I am in the process of joining Sons Of Confederate Veterans, an Org dedicated to preserving southern heritage and history. I must prove I am an ancestor of a Confederate veteran who was KIA or honorably discharged.
This quest has caused me to research my history and family tree. My ancestor was Thomas Wesley Gordon who served with Sgt Dickinsons light artillery.
Their job was protecting interior Fl from Union raids. Sgt Dickinson was much feared, if union troops met him, there was hell to pay.
They practiced guerilla warfare on their home turf.