Thank you for the info on Ferdinand O. Claiborne, he was a distant cousin to the Pointe Coupee line. Col. Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne (1809-1893) was the son of Gen. Ferdinand L. Claiborne who served in the War of 1812 an was commander of the Mississippi Terr. Militia. His brother was 1st Gov. of Louisiana, William C.C. Claiborne, and the brother of Col. Ferdinand Leigh, Jr. was brother of the Mississippi governor and historian, John F. H. Claiborne. Ferdinand Ozmun was among the family that remained in Va. in the late 18th, early 19th century.

It would probably take some doing to find this Robert documented in the army because of his age, but he may be listed some where. Its a mystery. In the photo he looks to be abt. 16 or 17. His father being so influential he may have been made some kind of a staff officer for Taylor or something. He is not listed anywhere either, and was probably too old for active service. Ferd. Leigh wrote a letter to Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks in 1865, stating that he had not participated in the rebellion since Port Hudson, and that the people of Pointe Coupee wanted to hold their own elections and return to farming the crops unmolested by federals. That is in the O.R.'s of the Union and Confederate armies.

Thanks again,
Erik McBroom