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Here is what I have come across re the Dawsons you seek.

George Martin

Pvt. Reuben Dawson enlisted September 19, 1864 at Fauquier Co. Virginia in Company F, 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), only shown present on Company muster held September 19, 1864

Reuben Dawson

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"F" Co. VA Mosby's Part. Cavalry

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Benjamin F. Dawson

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 10/18/1862 as a Private.
On 10/18/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. VA 6th Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Horse killed 7/3/1863 Fairfield, PA
* Detached service 12/27/1863 (place not stated) (As scout with General Stuart)
* Wounded 10/15/1864 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
* Hospitalized 10/17/1864 Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA (With gunshot wound)
* Returned 11/1/1864 (place not stated)
* AWOL 12/1/1864 (place not stated)
* AWOL 3/22/1865 (place not stated) (On final roll)
(Died before Feb 2, 1910.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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E S. Dawson

Residence Dublin Depot VA;
Enlisted on 2/22/1864 at Dublin, VA as a Private.
On 2/22/1864 he was drafted into "Jackson's" Co. VA Char Kanawha Light Artillery
(date and method of discharge not given)

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William S. Dawson

Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Laborer.
Enlisted on 4/17/1861 as a Private.
On 4/17/1861 he mustered into "C" Co. VA 4th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 4/17/1862
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/21/1861 Manassas, VA (In leg)
* Furloughed 8/1/1861 Pulaski County, VA (Home, wounded)
* Returned 6/15/1862 (place not stated) (To duty, estimated day)
* POW 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA (Estimated day)

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William S. Dawson

Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 9/25/1862 at White Sulphur Springs, WV as a 3rd Sergt.
On 9/25/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. VA 14th Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Confined 2/15/1863 Rock Island, IL (Estimated day)
* Wounded 6/15/1863 Winchester, VA (Estimated day. Wounded in right ankle)
* POW 11/30/1863 Winchester, VA
* Confined 12/2/1863 Wheeling, WV (Estimated day)
* Confined 12/15/1863 Camp Chase, OH (Estimated day)
* Exchanged 3/5/1865 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 3/6/1865 Richmond, VA
* Furloughed 3/14/1865 Richmond, VA (60 days)
Promotions:
* Comm Sergt 10/1/1862 (Listed as rank through 04/63)
He was described at enlistment as:
5' 10.0", light complexion, grey eyes, light hair
Other Information:
born in 1837

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No Dawson is listed in the roster of the Pulaski Guards which I can find. See: http://factorswalk.com/savfam/savrost.htm

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