Son of Almon"William H. Stratton aka Wm. H. Straton - A former Confederate with Company I 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. He was with Longstreet's Corps; McLaws; Division; Semmes' Brigade at the Gettysburg campaign. Company I was known as the "Fayette Rifle Grays" [Note: the Company Flag was donated by the Fayette County Chapter of the U.D.C., in 1935 and is now housed at the Georgia Capitol Museum and can be saw online. The Flag has the letters FRG written out inside of the stars (Fayette Rifle Grays)] Although he does not have Confederate enrollment records he does have other Confederate CMSR's. Confederate CMSR's report on regimental returns that William H. Stratton was in camp in July 1861. Federal POW records report his name appearing on Parole of Prisoners of War dated Office of the Provost Marshall General, Army of the Potomac, September 30, 1862. Federal POW records report him being on a roll of prisoners of war at Fort McHenry, Maryland on November 12, 1862 and list him as being paroled and reported him as a prisoner at Antietam on September 28, 1862. Federal POW records report him being admitted at Hospital number 5 at the United States Army General Hospital at Frederick, Maryland on October 22, 1862 and his complaint was being wounded in the hip and shoulder. Confederate CMSR's report him as being at the General Hospital at Petersburg, Virginia for same complaint and was admitted on November 21, 1862 and it was noted that he was given 60 days of furlough on November 29, 1862. Federal POW records report him being a prisoner of war during the Gettysburg campaign and he was listed as being desirous of joining the Union Army and being transferred to Lieutenant Colonel Tevis commanding the 3rd Maryland Cavalry at Fort Delaware and told Union authorities he had been conscripted into the Confederate Army and had been born in Georgia. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's list him as having special orders from Secretary of War; Edwin M. Stanton for allowing former Confederates to join the Federal Army and list him being in Company E and enlisting on September 4th and mustered into service on September 18, 1863 at age 18 and list his physical description as hazel eyes; light hair; light complexion; 5' 8 and one half inches in height and told 3rd Maryland Cavalry authorities he had been born in Fayetteville, Georgia (located in Fayette County) and prior to the War had been a student and signed his name as W. H. Stratton. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's report him as a Sergeant on his muster in date of September 23, 1863. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's report him as being arrested for desertion on January 4, 1864 and ordered to be sent to the fort by Captain Pemberton. According to Company E 3rd Maryland Cavalry information provided by the Provost Marshal in New Orleans, Louisiana they confirm Company E as being in New Orleans as early as January 18, 1864 and if by going by the history of other steamers leaving Baltimore and arriving in New Orleans it appears to have been a 10 day to 14 days journey depending upon the weather and using those stats we can estimate Company E leaving Baltimore for New Orleans as late as the first week of January 1864. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's report him being sick at the St. Louis General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana on (misfiled CMSR's) January 16, 1864 and listed as being returned to his company from desertion by arrest. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's (misfiled CMSR's) report him being returned to duty from the hospital on March 12, 1864. 3rd Maryland Cavalry CMSR's report him as deserting at Algiers, Louisiana (near New Orleans) on August 1, 1864. Note: According to the History and roster of Maryland Volunteers, War 1861-5 prepared by under the authority of the General Assembly of Maryland his name is carried in the roster of Company E and listed as deserting on August 1, 1864 and listed his name as Wm. H. Straton) According to the United States Census, 1860; a William H. Stratton was living in Fayetteville, Georgia with his older brother (S. T. Stratton age 17) and mother (Pamelia) and he was listed as 15 years of age and a student. According to the United States Census, 1870; it appears that William H. Stratton was living with his brother Samuel T. Stratton in Texas. Samuel was two years older than William and both were born in Georgia and William H. Stratton was listed as being a clerk in a store and their dates of birth match per 1860 census. According to the United States Census, 1900; William H. Stratton was born on December 4, 1845 in Georgia and married to Lou B. Stratton and they were living in Cleburne, Texas (located in Johnson County) It was noted that William H and Lou B. Stratton had a son named Clay B. Stratton (listed as age 25) and a daughter named Annie Stratton (listed as being age 13) Find A Grave Memorial# 100864753 list a William H. Stratton being born in 1844 and his death as 1901. He is buried at the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery located in Cleburne, Texas located in Johnson County. His grave is located in blk. 56 Lot 2 and has no mention of him as either fighting for the North or the South. (Note: his brother S. T. Stratton was also in the 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry)" d & Pamelia (Murray) Stratton