Thanks for the reply. As we have talked about before, my folks were enrolled by P.B. Skipper in Henry County into the 6th Alabama in late August of 1862. Their muster cards, pay receipts and clothing receipts which you provided to me, show them with Company B of the 6th Alabama. I would suspect that if rail travel was available to Richmond from Camp Watts, the Moore Brothers ( and others?) would have been on it. I was really curious about how the two Moore Brothers ( James M. and Mathew T.) may have gotten from Richmond to the Martinsburg, Va. area where Rodes' Brigade was camped following the battle of Sharpsburg. Sure, they could have walked the entire distance from Richmond or even from Alabama for that matter. However, if rail service was available from Richmond to the northwest ( via Gordonsville to Staunton, Va. or to Culpeper CH), wouldn't it have made sense for them to have taken that way ? "Voices from Company D" provides a great example of how one recruit ( Sam Pickens ,5th Ala.) got to Richmond from Alabama via rail in November of '62. I appreciate your answer about a drilling officer taking them to their regiment. I was interested in your comment about some recruits not going to a camp of instruction around this time ( fall of '62). I had figured my folks went to Camp watts for 3-4 weeks after signing up. Who made the determination whether a recruit went to camp or not? As always, thanks for your help.