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It’s quite possible he had returned to duty and was present at Appomattox, however, odds are that he remained at home still recovering from his bout with Malaria.

He was last recorded on February 28, 1865 as absent, sick, absent without leave. It does not seem probably that in the next five weeks he returned.

Although, he does not appear on the list of Appomottox parolees, that is of itself, not conclusive as a number of men listed on some rosters do not appear on that list. See:

http://www.nps.gov/apco/historyculture/parole-passes-a.htm

The parole application for B. F. West has an entry for the length of time he served and when he last served. However, the on-line version I have access to is unreadable.

It might be noted that Chaplain William Edward Wiatt, who attested on his pension application to his service, was present at Appomattox.

Perhaps if you could access Ancestry.com, there might be a copy that is readable.

However, your best bet would be to procure his Compiled Service Records and Pension papers through the service provided by these boards at:

http://history-sites.com/research/

Good hunting,

George Martin

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