Harold --

This may be related. It was taken from the Official Records, vol. 39, part 2, page 382.

DALTON, October 20, 1864.

Major-General STEEDMAN:

There is a man by the name of Edmonson about this country, hanging and killing men and women. He has about seventy-five men with him. As I have no mounted men, will you send me the twenty-five men that Mr. Brown had at this place, as they are well acquainted with the country. They are within six miles of this place.

B. D. FOX, Major, Commanding.

Notice that nothing is said about Edmonson being in Confederate service.