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Re: The burning of Shreveport???

Art - do you mean that the statement made by Andrew B. Booth in the introduction to his work (page 3) is incorrect? He states:

"And the plight of such as these as were in the Trans-Mississippi Department is aggravated by the fact that at the Surrender of General E. Kirby Smith May 26th. 1865, it is said the Confederate Records including the Muster Rolls, were Burned at Shreveport, La., so that there were no Records left to even show their Service up to near the time of Final Surrender."

His wording does suggest that he has no documentation that the Muster Rolls were burned, but if they were not, where are they?

Thanks,

Tim

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