USCT Story

From what I am gathering reading Military Service Records (MSR) at work, here is a story of the Wiggins. 3 USCT (United States Colored Troops) soldiers enlisting in Tennessee in the end of 1863. Apparently they did not want to remain part of the USCT for in February of 1864, they deserted. Shortly thereafter, about a week, they were apprehended and confined in a guard house in Murfreesboro TN. But this guard house wasn't the end of the story, oh no. They then, escaped confinement in April only to have two of the three returned in August. Again, these two deserted one final time in December where they apparently got far enough away. They were not discharged for they deserted and finally stayed deserted this time. :D Hope it was a nice life they created for themselves elsewhere!