Nicholas David BOONE was born on October 28, 1840 near Mt. Pleasant in Wayne County, Georgia. On August 14, 1861, Nicholas BOONE and his younger brother, William Florance (18 years of age), volunteered (for probably the normal one year of service) to serve in the Confederate Military. It has not been determined what duty and where Nicholas and William trained and served during the remainder of 1861 and until May 1862. In a letter to his sister dated February 17, 1862 William indicates that Nicholas is with him and reports that there was artillery fire between Capt. DENT *CSA* and Col. Lemaro (Semaro?) (U.S.). On May 2, 1862 William Florance BOONE died in Glynn County, Georgia: he was interred near his Father's home place in Wayne County. Military records indicate that William was assigned to "Cavalry Command south of the Altamaha River".
Nicholas BOONE is shown present on a Regimental Return of the above unit for the month of May 1862. On May 31, 1862. Nicholas was rejected for duty by a unit surgeon (the cause for the rejection is not known). Nicholas is shown present on the Muster Roll of "Capt. HAZZARD's Company" for July and August 1862. On August 21, 1862 Nicholas re-enlisted for the duration of the "War" at "Camp Clinch"; it is indicated that Capt. HAZZARD himself accepted the re-enlistment in Co. D (Glynn Guards), 3rd Battalion Georgia Cavalry. Evidently, between October 1862 and January 1863 the 3 Battalion was folded into the new 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's) as Nicholas BOONE appears present on a Company Muster Roll for Co. B. 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry for January and February 1863. Nicholas is shown present on Co. B, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch's) Muster Rolls through June 30, 1864. It is evident from these records that wherever Co. B, 4th Regiment Georgia Cavalry (Clinch 's) served throughout the war, Nicholas BOONE was there. For an unknown reason Nicholas BOONE appears on a roll at Hill Hospital, Cuthbert, Georgia on November 28, 1864.
The name of Nicholas BOONE appears on an undated "Roll of Prisoners of War"; it is indicated that he surrendered in Thomasville, Georgia on 27 May 1865. Another undated "List" of prisoners showing CSA soldiers surrendered by Maj. Gen. Sam Jones, CSA includes the name of Nicholas BOONE. This "Roll" indicates that Nicholas BOONE was paroled on May 24, 1865. The war, and enlistment of Nicholas BOONE, thus came to its end.
Nicholas David BOONE returned to Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia to find only his Mother and two older sisters. He took up his tasks of farming, collecting and driving cattle to market in herds and rebuilding what the earlier four years of absence had left him to work with. In October 1866 his elder sister, Elizabeth, died and in February 1867 his Mother, Mary E. (KEMP) BOON died; leaving only Nicholas and his sister, Ann Jane, as living children of their Father, Boling BOON. On February 20, 1867 Nicholas BOONE married Frances MANLEY 1) BURNETT, widow of John J. BURNETT of Glynn County. Mr. BURNETT, a Confederate Soldier in Virginia, lost his life on July 30, 1864 in battle near Petersburg, Virginia. In July 1891 Ann Jane BOONE, his sister died, leaving Nicholas BOONE the lone living child of Boling BOON of Wayne County, Georgia.
Nicholas and Frances BOONE brought eight children into this world near Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia. They continued to live in Wayne County until about April 1902, at which time they moved to a farm purchased in Glynn County near Taylors Chapel Methodist Church and the Brunswick-to-Jesup, highway, at a distance of about six miles from Brunswick. Because Nicholas David BOONE owned land he was disqualified for receiving a pension under any Confederate Veterans Act for service as a Confederate Soldier. In April 1901 Nicholas received a wavier from paying any license fee to operate any legitimate business anywhere in Georgia based on proving a medical disability resulting from his war service. Nicholas David BOONE, Confederate Veteran, continued to lived in Glynn County until his death on March 26, 1908; he was interred, along with his parents and siblings near Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia.
On November 3, 1910. Over 2 years after the death of Nicholas David BOONE, Frances MANLEY 1 ) BURNETT 2) BOONE made application for a widow's pension under the ACT of 1910. To support her application, Frances BOONE provided as a witness Mr. A.A. BURNEY, a proclaimed member of Company B, 4th Georgia Cavalry. Mr. BURNEY indicated that himself and Nicholas David BOONE surrendered in May 1865 at Screven, Georgia by authority of the Officer in Charge. In answer to the question, how long and since when did you know Nicholas David BOONE; Mr. BURNEY indicated since 1861 up to his death in 1908. In response to the question, how do you know these things; Mr. BURNEY answered: I was personally present and was discharged at same time.
To the descendant's regrets none of the graves of the BOON/BOONE family ancestors of Wayne County interred near Mt. Pleasant bare a marker; in fact, the exact locations of the graves are unknown to them.
Contributed by Nicholas D. Boone, IV
