Hello, fellow listers! I am a newbie to this list and I'm in need of some major help! I'm pretty uneducated with the subject of Civil War regiments and companies so I am hoping someone will have the patience to educate me! Here's my problem. I'm trying to locate some information on JASPER N. JOHNSON. I found this information on the web about him: Name: Jasper N Johnson Enlistment Date: 10 March 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE State Served: Virginia Unit Numbers: 775 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 March 1862 Enlisted in Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 10 March 1862. Deserted on 15 May 1862 POW on 26 June 1862 at Front Royal, VA Confined on 29 June 1862 at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC Transferred on 01 August 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA (Arrived for exchange) Deserted on 15 August 1862 at Orange Court House, VA Returned on 15 February 1864 POW on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA Confined on 16 May 1864 at Belle Plain, VA Transferred on 20 May 1864 at Fort Delaware, DE Exchanged on 31 October 1864 Paroled on 22 May 1865 at Louisa County, VA I found this information on Ancestry.com. This record has "Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia" as a hyperlink but when I click on it, it takes me to a Kentucky regiment. I'm totally confused with this! I'm trying to find more information on this Jasper and can't seem to get anywhere. I've tried searching "Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia" but haven't had any luck. What am I doing wrong??!?! Also, I'm confused as to how someone who was listed as a deserter TWICE, could be given the status of Disginguished Service. Can someone explain this to me and does anyone have any information on this JASPER N. JOHNSON??? Thanks in advace for any help! Claudia Pell-Salvatore

Claudia I have tried to answer a couple of your questions below. Mike > I found this information on Ancestry.com. This record has "Company G, 23rd > Infantry Regiment Virginia" as a hyperlink but when I click on it, it takes me > to a Kentucky regiment. I'm totally confused with this! I'm trying to find > more information on this Jasper and can't seem to get anywhere. I've tried > searching "Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia" but haven't had any luck. > What am I doing wrong??!?! Sounds like a link problem at Ancestry. I don't belong so can't help. When you search for civil war units most times you should not try to search the company as it restricts the search too much. For example the web page could use "Co." instead of "Company" etc. In general all companies fought their regiment most of the time so without other information to the contrary you can guess in most cases, especially Infanry regiments, that all companies were present for the battles. I searched for "23rd Virginia Infantry" using "Google" and found the for your soldier's Unit with some very detailed information on service of the regiment. Company G was known as the Fredrick's Hall Grays. Enlisted April 21, 1861 at Fredrick's Hall, Louisa County. Clayton G. Coleman, Jr. was the company Captain. For a history of the regiment go to: http://23rdva.netfirms.com/hist23.htm There were a lot of other sites on the Google results but finding an individual soldier is rare unless he was an officer. Also the Virginia Archives might have pension information on your man. > Also, I'm confused as to how someone who was listed as a deserter TWICE, > could be given the status of Disginguished Service. Desertion during the Civil War can be for many reasons not all of them shirking duty. The record of your soldier indicates he pretty much stuck to his unit during the war. Sometimes soldiers who were captured were listed as deserters, sometimes they went home to tend their crops or take care of family business. The unit would let them back in with or without punishment depending on the officer in charge.