John J. Simmons, age 16, was enlisted as Private on April 2nd, 1862 in Captain McLean’s Company, Company H (Union Rebels), 6th Regiment Florida Infantry by J. J. Finley at Mount Vernon Arsenal, Florida, for a period of 3 years or the war. (Company Muster Roll for April 2nd to April 21st, 1862).

He is reported absent on Company Muster Roll for April 1st to July 1st, 1862. This Roll documents him as absent on sick furlough.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for June 30th through November 12th, 1862. This Roll documents him as absent sick at Frankfort, Kentucky since October 1st, 1862.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for November 12th, 1862 through February 11th, 1863. This Roll documents him as left sick at Frankfort, Kentucky since October 1st, 1862.

He is reported deceased on the Company Muster Roll for February 11th through April 17th, 1863. This Roll documents his death at Frankfort, Kentucky on October 4th, 1862.

His name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or died of disease at Frankfort, Kentucky on October 4th, 1862.

His name appears on a Register of Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Confederate States who were killed in battle or died at Frankfort, Kentucky on October 6th, 1862.

John Simmons