Capt.
William
Nathaniel
Scales
Born about in Rockingham Co., North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Henry Scales
and Jane Watt (Bethell) Scales
Brother of
Emma Scales, Alfred Moore Scales, James Pinckney Scales, Junius Irving Scales, Sarah Louise (Scales) Galloway, Erasmus Decatur Scales and Annie E. (Scales) Montgomery
Husband of
Martha Jane (Kaigler) Scales
— married
about 1846 in Sunflower Co., Mississippi
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane (Scales) Pillow
Died
at about age 39
in Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2013
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His official unit designation was the Fifth Regiment of Mississippi Cavalry Volunteers, 2nd Brigade, First Division, Forrest Cav Corps, Army of Mississippi.
His Confederate service records state that he was taken prisoner on 3 Nov., 1863. Captured at Collierville, Tennessee.
He appears on a register of Prisoners of War belonging to the Rebel Army, in custody of Provost Marshall, Memphis, Tennessee. Received Feb 16, 1864
Sent to Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Cause of complaint a sprained ankle.
Received at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 1864.
He died at Camp Chase, a prison for Confederate prisoners of war.
Cause of death Erysipelas (an acute streptococcus infection).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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This quote identifies the officers who were captured by the 2 Iowa Cavalry: " Colonel George led the charge made by Slemons' Brigade and rode into the town, followed by Captain Scales and Lieutenant Lamkin of his regiment and a few of his men." Source: Dunbar RowlandÂ’s "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898".
My ancestor was in Company C, 5th Mississippi Cavalry. I have researched this unit and compiled a lot of records on it. I've also studied (and visited) many of the battles they fought in. The battle where he was captured on Nov. 3, 1863, was the 2nd battle of Collierville. The commander of the 5th Miss Cavalry, Col. J. Z. George, was captured in that battle. He became a well-known lawyer in Carroll County. I have compiled a roster of 36 soldiers who were casualties or captured on that battle. You need to link him to the Category for 5th Miss Cavalry. Steve