Lt. Daniel Gonzalez Brent, (CSA)

Daniel Gonzalez Brent,
born April 17, 1842, Washington, D.C. (his father was Thomas W. Brent, who served in the Confederate States Navy); moved to Florida that same year with his family; served under E.A. Perry during the capture of the Pensacola Navy Yard; enlisted May 31, 1861, or June 11, 1861, at Pensacola, in company K, 1st Florida Infantry; discharged at Tullahoma, Tennessee (may have also served in company A, 2nd Florida Infantry); appointed 2nd lieutenant, Confederate States Marine Corps, March 31, 1863; stationed at Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina; sent aboard the CSS Macon, March 1, 1865; surrendered at Augusta, Georgia, May, 1865; died at Pensacola, Florida, November 28, 1918.

Brent, Daniel G.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
1st Regiment, Florida Infantry
SIDE:
Confederacy
COMPANY:
K,A
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Corporal
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Corporal
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M225 ROLL 1
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
Company Note - Old Co. K
Battle Unit Note - New Co. A
Daniel Gonzalez Brent,
born April 17, 1842, Washington, D.C. (his father was Thomas W. Brent, who served in the Confederate States Navy); moved to Florida that same year with his family; served under E.A. Perry during the capture of the Pensacola Navy Yard; enlisted May 31, 1861, or June 11, 1861, at Pensacola, in company K, 1st Florida Infantry; discharged at Tullahoma, Tennessee (may have also served in company A, 2nd Florida Infantry); appointed 2nd lieutenant, Confederate States Marine Corps, March 31, 1863; stationed at Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina; sent aboard the CSS Macon, March 1, 1865; surrendered at Augusta, Georgia, May, 1865; died at Pensacola, Florida, November 28, 1918.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 4 2023, 6:31:04 UTC