He was present on the last muster roll taken at Vicksburg, which most likely took place on June 30, 1863. He had previously been slightly wounded during the siege. Following surrender, four days later, the regiment was paroled and marched out of Vicksburg a few days later, for, I believe, Enterprise, Miss. There is not a parole certificate in his file. This is not in itself significant, as not all CW records survived to be later recorded. During their march, the regiment like most others would have been granted a furlough of about 30 days, at which time they were to have been required to report back to their parole camp until exchanged.

He is not listed with the buried at Confederate Rest, Vicksburg City Cemetery. However, here we know that of the original 3000 known originally buried there, we have only located a list of 2000. Thus, about 1000 remain unknown.

There are no later muster rolls for either the company or regiment which does not allow us to follow the individual soldiers fate. The list of killed and wounded dated Sept. 13, records his wounding. My guess would have been that he would have been recorded as having died, had it occurred previous to the date of this list. He very well may have returned to duty, but we cannot verify without muster rolls.

During the march to Enterprise, Miss., many soldiers died, some in the homes of local residents where they had been left by their comrades when unable to keep up with the command. They would have been locally buried with their commands unaware of their fate

Up to almost 50% of those paroled/furloughed, never returned to their commands. If M. G. was single, unmarried, then he may well have elected to go into hiding rather than return home where the conscripting officers were on the prowl. Or perhaps to seek residence outside the reach of the military. Just a guess.

Unfortunately, we may never know his fate. He is not found on the index of Texas or Tennessee Confederate pensions. I would next suggest trying Ancestry.com census records.

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M. G. Booker, Private, Company H, 42nd Alabama Infantry, enlisted May 13, 1862 in Monroe County, Alabama by Capt. Kemp for 3 years or the war, wounded slightly during the siege of Vicksburg, present at the May & June, 1863 muster where the company was stationed in the trenches "near Vicksburg, Miss." [note, this muster roll was most likely taken June 30]. his name is recorded on a list of the killed and wounded in Moore's Brigade, Forney's Div., dated September 18, 1863 at Enterprise, Miss., he is recorded as having been slightly wounded during the siege May 17 to July 4, 1863, no further records

M398: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama

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THE FORTY-SECOND ALABAMA INFANTRY.

The Forty-second Alabama, organized at Columbus, Miss., in May, 1862, was principally a reorganization of other regiments whose one year's service was completed.

Lieutenant-Colonel Lanier, Maj. W. C. Fergus and Capt. George
W. Foster were all from the Second Alabama, so that the
regiment was immediately effective for the hard work before it.
In September it was with the Thirty-seventh Alabama and Seventh Mississippi regiments in Maury's division of the army of the West.

The next month it went into the siege of Corinth with 700 men,
losing, killed and wounded, 348; of these, 11 were officers.

The winter of 1862-63 was spent in Mississippi and the brigade
was reorganized. It formed part of the garrison at Vicksburg,
where it lost heavily and was captured.

From the parole camp at Demopolis, it went to join the army of
Tennessee, and served in the battle of Lookout Mountain,
November 24, 1863, and at Missionary Ridge, November 25th,
where it fought with its usual gallantry. Wintering around
Dalton, it took part in the defense of that place, February 28,
1864, and in the campaign from there to Atlanta.

March 19th, Gen. Alpheus Baker took command of the brigade,
which now consisted of the Thirty-seventh, Fortieth, Forty-
second and Fifty-fourth Alabama. It fought at Resaca, May 14th
and 15th; at New Hope church, May 25th; at Atlanta, July 25th
to 28th. The losses on the 28th were very heavy.

It was sent to Spanish Fort in August, where it formed a part
of the garrison until January, when it was returned to the army
of Tennessee. Its subsequent history is identical with that of
the rest of the brigade.

After April 1st, it was consolidated with the Thirty-seventh
and Fifty-fourth, Capt. William D. McNeill, lieutenant-colonel,
and surrendered with the army of Tennessee.

Capts. George W. Foster and Allen B. Knox were killed, and
Capt. John W. Haley mortally wounded, at Corinth. Capt. Robert Best died in the service. Capt. Robert K. Wills was killed at Atlanta, and Lieut. Capers W. Bodie at Vicksburg.

The field officers were Col. John W. Portis, who was wounded at Corinth; Col. T. C. Lanier, wounded at Corinth and at New Hope, and Maj. W. C. Fergus. Capt. W. D. McNeill was made lieutenant-colonel after consolidation.

Source: Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 187