Materials Relating to Charles Firmin, Father of Antoine Firmin |
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/military/wbts.htm
The "F" page in Booth's Index (below)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/military/wbts/booths-index/f.txt
“Firman, Charles, Pvt. Co.
E, Cres.
Regt. La. Inf. En. Sept. 28, 1862, Camp Pratt.
Present on Rolls to Feb.,
1863. On Register of Prisoners of War, dated
April 27, 1863, Captured Butte a la Rose, April
20, 1863. Sent to New Orleans, La., to be
exchanged.”
Note: The misspelling of “Firmin” is
inconsequential; the military unit corresponds
to the one on the gravestone.
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Gravestone in Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery, Plauchéville, LA |
Charles Firmin Materials on http://findagrave.com. On the Findagrave site one will find the "Application for Headstone" and a photograph of a non-military gravestone. Here is the image of the application for the headstone. |
jimbolnersr @ gmail.com |