Commonwealth in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
1. Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery Marker
Florida Division
On March 1st, 1864, a running battle known as
"Skirmishes at Cedar and McGirts Creeks, Fla"
began near Whitehouse. Still reeling from
their defeat at Olustee, five hundred men
from the 40th Massachusetts Mounted
Infantry overran the 19 defenders of a
small Confederate Army outpost known
as Camp Captain Mooney.
Seven were shot dead,
twelve were captured.
The dead were buried where they fell.
This monument commemorates the
bravery of those men who fell in
that long ago battle.
Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy, Florida Division.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1864.
Location. 30° 19.069′ N, 81° 44.622′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Commonwealth. It can be reached from the intersection of Ellis Road South and Harrold Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 538 Ellis Road S, Jacksonville FL 32254, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: All Those That Fought (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Capt. Mooney Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Zant House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Skirmish at Cedar Creek (approx. 1½ miles away); Murrary Hill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Riverside Avondale Historic District (approx. 2 miles away); Bessie Coleman and Paxon Air Field (approx. 2½ miles away); McCoys Creek Improvement Project (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
2. Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
3. Captain Jesse E. Mooney headstone
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
4. CSA Unknown Soldier headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
