Some help needed on some Appomattox parolees

[Stryker65]

I'm currently doing a project to individually count all the Appomattox parolees and organize them by regiment, and I've begun to encounter some issues with some of the parolees. My first problem is this soldier here:

Can anyone help with this? I'm trying to figure out if Private Bradley was a member of the 19th VA Infantry Regiment or 19th VA Artillery Battalion, since both units were present at Appomattox.

 

[MWood1841]

Fold 3 showing 19th Battalion and nothing showing the same name specifically for Va 19th Inf Regiment. There is another C.M. Bradley that enlisted with a Virginia Reserves at Amelia courthouse. I included him as well, however don't see where this second Bradley was paroled at Appomattox. He also spent a good deal of time sick and in the hospital. I included screen shots for both.

 

[MWood1841]

I'm currently doing a project to individually count all the Appomattox parolees and organize them by regiment

I'd be very interested to see your research when done, if willing to share. I have a 4th GGF who surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Pvt. William S. Camden, Nelson County Light Artillery No. 2. I've had some trouble finding him on Appomattox records.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

I'd be very interested to see your research when done, if willing to share. I have a 4th GGF who surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Pvt. William S. Camden, Nelson County Light Artillery No. 2. I've had some trouble finding him on Appomattox records.

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Yep. It's quite a project that @Stryker65 has undertaken!

 

[lupaglupa]

I'm finding just what @MWood1841 found at Fold3. I checked for a Virginia pension to see if that would help but did not find anything.

 

[Stryker65]

Based on this info (that the soldier was or might have been a reservist), I'll assume 19th Artillery Battalion, since it was in the same division, and at the time was serving as infantry.
@MWood1841 I thought about doing individual lists, but I tried it with a sample of roughly 50 parolees and ran into heavy difficulties, so I'm doing a solely number-based transcription of SHSP V15, since it separates detailed men, invalids, etc from their regiments.

Essentially organizing it like this...

...since there are ten different categories of parolees as given in the book.

 

[Stryker65]

I'd be very interested to see your research when done, if willing to share. I have a 4th GGF who surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. Pvt. William S. Camden, Nelson County Light Artillery No. 2. I've had some trouble finding him on Appomattox records.

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So far, the only Camden I've found is a "Mathew Camden" of that company...are you already aware of this man?

 

[Stryker65]

Second problematic parolee: Estelle Waddell. Listed as a hospital steward, but Estelle is a more feminine name, is it not? As I don't have any information on them, should I stick them into the Enlisted Men category or into the Attached Civilian category?

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

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Second problematic parolee: Estelle Waddell. Listed as a hospital steward, but Estelle is a more feminine name, is it not? As I don't have any information on them, should I stick them into the Enlisted Men category or into the Attached Civilian category?

Estelle is indeed a feminine name, but I guess in theory, that many years ago, a male could have been named that.

 

[Stryker65]

Bidgood's a private in Parker's Virginia battery, and Sharp's a private in Walker's Virginia battery, but as of yet I have no idea on what unit Williams and Pitt belong to -- any ideas?

 

[Stryker65]

Estelle is indeed a feminine name, but I guess in theory, that many years ago, a male could have been named that.

You were right! Estelle Waddell was a private in Company D, 18th Mississippi Infantry!

 

[lupaglupa]

You were right! Estelle Waddell was a private in Company D, 18th Mississippi Infantry!

I have seen it as a man's name spelled Estel.

 

[MWood1841]

So far, the only Camden I've found is a "Mathew Camden" of that company...are you already aware of this man?

should be Lamkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (??) also was known as Nelson Light Artillery….
I get confused and have to draw back into my own notes sometimes. Especially these artillery units/companies referring to themselves with different names

 

[Stryker65]

should be Lamkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (??) also was known as Nelson Light Artillery….
I get confused and have to draw back into my own notes sometimes. Especially these artillery units/companies referring to themselves with different names

Yep! It was of Lamkin's company.