I hope you read the whole list of messages regarding the 8th. My long lost cousin Warren
is an authority on the 8th. His e-mail is in there someplace, so feel free to contact him and
ask questions.
Of those two times your ancestor was shot, one was probably at Shiloh.
I can promise you if your ancestor was there to surrender in the end, he was not
lucky, but tough and battle worn. Very few survived to return home.
Good luck.
Linda T. Acrey
gg grandchild of Sgt. J. D. Pearce, 8th Arkansas CSA