A State Historical Marker is located at the c.1850 Bailey House, the home of James B. Bailey, a member of the Alachua County Central Committee which coordinated local mobilization for the

Civil War. During the war, Bailey served the Confederacy as Superintendent ofLabor for the Engineers Department of the Florida Eastern District. He died while working on the fortifications at Baldwin in 1864.

His eldest son, Casermo O. Bailey, served in both the 7th Florida Infantry in the western theater and the 9th Florida Infantry in the eastern theater and was also wounded at the 1864 Battle of Olustee in Florida.

The house is currently used as a retirement center and is not open for tours.

Information Provided by the Florida Department of State.