In a message dated 5/26/2006 1:07:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Examples of those who had their own states Union Regiments are the 1st Alabama Cavalry , the 22 Mississippi , 1st, 2nd, and 7th North Carolina, 22ndMississippi, 1st and 8th Virginia, and the 2nd Florida. All had POWS here at Anderson. This is most interesting to me, I believe the Smith we are tracking was with the Alabama Cavalry. Much food for thought, much thanks Eliz