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Written by Todd, William E., Private Companies C and B, 30th Louisiana Infantry. Enlisted at Port Hudson, October 29, 1862. Roll November and December 1862, Present. Transferred to Company H, by order Colonel G. A. Breaux, Commanding., November 1, 1862. Rolls from December 31, 1862, to June, 1863, Present. Rolls from July, 1863, to October, 1863, absent on ordnance duty by order of General French, August 14, 1863. Roll March and April, 1864, Present. Roll November 1, 1864, to February 28, 1865, Absent, Prisoner of War, Nashville. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured near Franklin, Tennessee, December 17, 1864. Sent to Nashville, Tennessee, December 18, 1864. Received Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, from Nashville, Tennessee, December 20, 1864. Transferred to Camp Douglas, Illinois December 22, 1864. Name appears as signature to an Oath of Allegiance to the U. S., subscribed to at _, June 12, 1865. Residence New Orleans, Louisiana, complexion fair, hair light, eyes blue, height 5 ft. 7 in.
TODD, W E
- PVT CO B 30 LA INF
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/25/1925
- BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 139
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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