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Re: Union deserters in the Martinsburg area

Hello Steve, From looking at their Union Compiled Military Service Records the majority appeared to be Union deserters however some also probably were bounty jumpers. The following is the list of where they were taken prisoners.

1) Federal POW records reported him giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia.

2) Gave up at Paw-Paw, Virginia. (Paw-Paw, West Virginia located in Morgan County)

3) Gave up at Paw-Paw, Virginia. (Paw-Paw, West Virginia located in Morgan County)

4) Captured at Sir James Run (located in Morgan Count) May have been Sir John's Run

5) Captured at Martinsburg, Virginia.

6) Federal POW records reported him as giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia

7) Federal POW records reported him taken prisoner at Martinsburg, Virginia

8) Federal POW records reported him taken prisoner near Martinsburg, Virginia

9) Captured at Martinsburg, Virginia

10) Giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia

11) Federal POW records reported his capture at Martinsburg, Virginia

12) Giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia

13) Federal POW records reported him giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia

14) Captured at Martinsburg, Virginia

15) Federal POW records reported him as giving up at Martinsburg, Virginia

16) Federal POW records reported him giving up at Sir John Run, Virginia

17) Federal POW records reported him giving up at Sir Johns Run, Virginia

In addition two other Union deserters were listed as captured near the Potomac River. All of the above listings were arrested in 1864. Although I do not know about their specific arrests I would imagine they were probably hiding in the outskirts of Martinsburg.

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