I have noticed that parole records note a location right off, for example Illsey, C.M paroled Alexandria Louisiana, 1865. Res Ascension Parish Louisiana. What is the significance of Alexandria La. Was it a railway station point of release or a prisoner of war camp. I think the res part meant resides or a Resident of.

Also, is the location of the parole point some kind of major lead? Does it narrow down possible units? This individual is listed as serving in Squire's Battalion, but would have been young to travel early on up to Gettysburgh or to Antitum. Most likely joined when 16 or 17 to the Trans Mississippi Unit under the same Officer Squire after he transfered South after Gettysburgh? I have heard there were a few of the Pointee Coupee at 16 years of age, and a few more a little younger than that.

Charles