Lorenzo N. C. Swagerty
Enlisted as a Major
"A" Co. AR 16th Infantry

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- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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Lorenzo N. C. Swagerty, age 27, born in Arkansas, Captain, Capt. Swagerty's Company, Company A, Hill's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry,* enlisted September 12, 1861 at Clarksville by G. W. Paine for 12 months, captured at Port Hudson July 9, 1863, Major, POW, sent north July 18, 1863 by Steamer "Imperial," admitted USA General Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. July 23, 1863, Anemia Dysentary, arrived Depot of POWs near Sandusky, Ohio September 1, transferred to Pt. Lookout, Md. prison April 22, 1864, admitted USA General Hospital, Pt. Lookout April 26,1864, Chronic Diarrhoea, paroled May 3, 1864 and transferred for exchange for delivery to City Point, Va. May 3, 1864, admitted to General Hospital No. 4, Richmond, Va., Captain, Diarrhoea May 9, 1864, furloughed May 11, Paroled Prisoner, no further records

* This company subsequently became Company A, 16th Arkansas Infantry

M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas