Dennis,

Thanks for bringing this man to our attention. My great grandfather, Samuel G. McCraw, of Ellistown, also served in Co. K, 31st Mississippi. I should point out one minor correction to your narrative: Ellistown is in Union County. It was in Lee County after the war, starting in 1866 when Lee was formed from Pontotoc and Itawamba. However, in 1874, a portion of Lee, including Ellistown, was annexed by Union County. With my son and two grandsons I spent a day there in 2013 visiting the graves of several of my Confederate ancestors and their families.