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William Riley (Veteran CSA) CRYER

Cryer Cemetery
Vernon County,
Louisiana

PRIVATE CSA
Company C 27 Regiment Louisiana Infantry
Civil War Confederate
November 25, 1818 - July 15, 1905

He enlisted on March 23, 1862, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Later Company Muster Rolls reflect an enlistment date of April 23, 1862, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Company Muster Rolls for July and August 1862, listed him as having an extra duty in the Company Commissary. His name appeared on a Roll of Prisoners of War on July 4, 1863, after Confederate forces at Vicksburg, Mississippi, capitulated. He was paroled at Vicksburg on July 7, 1863. His name later appeared on a Roll of Prisoners of War on May 26, 1865, when his unit surrendered in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was paroled in Alexandria, Louisiana on June 19, 1865.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, The National Archives, Publication M320, Roll 0341

Contributed on 11/1/16 by bridges1026
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Submitted: 11/1/16 • Approved: 4/30/23 • Last Updated: 5/3/23 • R141900-G0-S3

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