Thank you for your reply. You mentioned a J. W. Wilkinson, however, my relative is J. W. Wilkerson which is a different last name. We believe he was in the CSA and after he moved to Missouri he gave the impression he was in the Union Army due to where he lived in Missouri. It could have made life easier for him. I have, however, never found enlistment records on him, but will keep trying. Thank you.