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2LT Charles A. Floyd

Birth	:	2 Feb 1841 Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	30 May 1862 Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial	:	Old Corinth Cemetery, Corinth, Howard County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.0441340, -93.8400370
Description	:	Married Zenoba A. Henry; Son of Anthony Floyd & Mariah H. Womack Floyd. "Oklahoma graves of 9 Confederate soldiers to be recognized" Associated Press ATOKA, Okla---Rifle balls and cannon fire weren't responsible for all the killing in the Civil War. A measles epidemic claimed its share of the dead in southern Oklahoma. The graves of nine Confederate soldiers who died in that apparent epidemic will be recognized this weekend during the re-enactment of the 1864 Battle of Middle Boggy near Atoka. Informal tours of the graves, within sight of the Confederate Memorial Museum, are planned. "It kind of brings them to life---knowing they... Read More	Married Zenoba A. Henry; Son of Anthony Floyd & Mariah H. Womack Floyd. "Oklahoma graves of 9 Confederate soldiers to be recognized" Associated Press ATOKA, Okla---Rifle balls and cannon fire weren't responsible for all the killing in the Civil War. A measles epidemic claimed its share of the dead in southern Oklahoma. The graves of nine Confederate soldiers who died in that apparent epidemic will be recognized this weekend during the re-enactment of the 1864 Battle of Middle Boggy near Atoka. Informal tours of the graves, within sight of the Confederate Memorial Museum, are planned. "It kind of brings them to life---knowing they were people who died like that," said Gwen WALKER, the site manager for the museum. Ms. Walker was key to solving the mystery about the graves and the deaths. The graves were originally marked by small sandstones. It took 10 years of research and the discovery of a letter believed to have been written by a soldier who survived the measles outbreak to answer questions about the death. Historians say the nine men were among many Confederate soldiers who were victims of measles in 1862 in the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory. The nine soldiers who died of measles were members of Capt. C. L. Dawson's 19th Arkansas Infantry, according to Ms Walker's researc hand a letter written by Hugh A. BROTHERS on April 25, 1862. Mike MORRIS of Ridgeville, S.C. provided Ms. Walker with the letter nearly two years ago. Hugh Brothers wrote to his wife that he had suffered from measles, "and they went very hard with me." He said that the disease killed many and that "about 300 sick me had been left on the road from Fort Smith [Arkansas] to McCulloch [Fort McCulloch, several miles to the southwest]." "It is strange to me what makes men die in a big army so fast," he said. "They die like sheep with the rot nearly." The victims buried in the cemetery were all from Arkansas: J. W. BATES of Waldron; Thomas T. BAKER of Fort Smith; W. C. DAVIS and C. A. FLOYD, both of Pike County; John E. FLOWERS, Francis M. JOHNSON and James A. NEUGENT, all of Antonia; and Thomas MAYBEN and J. J. RUNNELS, both of Nashville. Lon FINK, president of the Atoka County Historical Society and a colonel in a Union cavalry re-enactor group, said the discovery is important to the overall re-enactment. "It's something we don't want to lose---we love history the way it is; we want it to be as right as possible," he said, explaining that many people assumed the dead Confederates were battle victims, despite dates that didn't match. The deaths from measles occurred nearly two years before the 1864 battle near the Middle Boggy River, which is now called Muddy Boggy. In the battle, about 320 Union cavalry soldiers in an advance party attacked a Confederate camp of about 90 men. Reports say 47 Confederates were killed. The re-enactment is set Saturday and Sunday on 240 acres six miles west of Atoka." taken from The Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb 1997 Charles' body was removed and buried in Old Corinth Cemetery according to family records.

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Where is 2LT Charles A. Floyd's memorial?
2LT Charles A. Floyd's memorial is located at: Old Corinth Cemetery, Corinth, Howard County, USA.
When did 2LT Charles A. Floyd death?
2LT Charles A. Floyd death on 30 May 1862 in Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
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Latitude: 34.0441340
Longitude: -93.8400370

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Anthony Floyd

(1816 - 1871)

Mariah H. Womack Floyd

(1818 - 1886)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 34.0441340, -93.8400370

2. Corinth Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.1203003, -93.8694000

14. Kelley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0563300, -93.7400300

15. Old Salem Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0630989, -93.9389038

16. Temperanceville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9664001, -93.8792038

17. Pine Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9722850, -93.7838360

18. Center Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0275600, -93.9442620

19. Center Point Cemetery #02
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Coordinate: 34.0184798, -93.9463428

20. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0111008, -93.7367020

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Coordinate: 33.9521470, -93.8591560

22. College Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0786018, -93.7352982

23. Nashville Cemetery
Nashville, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 33.9500008, -93.8450012

24. Kesterson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.1281013, -93.8968964