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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =John Ely Spoon
| image_name =JohnElySpoon.jpg
| image_size =250px
| image_caption =After the Civil War, Spoon was only willing to fly the United States flag upside down.
| date_of_birth =[[July 27]], [[1841]]
| place_of_birth =Chambers, Alabama
| date_of_death =[[November 27]], [[1938]]
| place_of_death =[[Brent]], Florida
| occupation =
| religion =
| spouse =Frances Jernigan Spoon
| parents =
| children =
| signature =JESpoon.png
| signaturesize =220px
}}
'''John Ely Spoon''' ([[1841]]-[[1938]]) was the last surviving [[Confederate]] veteran in [[Escambia County, Florida]].
Spoon was born in Chambers, Alabama on [[July 27]], [[1841]]. At age 19, he enlisted in Alabama's 17th Regiment, Company I at Camp Davis, and served in the [[Civil War]] battles of Shiloh (where he was struck in the right hand), Corinth and Spanish Fort. He relocated to Escambia County circa 1882.
He passed away at age 97 on [[November 27]], [[1938]].
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==References==
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*[http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/pensionfiles/getRecord.asp?fapplication=A07694&Surname=SPOON&given_names=J.E.&total_pages=%202 Florida Confederate pension application]
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[[Category:Civil War veterans|Spoon, John Ely]]
| subject_name =John Ely Spoon
| image_name =JohnElySpoon.jpg
| image_size =250px
| image_caption =After the Civil War, Spoon was only willing to fly the United States flag upside down.
| date_of_birth =[[July 27]], [[1841]]
| place_of_birth =Chambers, Alabama
| date_of_death =[[November 27]], [[1938]]
| place_of_death =[[Brent]], Florida
| occupation =
| religion =
| spouse =Frances Jernigan Spoon
| parents =
| children =
| signature =JESpoon.png
| signaturesize =220px
}}
'''John Ely Spoon''' ([[1841]]-[[1938]]) was the last surviving [[Confederate]] veteran in [[Escambia County, Florida]].
Spoon was born in Chambers, Alabama on [[July 27]], [[1841]]. At age 19, he enlisted in Alabama's 17th Regiment, Company I at Camp Davis, and served in the [[Civil War]] battles of Shiloh (where he was struck in the right hand), Corinth and Spanish Fort. He relocated to Escambia County circa 1882.
He passed away at age 97 on [[November 27]], [[1938]].
{{bio-stub}}
==References==
{{refbegin}}
*[http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/pensionfiles/getRecord.asp?fapplication=A07694&Surname=SPOON&given_names=J.E.&total_pages=%202 Florida Confederate pension application]
{{refend}}
[[Category:Civil War veterans|Spoon, John Ely]]