The following info is from a card in the Complied Service Records of Bourland's Regt. ..See this CSR card on my web page http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/FtBlissTxOct65.htm ...The information implies that more info about Texas Confederate soldiers can be found. ..Where are the records for the Provost Marshal's Office of Fort Bliss? ..esp. Oct 1865 records? ..They are possibly available on Footnote.com. ..Please help us locate these papers.
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Provost Marshal’s Office, Fort Bliss, Texas
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Descriptive List of Texans who arrived the eleven days before October 31, 1865
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Soldier: William Powers
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Arrival date: October 22, 1865.
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Description: Age: 45; ..Eyes: Gray; ..Hair: Gray; ..Complexion: Ruddy; ..5 feet 6 inches; ..Where born: Missouri, Lafayette County; ..Occupation: Farmer.
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Enlisted in the Confederate Service
When: April 7, 1863
Where: Cooke County
By Whom: Captain [J.J.] Diamond
Period: 3 years
Remarks: Did not wish to live in Texas.
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From my 200-page Name Index:
POWERS, William Powers, b-1821 Lafayette County MO; ? 1850 Calaveras cen p(407)212 (Co B, Bourland's Regt)
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I did not find this "Wm Powers b-1821 Lafayette Co MO" in another record.
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Again, please help us locate the October 1865 records of the Fort Bliss Provost Marshal's Office. ..If this listing is found, I will put in on my website.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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