Parole " . . . a pledge or oath under which a prisoner of war is released with the understanding that he will not again bear arms until exchanged."
[The Civil War Dictionary, Mark M. Boatner III]
George W. Dotson,1st Lieutenant, Company E, 10th Tennessee Cavalry
Captured May 29, 1863 in Dixon County, Tennessee, recorded on a roll of POWs at Fort Donelson,Tennessee, June 30,1863, swore Oath of Allegiance to the United States at Nashville, Tenn., May 10, 1864, resident of Dickson County, Tenn.
M268: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee