There have been plenty of times while researching that I have to overlook Barnes as a possiblity, so maybe this is not one of those times.

Last year, Jun 4, 2009, I replied to another person's post with the following, is this what you have found? I appreciate anything new you have to share with me. You have given me so many answers already. I'm not a civil war researcher, and last week I came to the site and asked questions and received answers.

Information thanks to Bennie White. Clarke County, MS genealogist

BAYNES, M. R.; age 63 years; [1]; P. O. - Hale; [1c]-26 years; [12]; resided in Chocktaw Co Ala when enlisted Spring 1864, 1st Ala, Ten & Miss Reg Consolidated; commanded by Col BAKER; Co B, Capt MOSS; served in above company one year; transferred spring 1862 to 37th Miss; [7]; [8]; [9]; never wounded; [9c]-"was in prison"; command surrendered at "dont know"; [10]; "was in prison"; absent 6 months; occupation - farmer; [13]; [14c]; [15]; owns property valued at $50.00; [16b]; lives on rented place; has children; has other relations/connections whose legal or moral duty is to provide "but not able";
/s/ M R Baynes; 8 Jul 1903; witnesses: /s/ A A Weems, Jno S Dabbs

BAYNES, M. R., age 76 years; [1]; P. O. - Shubuta R 2; [1c]; [1c]-esident of MS for 46 years; [2]; residing in Choctaw Co Ala when enlisted 1861 April, Baker's Batallion; commanded by Col. BAKER; Co "B", Capt H J Y MOSS; served in above company 18 months; transferred "Latter part of 1862" to 37th Miss; wounded Osyka? Ga, flesh wound, while serving in Co "B", Capt. HARRIS; hav enot lost one foot or one hand, or entire use of either; [8]; [9c]; command surrendered at "Do not know"; was absent, in prison, when it surrendered; occupation - Farming; [13]; [14]; [15]; owns property valued at $250; has own home; [17];
/s/ M R Baynes x his mark; 4 Jul 1916; witnesses: /s/ A L McEachern, R. M. McRee

BAINES, M. R., age 84 years old; [1]; P. O. - Shubuta, Miss. R. F. D. #2; [1c]-"Since 1877"; resides in Clarke county now; resided last year and year before; drew pension from MS last year; no other pensions; not inmate of Soldiers Home at Beauvoir now and has not been within last three years; [2]; reside "In Alabama county of Choctaw" when enlisted "In April 1861, to the best of my recollection, was called the First Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi"; commanded by Colonel BAKER; Company "B," Captain MOSS; served in above company "about 8 months the best I recollect"; transferred "about Dec. 1863 after I was captured, parolled and joined the 37th Mississippi"; [9]-"I was in prison"; have not lost one foot or one hand or entire use of either; [8]; [9]-"No, I was in prison"; where command surrendered - "Do not know, I was in prison"; [10]-"I was in prison in Camp Douglas, Chicago"; absent "about 5 months, the best I remember"; occupation - "Farming, but not able to do much"; [13]; [14b]; [15]-"I have 2 boys under 16"; owns property valued at about $250.00; has home of own; lives with wife; has 1 son and 2 daughters; [17];
/s/ M R Baynes, 5 Sep 1921; witnesses: /s/ Jas B Evans, Geo B Coaker?, W J Pope
(See also BAYNES, M. R.)

BAYNES, M. R., [1b]; P. O. - R. F. D. # @ Shubuta, Miss.; [1c]; [1d]; [12b]; residing in "State of Alabama, Choctaw County, at Bladen Springs" when enlisted "In the year 1861"; officers in unit - Col. BAKER, of Alabama; Lieut. Col. AVERY; never discharged; was not in active service at surrender; "Was in prison at Nashville, Tenn for a while, but was taken over the Ohio river by the Union Army into Indiana & held."; have not lost one foot or hand, or TOTAL us of either; suffered other permanent wounds or injury, disabled from earning a supprt; not suffering from irreducible hernia or locomotor ataxia;
/s/ M R Baynes; 23 Jun 1924; witnesses: /s/ J R Graham?, J. L Hunter
(See also BAINES, M. R.)