William Wit
Private
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2017
- Location
- Charleston SC
Hey all! I have a chance to acquire a parole document from Appomattox for a Confederate private, but upon reviewing the list of parolees here (https://www.nps.gov/apco/learn/historyculture/upload/parolelist-s1.pdf), I can’t find him listed. HOWEVER, I found the Captain that signed the parole document listed, correctly and with the correct unit.
My question is: Was that a common thing for a Captain (or other commander) to issue a parole that wasn’t on the official list? I found other soldiers in the same unit, so it seems odd. That being said, I found BOTH the private and Captain (correct ranks, company, and overall unit) listed on the main Soldiers and Sailors DB via NPS.
The date of the document is April 10th, 1865 - and here’s a photo:
Private: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search...oldierId=49CF6DD1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
Captain: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search...oldierId=56886DD0-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
Captain is listed in the “S” section of that Parolee List as: Shuford, Pinkney C. - Capt., 32nd NC Inf., Co. E, Comdng. Reg
So it seems to check out, aside from the private himself not being listed on the official parole list. And I noted that the Captain’s name was spelled “Shooford” on the note but I know that different spellings were pretty commonplace during the war.
Any thoughts? And thank you!
Dave
My question is: Was that a common thing for a Captain (or other commander) to issue a parole that wasn’t on the official list? I found other soldiers in the same unit, so it seems odd. That being said, I found BOTH the private and Captain (correct ranks, company, and overall unit) listed on the main Soldiers and Sailors DB via NPS.
The date of the document is April 10th, 1865 - and here’s a photo:
Private: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search...oldierId=49CF6DD1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
Captain: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search...oldierId=56886DD0-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
Captain is listed in the “S” section of that Parolee List as: Shuford, Pinkney C. - Capt., 32nd NC Inf., Co. E, Comdng. Reg
So it seems to check out, aside from the private himself not being listed on the official parole list. And I noted that the Captain’s name was spelled “Shooford” on the note but I know that different spellings were pretty commonplace during the war.
Any thoughts? And thank you!
Dave
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