Fort St. Marks Military Cemetery
Posted by: Markerman62
N 30° 09.130 W 084° 12.640
16R E 768666 N 3338933
Located in the grounds of San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, St. Marks
Waymark Code: WM15A4H
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2021
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Here are interred the remains of 19 soldiers of the 4th and 7th Regiments of the United States Infantry and the 4th Battalion of the United States Artillery. These men were members of the garrison of 200 stationed here during the United States occupation of Fort St. Marks. May 1818 through March 1819, under the command of Brevet Major A.G.W. Fanning.
The deaths of these soldiers were described in company records as being due to “consumption, dysentery, etc.” The original military burial ground was located about 1200 feet east of this point.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Wakulla
Marker Type: Other
Sponsored or placed by: Florida State Parks
Website: Not listed
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