The information provided was derived from two subscription sources, the American Civil War Research Database which provides a short summary of a soldier’s service.
http://history-sites.com/cwmb/
The other is the Compiled Service Records (CSMRs), described below. These records may be viewed on-line at fold3.com, a subscription service. These individual records may be procured through a service provided by these message boards. See:
http://history-sites.com/research/
It need be pointed out that these are not the Military Service Records we see today. In the main, they contain information found in surviving Confederate records and for the most part record a soldier’s presence at the bi-monthly musters held for pay purposes.
Unfortunately, not all Confederate unit records reach Richmond for archival purposes. And then, many records were lost during the evacuation of Richmond at wars end.
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Edward B. Malone
Residence Brunswick County VA;
Enlisted on 8/12/1862 at Chaffin's Farm, VA as a Private.
On 8/12/1862 he was drafted into "B" Co. VA 59th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Absent, sick 12/31/1862 (place not stated)
* Hospitalized 6/21/1864 Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA
* Hospitalized 7/31/1864 (place not stated)
* Absent, sick 9/1/1864 (place not stated)
* Absent, sick 10/31/1864 Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA
* 4/7/1865 Farmville, VA
* POW 4/7/1865 Farmville, VA
* Paroled 4/15/1865 (place not stated)
* Returned 6/17/1865 (place not stated)
(Drew pension in Monroe County, AR in 1909)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc. (American Civil War Research Database)::
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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G B. Malone enlisted as a Private in Company I
David J. Malone, David S. Malone, & William F. Malone
enlisted as Privates in Company K
13th Mississippi Infantry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc. (American Civil War Research Database):
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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Edward W. Malone, Private, Company I, 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry,** enlisted August 12, 1862 at Chaffins Farm by Capt. Jones for 3 years, granted 15 day sick leave December 26, 1862, in Brunswick County, Va., admitted Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Va. Jul 31, 1864, Int. Fever (Malaria), returned to duty November 17, last recorded present at the February 28, 1865 muster, admitted C. S. A. General Hospital, Farmville, Va. April 7, 1865, gunshot wound, left thigh, flesh wound, paroled at Farmville April 11-21, 1865, returned to duty April 23, discharged from service June 17
** This company subsequently became (3rd) Company B, 59th Regiment Virginia Infantry. It formerly served as Company I, 20th Regiment Virginia Infantry and was transferred to this regiment October 18, 1862
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia
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George B. Malone, age 29, Private, Capt. L. D. Fletcher’s Company (Minute Men of Attala), Mississippi Volunteers,* mustered into service March 12, 1861 at Kosciusko by Lt. Bradley, enlisted May 13, 1861 at Corinth by Capt. Walker for 12 months, appointed 5th Sergeant November 8, 1862, reverted to Private and detailed as Courier to Gen McLaws, January 9, 1863 serving in that capacity through at least October, 1863, wounded near Petersburg June, 1864, absent at the July 16, 1864 muster, on furlough in Virginia, admitted Stuart Hospital, Richmond, Va. November 22, 1864, gunshot wound, discharged December 12, captured at High Bridge April 6, 1865, arrived at Point Lookout, Md. prison from City Point, Va. April 14, released on subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance to the United States, June 15, 1865, resident of Brunswick County, Va., fair complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, 5’ 11-1/2”
* This company was successively designated as Captain Fletcher’s Company, Mississippi Volunteers, and as Captain Fletcher’s, (Old) Company D, and (New) Company I, 13th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi
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Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR)
Each volunteer soldier has one Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) for each regiment in which he served. An index is available online at the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website or on microfilm at selected NARA facilities and large genealogical research libraries. The CMSR contains basic information about the soldier's military career, and it is the first source the researcher should consult. The CMSR is an envelope (a jacket) containing one or more cards. These cards typically indicate that the soldier was present or absent during a certain period of time. Other cards may indicate the date of enlistment and discharge, amount of bounty paid him, and other information such as wounds received during battle or hospitalization for injury or illness. The soldier's place of birth may be indicated; if foreign born, only the country of birth is stated. The CMSR may contain an internal jacket for so-called "personal papers" of various kinds. These may include a copy of the soldier's enlistment paper, papers relating to his capture and release as a prisoner of war, or a statement that he had no personal property with him when he died. Note, however, that the CMSR rarely indicates battles in which a soldier fought; that information must be derived from other sources.
A CMSR is as complete as the surviving records of an individual soldier or his unit. The War Department compiled the CMSRs from the original muster rolls and other records some years after the war to permit more rapid and efficient checking of military and medical records in connection with claims for pensions and other veterans' benefits. The abstracts were so carefully prepared that it is rarely necessary to consult the original muster rolls and other records from which they were made. When the War Department created CMSRs at the turn of the century, information from company muster rolls, regimental returns, descriptive books, hospital rolls, and other records was copied verbatim onto cards. A separate card was prepared each time an individual name appeared on a document. These cards were all numbered on the back, and these numbers were entered onto the outside jacket containing the cards. The numbers on the jacket correspond with the numbers on the cards within the jacket. These numbers were used by the War Department only for control purposes while the CMSRs were being created; the numbers do not refer to other records regarding a veteran nor are they useful for reference purposes today.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/index.html#confed