I am currently writing a novel called, "The Camel Boy." to reflect the life of an orphan on the Texas Frontier from 1856-1865 and his experinces with camels at Camp Verde, the last battle of the civil war at Palmito Ranch. To that end, there will be a fictious account: the youth, meets two former Reb soldiers who were at Vicksburg on the Cotton Road, while escorting a cotton train to Brownsville with the 2nd Texas Cavalry. A conversation regarding Old Douglas's death at Vicksburg will be related by one of the soldiers based on a factual account on Oct. 15, 1858 when Mrs. M. J. Watson failed to get the authority to unload 89 camels, because it was suspected that she was using the ship as an illegal slave ship. She dumped the camels ashore in Galveston, where they were abused by citizens. Francis Lubbock,gov. of tx, took 40 of the camels on his ranch that he later let roam the coast. One of Lubbock's friends was from Louisian and saw the camels arrive on his ranch. Rational: I think either Jules Baron or Sam Allen took one of the camels home with him, and that camel is the one referred to as Old Douglas. That's my story, and I am sticking to it, at least in my novel. Go Google-search: Selby Parker, The Man From Bandera for my debut novel, if you are interested.