Reace Kirkland (aka Rice Kirkland; Reason Kirkland), age 19, was enlisted as Private on April 2, 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 sick at Chattanooga Hospital.

He is reported present on the Company Muster Roll for June 30th through November 12th, 1862.

He is reported present on the Company Muster Roll for November 12th, 1862 through February 11th, 1863.

He is reported present on the Company Muster Roll for February 11th through April 17th, 1863.

He is reported present on the Company Muster Roll for April 17th through April 30th, 1863.

He is reported absent and due commutation from enlistment on the Company Muster Roll for April 30th through July 9th, 1863. This roll documents him being left straggling on the march from Tullahoma to Bridgeport.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for July 9th through October 31st, 1863. This roll documents him being left straggling on the march from Tullahoma to Bridgeport.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for November and December, 1863. This roll documents him being left straggling on the march from Tullahoma to Bridgeport.

He is reported absent on the Company Muster Roll for December 31st, 1863, through February 29th, 1864. This roll documents him being left straggling on the march from Tullahoma to Bridgeport on July 2nd, 1863.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War, Department of the Cumberland (undated). This roll states him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee, and being forwarded to Nashville, Tennessee on July 10th, 1863, for further transfer to Louisville, Kentucky on July 14th, 1863.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War received at the Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky dated July 14th, 1863 from Nashville, Tennessee. This roll states him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War forwarded from the Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky dated July 19th, 1863to Camp Chase, Ohion. This roll states him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War (undated) stating him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River, and being sent to Camp Chase, Ohio on July 20th, 1863.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War dated September 1st, 1863 received at the Camp Douglas, Illinois during the month of August,1863. This roll states him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River.

He appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War released during the month of December 1863 from Camp Douglas, Illinois. This roll states him as being taken on July 3rd, 1863 at Elk River, and enlisting into the U. S. Navy.