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Re: Henry Benton Shows, 7th Miss. Batt.

Isaac B. Shows, Private, Company C, 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry, enlisted May 12, a862 at Quitmam, Miss. by Lt. Welborn for 3 years, captured at Vicksburg, Miss. July 4, 1863, paroled July 10 reporting September 30 to Parole Camp, declared exchanged December 20, 1863, recorded absent without leave on the Jan/Feb, 1864 muster roll, captured near Marrietta, Ga. June 21, 1864, forwarded to Camp Morton, Indian prison June 30, paroled and transferred for exchange to City Point, Va. via Baltimore, Md. March 4, 1865, admitted Howard’s Grove hospital, Richmond, Va. March 12, furloughed for 30 days March 17, no further records

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J. B. Shows, Private, Company C, 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry, enlisted May 12, 1862 at Quitman, Miss. by Lt. Welborn for 3 years, paroled December 8, 1863, last recorded present at the Jan/Feb,1864 muster as 4th Corporal, paroled prisoner admitted March 16, 1865 to Receiving & Wayside Hospital, Richmond, Va., furloughed for 30 days March 16, 1865, no further records

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James J. Shows, 4th Sergeant, Company C, 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry, enlisted May 12, 1862 at Quitman, Miss. by Lt. Welborn for 3 years, admitted General Hospital, Meridian, Miss. March 21, 1863, last recorded present at the Jan/Feb,1864 muster, captured near Kenesaw Mt., Georgia July 3, 1864, sent to Camp Douglas, Ill. prison July 17, paroled and forwarded March 14, 1865 to Pt. Lookout, Md. for exchange, captured April 3, 1865 at Howard’s Grove hospital, Chronic Diarrhoea, Richmond, Va., transferred to Pt. Lookout, Md. May 2, swore to Oath of Allegiance to the U. S. and released at the USA General Hospital, Pt. Lookout, July 19, released July 20, 1865, resident of Ellisville, Jones County, Miss., dark complexion, black hair, grey eyes, 5’ 8”

M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi

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