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Misidentified Louisiana soldiers?

In my opinion several misidentified Louisiana soldiers have been cast into the wrong unit. My apologies in advance if someone else or an author has already discovered what I am about to say. I don't read authors books unless they are of post war period or memories. Many are fine outstanding authors and researchers to be sure while others give it their best efforts. I don't want to be skewed one way or the other while doing research. I am going against the grain of almost every primary source including the National Park Service and Broadfoot's publishing of Confederate soldiers and the Confederate Compiled Military Service Records and Andrew B. Booth's work on Louisiana soldiers which is rare for me to do so although some other soldiers in other states also fit into going against the grain so to speak.

The following is a rough draft of a Confederate soldier that died at Camp Chase. Upon further research it appears other Confederates such as Lieutenant Van Thomas were also misidentified in the wrong unit. For fellow researchers on this board I would be curious of your feedback after checking my research unless of course this is old news. I further understand, thanks to Hugh Simmons input they may have been taken prisoners at Catahoula Parish, which is somewhat located near Natchez, Mississippi.

"2nd Lieutenant Edwin R. BOON - Inscription on tombstone #127 reads “LIEUT. E. R. BOON CO. A 1 BATT’N LA. CAV. S. G. C.S.A.” He was taken prisoner near Natchez, Mississippi in December 1863. In the compiler opinion the information on his tombstone at Camp Chase is correct and he was a member of Company A 1st Battalion of Louisiana Cavalry State Guards and not the 1st Louisiana Cavalry as listed on www.fold3.com. , and the National Park Service and “Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers by Andrew B. Booth and Broadfoot Publishing of Confederate State Rosters.” The 1st Louisiana Cavalry and the 1st Battalion of Louisiana Cavalry State Guards were two separate units. The 1850 United States census listed “E. R. Boon, age twenty-three, born about 1827, as the head of household with what appears to be his wife Mary, age eighteen, born about 1832, with their children Sarah M., age three and Amanda L. age zero, living in the Southern Division, of Dale County, Alabama and listed both E. R. Boon and Mary Boon as born in Georgia and mentioned E. R. Boon as being a farmer.” The compiler notes family genealogy listed E. R. Boon born in Wilkerson County, Georgia. The 1860 United States census listed “E. R. Boon, age thirty-five, born about 1825, as the head of household with what appears to be his wife Mary, age twenty-eight, born about 1832, with their children Sarah, age twelve, born in Alabama and Amanda, age eight, born in Alabama and another female M. E. Boon, age five, born in Louisiana and the family was living in Bossier Parish in Louisiana with the nearest Post Office listed as Bellevue and mentioned both E. R. and Mary Boon as born in Georgia and mentioned E. R. Boon as a farmer. Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported E. R. Boone in the 1st Regiment Louisiana Cavalry which as noted above is incorrect. The compiler notes two reasons why he was not a member of the 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry. 1) The 1st Regiment Louisiana Cavalry was stationed at Dalton, Georgia in December of 1863 and January of 1864 according to their unit history. 2) Lieutenant Boon or Boone is not listed as being an officer in Company A of the 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry. However 2nd Lieutenant Edwin R. Boon is listed as an officer in Company A of the 1st Battalion Louisiana Cavalry State Guards and Company A was known as Ed Moore’s Rangers and according to unit history of the 1st Battalion Louisiana Cavalry State Guards as found on www.fold3.com and was taken prisoner with many other members of the 1st Battalion Louisiana Cavalry State Guards in December of 1863 and mentioned his given name as Edwin. The compiler notes his surname was spelled as Boone with Broadfoot and Andrew B. Booth’s work in Louisiana and the National Park Service and Confederate Compiled Military Service Records reported his surname as Boon. 2nd Lieutenant Edwin R. Boon does not have Confederate Compiled Military Service Records within the 1st Battalion Louisiana Cavalry State Guards and his records listed in the 1st Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry are nothing but Federal POW records. Federal POW records reported “2nd Lieutenant Boon taken prisoner on December 14, 1863 near Natchez, Mississippi and forwarded by the Provost Marshal of Natchez and among a list of prisoners of war forwarded from Vicksburg, Mississippi on December 18, 1863 to Cairo, Illinois.” Federal POW records reported “2nd Lieutenant E. R. Boon arriving at Camp Morton, Indiana on December 26, 1863 and noted his capture date as December 10, 1863 near Natchez, Mississippi and then transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio where he arrived on January 27, 1864.” Federal POW records reported the death of E. R. Boon on Tuesday, April 5, 1864 due to erysipelas. Wikipedia defines erysipelas in part as an acute infection of the upper dermis."

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