Carol Hutson:
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Go to:
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http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
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Select Texas and Confederate, then type in Atkinson.
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Click on
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"18th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Ochiltree's)"
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"Click here to search for soldiers in this unit."
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Type in Atkinson and you will see three Atkinson entries.
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In Company D of Ochiltree's 18th Texas Infantry, there was a "William Atkinson" and a "William N. Atkinson." Chances are good that his middle initial was an "N."
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If I were you, I'd order his Confederate regimenal files from the address you can find by clicking on the center top of this page "Order military records"
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http://history-sites.com/research/index.html
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Commissioned officers in 1862 Marion County, Texas
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Sedberry, T.D...............Captain
Briggs, R.W.................1st Lt
Atkinson, Wm................2d Lt
McCain, George ............Jr 2d Lt
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This is from pA-34 of my 1,022-page book.
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I happen to have had family in Jefferson TX during the Civil War so I have several books about Marion County in my personal library.
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I recommend that you go to your local genealogy library rather than depend upon the Internet.
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We gray-haired researchers have paid our dues by spending years in libraries.
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Patti