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Joseph Pottle Barco (1825-1864) was born in Camden County, Georgia. He later moved to Columbia County, Florida and married Caroline Brooks (b. 1829), daughter of James Brooks and Casandra (?) Osteen, on August 10, 1848, in Providence, Florida. They moved to Marion County in 1852. Barco served as First Lieutenant with Company G, 9th Regiment, Florida Infantry ("Captain Gary's Company"). Union troops captured and imprisoned him near Baldwin, Florida, on February 10, 1864. They moved him through several Union prisons until he died of typhoid malarial fever in Fort Delaware, Delaware, in late July 1864.
Lucille Barco Coone presented transcriptions to the family at a 1970 family reunion at Silver Springs, Florida.
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This collection consists primarily of transcripts of letters from Lieutenant Joseph Barco to his wife Caroline during his Civil War service. Barco's letters date from April 26, 1863 through April 27, 1864, and a few subsequent letters from others notify Caroline of Joseph's illness and death. The letters discuss domestic issues, the war, camp life, and Lt. Barco's capture, illness, and death. The collection also includes two pages of Barco family history information.
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For more records relating to Joseph P. Barco, see Collection N2017-11: Joseph P. Barco Letters, 1863-1864 and 1966 (.25 cubic foot) and Collection N2017-12: Joseph P. Barco Letters, 1863-1864 (.25 cubic foot).
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Barco, Caroline B., 1829-1887. Barco, Joseph P., 1825-1864.
Confederate States of America. Army. --Florida Infantry Regiment, 9th.
Civil War (Fla.) Veterans Florida.
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Florida History --Veterans. Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History --Veterans Civil War, 1861-1865 Florida
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