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Re: Claiborne Regiment, Louisiana Militia

Thank you, Alan, for responding to my post. G. H. Dennis was 43 years of age at the time of his conscription. To my knowledge, despite his being AWOL to see his family in near-by Homer, Lousiana, he presented himself for duty. I traced census record between 1860 and 1870 and found no children were born during the 1863 to 1865 period. Joseph Chesley Dennis was the next child born in 1866. As I understand from my grandfather, W. E. Dennis Sr, G. H. Dennis and his family fled from Morgan County, Albama, during the early stages of the Civil War between 1861 and 1862 to go to Arkansas and Louisiana. According to my grandfather, G. H. Dennis was "burned out" by Federal Troops during that time. I have not verified this information in terms of what Federal troops who would have been assigned to that area of Alabama. It appears G. H. Dennis, at that time, made no commitment to being a soldier in the Confederate States Army. What changed his mind is unknown to my grandfather, W. E. Dennis Sr, and still to me.

I am certain that my GGGrandfather, William Washington Wilson and his son, my GGrandfather served in the Seventh Alabama Calvary, United States Volunteers, during the War. There is a site on the internet regarding them. However, I will post them to see if I determine what battles they fought in. Wilson is as common a name in the South and because the Wilson family is renown for its multiple children born in their families, there probably were many George Washington Wilson's in the Civil War.
I have seen William Washington Wilson's Honorable Discharge Certificate held by one of my cousins who still lives in Alabama near the "old home place".

Thank you again for your information. There were several Dennis family members who relocated to Missouri that were brothers to Granville, and served in Federal Service during the Civil War. I have spoken with my cousin, Robert Dennis, recently deceased, who lived in Oklahoma, who spoke of his GGrandfather, Sampson David Dennis, who served. I will put this in a separate post as well.

It is wonderful that this site is available for researchers to want more of the "grit" of the Civil War.

On a parting note, it is an on an ironic note that I served in the Louisiana Army National Guard 120 years to the day, probably in the same "camp" as did G. H. Dennis. In a sense, I walked in his shadow and never knew it at the time. I served with the Louisiana Army National Guard for four years, three of them on Active Duty. That is history seemingly repeating itself.

Jerry Dennis

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