Edwards entered as a Pvt and was out as a Sergeant

Young was about 24 years old. Born in Brownville, Haywood Tenn. He has 51 cards in his archival file. His first pay was on 1 July 1862. He entered as a Sergeant in Capt C.A. King's SIGNAL CORPS, 1ST DIVISION, ARMY OF MISSISSIPPI [ GENERAL STEVENS] I find him at Vicksburg on 30 April 1863. He is captured 4 July 1863 and paroled. His documentation takes him across the south including Dalton, Ga. Chickamanga & Ridgeville Tenn. The signal Corps also included an explicit espionage function. His cover CMR givers his rank as Sergeant in and out as Sergeant, however his surrender document dated 15 Sept 1865 at Galveston, Texas has him signing as 1st Lieut. He died 20 Dec 1886 and is buried at Peoria Cem. Peoria, Hill Co. Texas.

I am specifically looking for more information on Company B of the Mississippi State Troops for my own genealogy work.

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There are two cards in the archives. Mastin enlisted 21 July 1861 at kosciuko, by Col. M. Davis, Remarks: Discharged by Brigade Surgeon 26 July 1862. Does not give reason for discharge but this is usually for severe wounds ie: loss of hearing , sight or limb.