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My great great grandfather Norman McQuagge stayed with his father in Euchee Valley in Walton County, Florida. He married Nancy Annie Gillis, a daughter of Archibald Gillis, in 1829 and lived there all his life until 1863 and had 13 children. He is buried in the Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery along with his wife. His health was aggravated by the grief of losing two of his sons, Duncan and Malcolm, and one of his nephews, Angus D. Gillis who he raised after Angus' father died, in the Civil War. His son Duncan born 1839 wrote to him in April of 1862 as follows, ( ) added:
Norman McQuagge
Euchana
Walton County
Florida
Fort Pillow, Tennessee April 10, 1862
Dear Father, I take my pen in hand to inform you that I am well and hope this to finds you and all the family in saying(?) the same kind blessing(?).
You might write soon and let me hear from you. I have written and written and have never have received any answer, and if you knew how much pleasure it might afford me to hear that you were all well.
I have nothing interesting to write only about the fight that is going on at Correnth(Corinth/Shiloh). Eight (it?) as been continue(?) for the last five days and still likely to continue for days, although our side has been victorious. They have taken 12 generals and 6,000 men of the Yankees. We have lost 4 generals beside how may men I have not heard, but there has been a great slaughter on both sides. Expect to have a fight at this place every minute in the day. Our gun boat came down the (Mississippi River) from Island No. 10 and reported that the Yankees have taken the place. There were 5,000 of our men on the island that have not been heard of. All suppose them to be taken prisoners.
This is all that I have worth writing at present. I might close by giving my love to you all. I remain your affectionate son until death.
To Norman McQuagge(age 62) From Duncan McQuagge(age 23)
The Battle of Shiloh began on the morning of April 6, 1862. The 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment was at Ft. Pillow at this time:
"The Second Alabama Infantry Regiment (the "Magnolia Regiment") was composed of companies raised in Calhoun, Clarke, Franklin, Jackson, Mobile, Monroe, and Pickens counties, which flocked to the seaboard at the first call of the State and which enlisted for one year. They organized at Fort Morgan, Alabama in April, 1861, and remained in garrison there until March 1862, serving as infantry and manning the heavy artillery. Ordered to Tennessee, the term of service expired at Fort Pillow and the regiment was disbanded. Two or three companies joined other organizations almost intact, but most of the men distributed themselves among new regiments.
Duncan born 1839 was never heard from again, although there is no record of his being killed in action. Some accounts indicated that he married and moved to Texas, but the young man that wrote this letter does not sound like someone that would go off and leave his family without a word. My research of the timeline and other census information indicates that most probably the Texas branch of the family originated from the only son (who was born in 1862) of his first cousin, Jonathan W. McQuagge, who died at Rock Island Confederate Prison in 1864.
If anyone has any information on what happened to Duncan, please let me know.
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