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Re: 17th Texas Cavalry
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Donna,

I need to add this note to my post with the list of Caison men. The 17th was captured at Arkansas Post on January 11th 1863. Not all of the soldiers of this unit were captured at this battle. This caused a split of this unit's history. The group of men that were captured went to prison then were released and went on to serve east of the Mississippi River. The group of men that were not captured went on to fight west of the Mississippi (the Red River Campain). This is the main reason you will need their records so you can see which set of battle records belong to these 3 men.

Hope this helps,

Gary D. Bray

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