Thanks for response. Probably should have given the specific date for the first entry--"Original Roll dated at Selma Ala, Jul 20, 1863"

"That can't be true in the case of Goldsby's Company, which didn't exist until the 2nd half of 1863. It was largely composed of exempts who enrolled for local defense."

Think I'm understanding you to say in the above that this was a local company raised for local defense, so there was no need for a substitute even though the ADAH indicates he had one.