Timeline
Birth- 1/01/1841
Ragged Island, Bahamas
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Unit
Seventh Infantry (N-Sp)
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
State
Florida
Served For
Confederate States
Rank
Private
Service Start Date
25/04/1862
Service End Date
5/08/1862
Enlistment- 1/01/1862-Age: 21 years
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Rank
Seaman
Service Start Date
27/11/1861
Branch
Militia
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Service End Date
31/12/1969
Served For
Confederate States
Enlistment- 27/11/1861-Age: 21 years
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 24 - 22 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Service End Date
9/04/1865
Rank
Ordinary Seaman
Service Start Date
8/08/1862
Branch
Confederate Navy
Served For
Confederate States
Enlistment- 5/08/1862-Age: 22 years
Knoxville, Tennessee
Marriage- 17/03/1872-Age: 31 years
Eliza Demeritt
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Death- 25/10/1899-Age: 59 years
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Other Facts
Full Name
John B Sands
Also known as
John D. Sands
Also known as
G. V. Sands
C.S. Navy Ship
CSS Chattahoochee
Confederate Pension
Florida - A00825
C.S. Navy Ship
CSS Savannah
State Militia
Mulrenan’s Florida Volunteer Coast Guards
Company
K ("Smith's Company", "Key West Avengers")
