R. H. G. Gaines, Private, 23rd Regiment Alabama Infantry

Enlisted February 3, 1862 at Sangsters X Roads by Captain Mucor?
for 3 years or the war,

Enlisted February 1[ ?],1862 at Davis Ford, Va. by Capt. Waddell, appointed
1st Sergeant April 15, 1863

Captured July 4, 1863 at Vicksburg, Miss., paroled July 6

Appointed Ensign June 14,1864

Admitted CSA General Hospital, No. 3, Greensboro, NC , March 20, 1865

Surrendered with Army of Mississippi & East Louisiana, paroled June 23, 1865

His record contains a note from the Adj. Gen,, War Department, with the Louisiana Pension Commissioners dated Marcy 20, 1918**

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

** This could indicate he filed for Confederate pension from Louisiana