Enoch Lawson, Private, Captain Michael Staley’s Company, Tennessee Cavalry,* enlisted October 1, 1862 at War Gap, Tenn. by Michael Staley for 3 years, recorded on the Jan/Feb, 1863 muster roll as absent without leave, last recorded June 30, 1863 as AWOL, no further records

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Russell Lawson, Private, Captain Michael Staley’s Company, Tennessee Cavalry,* enlisted October 1, 1862 at War Gap, Tenn. by Michael Staley for 3 years, discharged on Certificate of Disability April 25, 1863 at Knoxville, Tenn., Chronic Pleuritis with adhesion and solidification of the lower portion of left lung, 42 year old Farmer, born in Lee County, Va., 5’ 9”, dark complexion, hazel eyes, black hair

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Stokely D. Lawson, Captain Michael Staley’s Company, Tennessee Cavalry,* enlisted October 1, 1862 at War Gap, Tenn. by Michael Staley for 3 years, recorded on the Jan/Feb, 1863 muster roll as absent without leave, present at the June 30, 1863 muster,** no further records

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William A. Lawson, Private, Company F, 16th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry, enlisted April 19, 1863 at Knoxville, Tenn. by M. Staley for 3 years, present at the June 30, 1863 muster, no further records

* This company subsequently became Company F,16th (Neal’s) Battalion Tennessee Cavalry

** The next surviving muster roll for Company F is that for the period May 1 to Dec. 31, 1864. As none of these men are listed, it would indicate they had been dropped from the rolls sometime in the intervening period. This could have been for discharge, desertion, capture, transfer, exchange, etc.

M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee