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William Rabun Shivers

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William Rabun Shivers

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
3 Jul 1871 (aged 51)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 6, Section 22
Memorial ID
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Col 1st LA Infantry (Nelligan's) C.S.A.
"Caddo Rifles"
Proud Confederate Soldier

Mayor of Shreveport 1871
City Council Member 1857-58

Shivers, William R., Capt. Col. Co. A, Field and Staff, 1st (Nelligan's) La. Inf. En. April 28, 1861, New Orleans, La. Roll to June 30, 1861, Absent on detached service at Peg's Point. Transfd. by promotion to Major in 1st La. Vols. Roll Sept. and Oct., 1861, Absent, sick, in Norfolk. Major to Oct. 10, 1861, when elected to Lt. Col. Rolls Nov., 1861, to Feb., 1862, Present. Roll April 30 to Oct. 31, 1862, Absent, wounded, in Richmond, Va. Roster dated Camp near Port Royal, Dec. 31, 1862. Absent, wounded in right arm, severely, June 25, 1862. Unfit for duty. Has complied with Art. 21, Par. 172, of the Regiment. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1863, Absent on furlough. Rolls March, 1863, to Aug., 1863, Absent in consequence of wounds Recd. in battle June 25, 1862. Rolls Sept., 1863, to Feb., 1864, Absent without leave since June _, 1863. Roll March 1 to Aug. 31, 1864, Absent, wounded June 25, 1862; now in duty in Shreveport. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C., May, 1903, born Georgia, occupation merchant, Res. S. Port, La., age when enlisted 35, single. Disabled Comdg. Post at South Port, La.


Col 1st LA Infantry (Nelligan's) C.S.A.
"Caddo Rifles"
Proud Confederate Soldier

Mayor of Shreveport 1871
City Council Member 1857-58

Shivers, William R., Capt. Col. Co. A, Field and Staff, 1st (Nelligan's) La. Inf. En. April 28, 1861, New Orleans, La. Roll to June 30, 1861, Absent on detached service at Peg's Point. Transfd. by promotion to Major in 1st La. Vols. Roll Sept. and Oct., 1861, Absent, sick, in Norfolk. Major to Oct. 10, 1861, when elected to Lt. Col. Rolls Nov., 1861, to Feb., 1862, Present. Roll April 30 to Oct. 31, 1862, Absent, wounded, in Richmond, Va. Roster dated Camp near Port Royal, Dec. 31, 1862. Absent, wounded in right arm, severely, June 25, 1862. Unfit for duty. Has complied with Art. 21, Par. 172, of the Regiment. Roll Jan. and Feb., 1863, Absent on furlough. Rolls March, 1863, to Aug., 1863, Absent in consequence of wounds Recd. in battle June 25, 1862. Rolls Sept., 1863, to Feb., 1864, Absent without leave since June _, 1863. Roll March 1 to Aug. 31, 1864, Absent, wounded June 25, 1862; now in duty in Shreveport. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D. C., May, 1903, born Georgia, occupation merchant, Res. S. Port, La., age when enlisted 35, single. Disabled Comdg. Post at South Port, La.




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