John D. McLeod, age 24, was enlisted as 2nd Sergeant on April 2nd, 1862 in Captain McLean’s Company, Company H (Union Rebels), 6th Regiment Florida Infantry by J. J. Finley at Mount Vernon Arsenal, Florida, for a period of 3 years or the war. (Company Muster Roll for April 2nd to April 21st, 1862).

He is reported absent on Company Muster Roll for April 1st to July 1st, 1862. This roll documents him absent on sick furlough.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for June 30th through November 12th, 1862. This roll documents him absent sick and left at Barboursville, Kentucky on August 28th, 1862.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for November 12th, 1862 through February 11th, 1863. This roll documents him as absent and left sick at Barboursville, Kentucky on August 28th, 1862.

He is reported present on the Company Muster Roll for February 11th through April 17th, 1863. This roll documents him as absent and left sick at Barboursville, Kentucky on August 28th, 1862.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for April 17th through April 30th, 1863. This roll documents him being due pay from enlistment, and as absent and left sick at Barboursville, Kentucky on August 28th, 1862.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for April 30th through July 9th, 1863. This roll documents him being due pay and commutation from enlistment, and as absent and left sick at Barboursville, Kentucky on August 28th, 1862. It also documents his rank as “Private” vice “2nd Sergeant”.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for July 9th through October 31st, 1863. This roll documents him as absent and left sick in Kentucky; it also documents his rank as “Private” vice “2nd Sergeant”.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for November and December, 1863. This roll documents him as left sick in Kentucky; it also documents his rank as “Private” vice “2nd Sergeant”.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for December 31st, 1863, through February 29th, 1864. This roll documents him as left sick in Kentucky on August 28th, 1862; it also documents his rank as “Private” vice “2nd Sergeant”.

John D McLeod