Alan J. Pitts
Re: kdm response A.W.Eddins
Thu Jun 14 13:08:16 2001


Just got around to looking at the service record you referenced. I'm assuming you've already seen these entries. Looking at the West Point GA requisition, there's a note written perpendicularly across its right side. It indicates that the three horses listed on the requisition had been secured at home in exchange for worn-out or deceased mounts. So he's on his way back to his command with three new horses, as was commonly done since the Confederate government didn't usually provide mounted units with horses.

On a different subject, it's not uncommon for Confederate service records to end abruptly like this. Having been through all the records of this command at least once, I can assure you that it's exceptional to find Confederate entries dated after June of 1864. The bulk of late-war records for the 6th Cavalry are either capture or surrender entries. As I may have already stated, it would be somewhat of a surprise to learn that this man had been killed in action at a later date.