D. D. Alston searching for his brother Calvin Alston

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 18, 1879

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DEAR EDITOR--I beg leave to make one more inquiry through your valuable paper as to the whereabouts of my brother, Calvin Alston. He left us in the year 1865 in company with a regiment of Federal soldiers. When last heard from he was at Shreveport, Texas. Please address me at Kosciusko, Miss. D. D. ALSTON.

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D. D. Alston searching for his brother, Calvin Alston. He was last seen with Federal soldiers in 1865.

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To the Editor

Date
December 18, 1879
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Kosciusko, MS

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TX

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Kristin Bridges

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"D. D. Alston searching for his brother Calvin Alston," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), December 18, 1879, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3847

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