At the end of the siege of Vicksburg, surrender terms were negotiated between General's Grant and Pemberton which allowed for the parole of the Confederate garrison. The Union forces did not have to contend with prisoners of war. Confederate soldiers signed a parole notice promising not to take up arms against the United States until they were exchanged by the proper authorities The complete records are contained in the U.S.National Archives collections: National Archives and Records Administration, General Reference Branch, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20408 http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html#civilwar These are the Kentucky soldiers - I have no further information. LAST, FIRST, INITIAL , RANK, UNIT, STATE, UNIT, COMPANY, PAROLED AT: Inf = Infantry; Hosp= Hospital ARMSTRONG, L M, Pvt , 3RD, KY, INF, L, Hosp. AUSTON, CHARLES, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, E, Hosp BATES., JACOB, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, A, Hosp BELL, F M, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp BENEDELLI, MARTINO, Pvt, 7th, Ky, Inf, F, Marine, Hosp BERRY, T D, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp BRAGG, H B, Pvt, 35d, KY, Inf, E, Hosp BROWN, L, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hospital BRYAN, J P, 2nd Lt, 3rd, KY, Inf, A, Hosp BURGES, M, Pvt, 3rd, Ky, Inf, D, Hosp CARPENTER, T B, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hosp CORDEX, G C, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, H, Hosp CRUTCHFIELD, W A, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, I, Hosp DAVIS, Edward, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, D, Hosp DAVIS, William, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, A, Field DICKSON, A J, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hosp EGGNER, J C, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, I, Field EWELL, C T, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hosp FINCH, F M, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp FONTLEROY, Robert B, Pvt 3rd, Ky, Inf, B, Hosp FRANKLIN, G, Cpl, 5th, KY, Inf, C, Field FRAZIELL, N I, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, A, Hosp GARDNER, R N, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp GLOVER, R G, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, H, Hosp GOODLOW, J H, Captain, 8th, KY, Inf, E, Hosp HALE, J C, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, A, Hosp HALEY, A H, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, A, Field HARPER, T J, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp HELM, R, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, C, Hosp HENDRICK, J L, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, E, Hosp HENDRIX, J L, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, E, Hosp HINTON, E, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, G, City Hosp HOPKINS, B R, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, H, Field HOWE, J H, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, D, Wash, Hosp JACKSON, W T, Pvt, 7th, KY, A, Marine, Hosp JOBB, A T, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, D, Field JONES, H L, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hosp JONES, R M, Sgt, 7th, KY, Inf, D, Hosp KELLY, J E, Sgt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field KIRKPATRICK, A, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, E, Hosp LESTER, Samuel, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field LOCHRY, John, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, E, Hosp MEADOWS, W W, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, E, Hosp MILES, W K, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, K, Hosp MIX, J W, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, D, Hosp MURRY, Patrick, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, I, Hosp PAGE, J H, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, E, Field PAIR, R W, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, I, Field PATTERSON, J P, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, I, Field PATTERSON, R M, Pvt, 8th KY, Inf, B, Hosp RAINSEY, A A, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field RAMEY, A A, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field RAMSEY, A A, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field REED, T J, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, F, Field REEDS, J M, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp RILEY, J M, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, G, Field ROARK, J B, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, D, Hosp RUST, James W, Sgt, 8th, KY, Inf, B, Hosp SNODGRASS, J W, Pvt, 7th, KY, Inf, I, Wash, Hosp STEGALL, G S, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, L, Hosp STONY, J E, Sgt, 8th, KY, Inf, A, Hosp THOMAS, F W, OGST, 3rd, Ky, Inf, D, City, Hosp TURNER, J J, Pvt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Field WALLACE, C W, Cpl, 7th, KY, Inf, E, Hosp WELCH, R, Pvt, 3rd, Ky, Inf, Hosp WHITSELL, J P, Sgt, 8th, KY, Inf, C, Marine, Hosp WILLIAMS, R, Pvt, 3rd, KY, Inf, E, Hosp (c) Copyright 15 February 2001, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements, Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ <>< RESEARCH: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios SCKY ARCHIVES: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/files/sck/sck.html Merged Surname Registry all counties in South Central KY: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/files/surnames/surnames.txt