Captain J.B. Hutto

[ColonelBuckwalter]

I'm researching Asboth's Mariana Campaign in Florida. I've been putyimg together a timeline, building on the research of Cox.

In trying to reconstruct the thing I got to the skirmish at Hard Labor Creek outside of Vernon, FL. The name J.B. Hutto has come up. All I can find about him is that he was, from the oral history a militia captain, which is extremely murky water in that state. He was also involved in the post war conflict called the Jackson County War.

There is a book available, and it's on the way, but anything that could point me in the in the right direction would be much appreciated.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

The name J.B. Hutto has come up.

Was he Capt. Joseph B. Hutto of Co. K, 6th AL Cavalry?

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

I have no idea. But you gave me a trail to sniff. I've been trying g to run this guy down for two weeks now.

So far, the picture of Matiana seems mote like the World Smallest Large Scale Campaign of the War. Its like the lead up to Natuaral Bridge. Its definitely testing my theory that you're safe if you stay inside whete you captured in Florida. Because Florida Man.

"Hold my canteen..."

 

[Mike Serpa]

J. B. Hutto of 6th Al Cav

Alabama: her history, resources, war record, and public men : Brewer, W[illis] [from old catalog] : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Book digitized by Google from the library of New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

archive.org

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

Was he Capt. Joseph B. Hutto of Co. K, 6th AL Cavalry?

Seems nit to be the J.B. Hutto. But definitely a J.B. Hutto.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

If he was present at Marianna, then thought he may have belonged to Robert Chisholm's militia company of Alabama cavalry (which apparently later became Co.I, 5th FL Cavalry Battalion). But he does not appear on the small roster list for this unit. So this alternative can probably be ruled out.

Seems he was some sort of local militia officer, possibly on independent assignment at the time.

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

If he was present at Marianna, then thought he may have belonged to Robert Chisholm's militia company of Alabama cavalry (which apparently later became Co.I, 5th FL Cavalry Battalion). But he does not appear on the small roster list for this unit. So this alternative can probably be ruled out.

Seems he was some sort of local militia officer, possibly on independent assignment at the time.

That's what I'm thinking. The roster for Co. I, 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion, is from the roll when they were paroled. So even if Hutto was in there he wasn't then.

S'now, there are two potential Janes B. Huttos out there.

There is the guy from Jackson County. Jackson County War was ruthless, reconstruction era violence. There were "regulators". So you know how that turns out...

There is a book on that I'll be buying, because I like to horrify myself, i guess. How did this war start? Judge Allen H. Bush, formerly of Norwood's Home Guard Company, and fought at Marianna, and a writ of habeas corpus.

I digress.

OR

there is the other Captain James B. Hutto from Walton County, who's home guard company showed up at the same fight. He was friendlier, as either one of these guys was dead set on making Asboth abd his men go away by hurling lead at them.

And why Capin' Jack?

Now there are pirates involved Did I mention the pirates? Stay tuned, this has been a deep rabbit hole and now there are pirates. This tale is the ultimate assortment of Florida Men. While it might not actually be funny, I still just want to get in the car and drive back home, but I have things to do here.

And it relates to whete I live now! Its madness, I tell you. Madness!

 

[Josh The Lighthouse Guy]

S'now, there are two potential James B. Huttos out there.

Quite possibly related.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Dale Cox states that in the defense of West Florida in '64, small companies of volunteer cavalrymen were raised in various counties of the region, including Walton County. (See https://sites.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/cox/wfw1.htm ). Cox in his blog further mentions that in the course of this defense several men from Walton County were taken to Vernon by a Capt. J. B. Hutto for service in Capt. W. B. Jones's Scouts (the Vernon Home Guard), a militia unit raised in Washington County, several months earlier. (See https://twoegg.blogspot.com/2019/09/ ). Thought this information suggests Capt. Hutto may have come from a local militia/home guard unit associated with Walton County.

Accordingly, he might be Joseph B. Hutto (1823-1901) whose Find-a-Grave listing is,

Joseph B. Hutto (1823-1901) - Find a Grave...

Find a Grave memorial for Joseph B. Hutto born 24 Dec 1823 and died 12 Jul 1901. Buried at Old Center Cemetery, Woods, Panola County, Texas, United States of America, North America

www.findagrave.com

In this listing, it's noted that Hutto's shown first child, James, was born in Florida in '58, and his shown fourth child, Martha, was born in '63 in Walton County, FL. This might provide a further indication that Hutto was possibly connected to a Walton County local militia/home guard unit.