> Not sure if this is rare. McPherson's Corps marched through Raymond in the afternoon of May 12 and camped on edge of town after
> fighting a battle 3 miles south in the morning. These men could be of Hall's Miltita - or they could be well known rebel citizens.
> Many were arrested and sent to prison based on preference of local commanders after Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

Darden lived in Edwards, a federal army Corps (XIII) had been poised to strike Edwards for two days, and another (XV) had moved astride the direct road from Raymond to Edwards. So there's no good explanation for Darden being in Raymond unless he was serving with Hall's State Troops, especially since, at 43, he was under the maximum age (45) for conscription.

It's the alleged artilleryman, William Delan(c)ey, that I'm curious about ... his unit designation on the prisoner record appears to be "1st Tennessee Battery" which doesn't make any sense. Did he simply make up a unit when asked? Was he part of a battery in the area, but the unit designation got screwed up?