I'm not a Lafayette Co. expert, but, there were several civil war actions fought in Lafayette Co., MS. Not aware of any notable battles. (refer to the following web pages: http://www.misscivilwar.org/events/events2c.html and http://www.misscivilwar.org/#events ) "Oxford (Lafayette Co.), Dec. 1-3, 1862, skirmishes about the town; Dec. 4, 1862, affair nearby; Aug. 9, 1864, skirmish with Union Brig. Gen. Joseph Mower's expedition from La Grange, TN, to Oxford (Aug. 1-30)." Howard Beckman ... and as someone else pointed out, the Civil War ended before your guy died. M. Meadows [email protected] wrote: > Hello list, > > I am new to this list. I am looking for a man named Benjamin Amerson who > died in this county in 1866. I don't know if he lived here or not. He was > from Blount Co, AL and had found in the civil war in a CSA unit from Blount > Co, AL. > > I do not know why he was in the county and if his family was with him or not. > The death info came from his widow in her request for his Mexican War > pension in the 1880's. I do know that she and her children were back in > Blount Co, AL in the 1870 census. > > I have two questions - 1) does anyone have a county wide or partial county > book that lists burials ??? 2) was there a Civil War battle (s) in this > county ??? > > Thanks for any help - > Robin Amerson > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog