Franklin Bowman, Private, Company H, 12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, enlisted June 10, 1864 at Alleys Store by E. C. Randolph for the war, paroled April 20, 1865 at New Market, Va., description: age 19, 5' 5", dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes

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William D. Bowman, Private, Company D, 12th Regiment Virginia Infantry, enlisted March 25, 1862 in Patrick County, by Col. Staples for the war, assigned to Company D by order from Brig. Gen. Mahone under Gov. Proclamation 10 March 1862 in conformity with Gen. Lee's Special Order No. 2, volunteered, recorded on October 31, 1862 as absent without leave, later recorded as having deserted September 17, from Harper's Ferry, Va., 1862, no other records

M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia