry's, and Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment fought with the army from Second Manassas to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. Only 1 man was wounded at Fredericksburg but the unit lost 6 killed and 22 wounded at Chancellorsville and thirty-five percent of the 321 at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 6 officers and 47 men. The field officers were Colonels John C. Hately and Thomas B. Lamar, and Major Benjamin F. Davis.
Inscription
SAVIOUR LEAD ME
I have fought a good fight
I have finished my course
I have kept the faith
Family Members
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Carline Amanda Bryant Costine
1856–1885
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Alice Eugena Bryant Milton
1859–1884
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Arizona Bryant Brown
1862–1950
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Lucretia "Ann" Bryant Costine
1864–1924
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Mary Anne Bryant Costine
1867–1942
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Joseph Lemuel "Bud" Bryant Jr
1869–1933
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Florence L Bryant Costine
1871–1940
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Martha Ann Bryant Reynolds
1873–1944
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Miriam Bryant Anderson
1875–1943
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Thomas D Bryant
1878–1933
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Rufus H Bryant
1880–1948
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W. Bethel Bryant
1882–1943
