CSA - SERVED IN SEMINOLE WAR

Dr. John Diament Westcott (1807-1889) served as president of the Florida canal company from 1881 until his death in 1889. Born in New Jersey, Westcott briefly attended West Point before leaving for medical reasons. For a time, he also attended medical school in Philadelphia before relocating to the Territory of Florida, serving as secretary to his older brother, James Westcott, the Territory's first Secretary of State. Westcott soon became proficient in medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and surveying. As a surveyor, Westcott became Surveyor General in charge of surveying the federal lands of the new State of Florida in 1850. Westcott's knowledge of public lands along the East Coast of Florida when he later became president of the Florida canal company would prove useful in selecting choice state lands for the dredging work his company was to perform in the years.

CIVIL WAR RECORD

Name John Westcott

Birth Place New Jersery

Enlistment Date 10 Jul 1862

Enlistment Place Plummers, Florida

Enlistment Rank Captain

Muster Date 10 Jul 1862

Muster Place Florida

Muster Company A

Muster Regiment 2nd Battn Infantry

Muster Regiment Type Infantry

Muster Information Commission

Rank Change Date 11 Jun 1864

Rank Change Rank Major

Transfer date 11 Jun 1864

Transfer From Unit A

Transfer To Unit S

Casualty Date 8 Sep 1864

Casualty Place Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, Virginia

Type of Casualty Hospitalized

Casualty Information Sick

Side of War Confederacy

Survived War? Yes

Complexion Light

Eye Color Blue

Hair Color Light

Height 5 ft, 4 inches

Residence Place St Augustine, Florida

Death Date Jan 1889

Occupation Physician

Notes 1864-09-22 Furloughed, (Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA); 1865-05-15 Oath Allegiance, (Madison, FL)

Additional Notes Served in Seminole War

Title Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865