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In 1850 and 1860 the three Veasey's (Alfred, Alcide and Alcibiabe) lived in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, near or in St Martinville. They lived with their mother (Adelaide Migues Veasey), 3 other brothers and 3 sisters. They are mentioned in the Booth Compendium (1920) and that info is as follows:

Booth, Andrew B. Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands. New Orleans, LA, 1920, Vol. III, p. 917.

Veazey, Alcibiade, Corpl. Pvt. Co. C, 8th La. Inf. En. June 19, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolls to April, 1862. Rolls June, 1862, to Aug., 1862, Present. Detailed as guard for ammunition train. Roll Sept. and Oct., 1862, Present. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, Present. Detailed as a guard to Division Ord. Train. Rolls Jan., 1863, to Oct., 1863, Present. Roll to Nov. 12, 1863, Present or absent not stated. Rolls Dec. 31, 1863, to Aug. 31, 1864, Absent, captured Nov. 7, 1863. Federal Rolls Prisoners War, Captured Nov. 7, 1863, Rappahannock Forwarded to Pt. Lookout, Md., from Washington, Nov. 11, 1863. Paroled until exchanged at Pt. Lookout, Md., Feb. 10, 1865. Exchanged Coxes Landing, James River, Va., Feb. 14-15, 1865. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled New Iberia, La., June 13, 1865. Res. St. Martin Par., La., born Louisiana, occupation printer, Res. St. Martinsville, La., age when enlisted 17, single.

Veazey, Alcide, Pvt. Co. C, 8th La. Inf. En. June 19, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Rolls July, 1861, to Dec., 1861, Absent on furlough on account of sickness since Aug. 28, 1861. Rolls Jan., 1862, to Aug. 31, 1863, Absent, sick. in La. on furlough. Roll Aug. 31, 1863, to Nov. 12, 1863, Deserter, furloughed since June, 1861. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C., June, 1903, born Louisiana, occupation clerk, Res. St. Martinsville, La., age when enlisted 18, single. Furloughed for 30 days to La. in Aug., 1861, and never returned.

Veazey, Alfred, Sergt. Co. C, 8th La. Inf. En. June 19, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Roll July and Aug., 1861, Absent, sick, at Culpepper, since Aug. 28, 1861. Rolls Sept., 1861, to Oct., 1862, Present. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, Absent, sick, in Richmond. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1863, Absent on sick furlough in Louisiana. Rolls Feb. 28, 1863, to Aug. 31, 1863, Present. Rolls Aug. 31, 1863, to Aug. 31, 1864, Absent, sick, since Oct. 1, 1863. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C., June, 1903, born Louisiana, occupation clerk, Res. St. Martinsville, La., age when enlisted 23, single. Wounded accidentally at Robertson River.

MARA M320 (CSR) indicates that Alfred was paroled in New Iberia, Louisiana (St Martin Parish in 1860, but now Iberia Parish) on 12 June 1865. In the 1870 (US Census), Alfred was living in New Iberia, Louisiana.

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Don Parker