Thanks, Gene - looks like this is the guy. Tim >From: "Gene Barron" <genebarron@jam.rr.com> >Reply-To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Union Parish LA] Union Parish Confederate Soldier name >'Dixon' >Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:20:21 -0600 > >Dixon, J. M., Pvt. Co. E. 25th La. Infty. En. March 7th, 1862, Union Par., >La. Present or absent >not stated on Rolls to June, 1862. > >Only one I found listed from Union parish >----- Original Message ----- >From: "T. D. Hudson" <timothydhudson@hotmail.com> >To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:01 AM >Subject: [Union Parish LA] Union Parish Confederate Soldier name 'Dixon' > > > > Does anyone have any idea who this Union Parish resident could be: > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > Article from: > > 'Ouachita Telegraph', a newspaper published in Monroe > > 6 November 1869 > > page 3 > > ==================================================================== > > A Confederate soldier named Dixon has just returned from the war to his >home > > in Union parish. It appears he was captured at Vicksburg, where >subsequent > > to his capture, he committed some offense against a Federal officer, for > > which he was imprisoned, and has just now been released. > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > There was a soldier by the name of Marshall D. Dixon who served in >Company > > I, 31st Louisiana Infantry Regiment. This man was with his regiment when >it > > was captured in July 1863 at Vicksburg, but he was paroled and returned >home > > to Union Parish until his exchange. Based upon the above newspaper >article, > > that soldier was a different man. > > > > I cannot locate another man by the name of 'Dixon' from Union Parish who >was > > at Vicksburg. Can anyone help? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim Hudson > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >FREE! > > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > ==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Timothy D. Hudson > > Union Parish Louisiana List Manager > > TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > >==== LAUNION Mailing List ==== >Timothy D. Hudson >Union Parish Louisiana List Manager >TimothyDHudson@hotmail.com > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/