Hayes and Duson had been friends since the Civil War when they met as POWs in a POW camp in Washington , Louisiana .
At age 21 , he started work as a deputy sheriff in 1867 , under Sheriff James G. Hayes .
Sheriff and Duson had been friends since the Civil War when they met as POWs in a POW camp in Washington , Louisiana .
At age 21 , he started work as a deputy sheriff in 1867 , under Sheriff James G. Hayes .