Two questions.
One, does anyone have the 41st Virginia Infantry book in the Virginia regimental history series? Could you do a lookup on the thumbnail service record of private George B. Fitzgerald, Co. G? I'm really curious to see if there was any record of his service after the summer of 1863.
Second question:
When a soldier was captured, how did his captors identify him, other than just asking him his name and regiment? I'm talking about an insignificant private or low-ranking officer, not anyone important.
In other words, if a Confederate soldier was captured and lied to his captors about his regimental affiliation, how would that show up in his service record in the archives? Would his captors simply write down what he said and when the dust settled, his name and the fact of his capture would be filed with the false regiment in the archives, as his only record of his service with that regiment?
Hank Trent
Having fun researching a man who was known to lie!
hanktrent@voyager. net
One, does anyone have the 41st Virginia Infantry book in the Virginia regimental history series? Could you do a lookup on the thumbnail service record of private George B. Fitzgerald, Co. G? I'm really curious to see if there was any record of his service after the summer of 1863.
Second question:
When a soldier was captured, how did his captors identify him, other than just asking him his name and regiment? I'm talking about an insignificant private or low-ranking officer, not anyone important.
In other words, if a Confederate soldier was captured and lied to his captors about his regimental affiliation, how would that show up in his service record in the archives? Would his captors simply write down what he said and when the dust settled, his name and the fact of his capture would be filed with the false regiment in the archives, as his only record of his service with that regiment?
Hank Trent
Having fun researching a man who was known to lie!
hanktrent@voyager. net
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