Winnie Davis Camp No. 108 UCV Records from Membership Register   A. Dodson Elected 1895 Entered Conf Serv 1862 Pvt Co C 25th Tenn;  Present at Perrysville, Murfreesboro, Hoover's Gap; wounded at Murfreesboro; taken prisoner in 1864 at home by Hooker's Bushwhackers. Paroled next day. Discharged by disbanding.  I am now 61 years old.  A. Dodson Pension Application Jacket of File: A. Dodson, Ellis Co., PO Milford, Texas, Rt. 2 Filed Oct 3, 1921 Rejected 11-19-1921 by Lon A. Smith, Commissioner of Pensions Written across the jacket: "Deserted" Rejected. ( See Note below) A. Dodson stated in application: I was honorably discharged as a prisoner about April 1865. My age is 77 yrs, born in White County, Tenn. Have resided in Texas 28 yrs, Ellis County 25 yrs. My address is Milford, Texas, Route No. 2.  Occupation - farmer; physical condition - paralyzed. Served 2 ½ yrs; discharged 1865. Command organized in Tenn; Pvt. Co. C 25th Tenn Regt, Inf. No home; other property worth about $200. Signed Sep 20, 1921. Witnesses who stated they knew Alf Dodson. Statement of W. N. (Cameron)? I am a resident of Coleman Co, Texas, 80 yrs old. I was a Confederate soldier and served in Co. A, 25th Regt, Tenn. Vol. I first knew A. Dodson about 1861. He enlisted about 1861 at or near Sparta, White Co., Tenn, Co. C, 25th Tenn Regt. I was in Federal prison last year of the war, captured May 16th 1864 at Druries?  [Dreury's] Bluff, Va. Cannot say when he was discharged. Signed 17th Sep 1921. Letter written to Comptroller by Co. Judge F. L. Wilson, Ellis Co, Oct. 1, 1921: I am sending you application of Mr. A. Dodson, for Confederate Pension. This old man is a citizen of Ellis County, having lived at Milford in this County, for some years. He has lived in Ellis County to my own knowledge all the time since 1900. He is at present at Frankston, Texas with a son, C. M. Dodson, to whom you will address his reply, or any other communication in regard to this pension application. He is feeble and may not get back to Ellis County soon, as he is forced to live among his kinfolks as best he can. He is a good old man and has always been recognized as a Confederate Veteran among old Confederate soldiers, and I hope you will find evidence sufficient to grant the pension. WAR DEPARTMENT The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Oct. 20, 1921 To Comptrollers Dept., Austin, Texas Records of this office show that Alfred Dodson, (also born Al Dotson) Pvt. Co. C, 25 Tenn Inf, C. S. A. Enlisted Sept. 20, 1862 at Sparta, Tenn. On Co. M. R. for July & Aug. 1864 (last on which borne) he is reported as Deserted Aug. 10, 1863 from Louden, Tenn.*** P. C. Harris, The Adjutant General ***Note: He was on the muster roll for July & Aug. 1864, so how could he have deserted Aug. 10, 1853? He stated he served about 2 ½ yr. If he enlisted in the fall of 1862, as the War Dept. stated, it would appear that he was taken prisoner about 2 ½ yrs. later, and probably didn't count the time he was in prison, if he remembered. Often, it is found when searching the records, that those who were in prison or lost from their unit were reported "deserted." Some of those lost have even been found listed in another Unit that they happen to find and finished the war with another unit.   Copyright © 2003-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:18:45 MDT