This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4552.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Ruth- I am very familiar with the location of the Messenger Plantation. If you are interested in knowing where it was and the approximate location of where the Union camps were there, give a holler. I'll send you a map. BTW what unit did Nichlos Beck serve with? I may be able to provide you with the exact location of their camp. Paul