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 > >