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Private, Capt. John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. 30, 1862 to Apr. 30, 1863 (Dated Apr. 30, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 7, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid: 
By whom: Cruchfield
To what time: Nov. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: 

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Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Nov. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 8
Where: Lebanon
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs.

Last paid: 
By whom: Crutchfield
To what time: July 30

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent sick

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The attached correspondence is transmitted as a matter of primary interest to your agency. The write has been informed of this reference.

Sincerely yours,

EDWARD F. MITCHELL
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General

(16 Apr. 50)

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3 April 1952

Mrs. P. C. Blackman
608 Aiken Avenue
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Dear Mrs. Blackman:

This is in reply to your letter of 28 February 1952, herewith returned.

The records show that one Hezekiah Bays, Private, Captain McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted 7 Apr 1862 at Lebanon. The company muster roll for 30 June to 30 Nov 1862, dated 30 November 1862, shows him absent, sick. No later record of him as been found as of the above name organization.

The records also show that one Hezekiah Bays, served as Private, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry, Confederate States Army. His name appears on a petition "addressed to the Secretary of War by members of McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization," dated 7 April 1864 at Camp on Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky. No later record of him has been found as of the 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry.

The collection of Confederate States Army records is by no means complete and failure to find the entire record of Confederate military service does not indicate necessarily that an individual did not serve during some period not covered by the records.

Sincerely yours,

WM. E. BERGIN
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General

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Private, Company E, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry

Name appears as signature to a 
Petition
addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization.
Petition dated: Camp on Beaver Creek Floyd Co., Ky., Apr. 7, 1864.

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7 April 1952

Mr. Webb Bays Blackman
Box 165
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Dear. Mr. Blackman:

Reference is made to your letter of 27 March 1952, herewith returned.

The records show that Hezekian Bays, name not found as Hezekian Webb Bays, a private of Captain McFarlane's Company, Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted 7 April 1862 at Lebanon, Virginia. The company muster roll for 30 June to 30 November 1862, latest on file, shows him absent, sick. No later record of him has been found as of this organization.

The records also show that Hezekian Bays served as a private, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry, Confederate States Army. His name appears only on a petition addressed to the Secretary of War by members of "McFarlane's Squadron Virginia Cavalry" (Companies E and F, 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry), requesting transfer to a Virginia organization, dated Camp on Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, 7 April 1864. No later record of him has been found.

This collection of records is by no means complete, and failure to find the entire record of Confederate military service does not indicate necessarily that an individual did not serve at some period not covered by the records.

Sincerely yours,

WM. E. BERGEN
Major General, USA
The Adjutant General

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