"It never entered Confederate service"

Yet, their muster out roll states:

Captain W. W. Cato's Company K, Second Cavalry Regiment, Georgia State Guards, Army of the Confederate States

Does that not then, consider that they did in fact enter Confederate service?

William Y. Mooty & J P. Mooty

Enlisted as Privates
"K" Co. GA 2nd St Guard Cavalry

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

2nd GA Cavalry Organized: on 8/1/63 Mustered Out: 1/31/64

Second Georgia Cavalry
State Guards

The following was taken from the Supplement to the Offical Records:

Record of Events for Second Georgia Cavalry, State Guards,
July 1863-January 1864.

Officers of Company K (Chattahoochee Guards)

William W. Cato, Capt.
William M. Boyd, 1st Lt.
William J Ringer, 2nd Lt.
Simson G. Talley, 2nd Lt.

Company K (Chattahoochee Guards)

Station not stated, August 9, 1863.

Stationed at camp near Rome, Georgia, not dated.
February 1.— Company muster-out roll of Captain W. W. Cato's
Company K, Second Cavalry Regiment, Georgia State Guards,
Army of the Confederate States, commanded by Colonel J. B.
Wilcoxon from August 1, 1863 (when last mustered) to February
1, 1864.
I certify, on honor, that I have carefully examined this
muster roll, and that I have mustered and minutely inspected the
company, the condition of which is found to be as expressed in
my remarks hereunto annexed, and that I mustered it out of ser-
vice January 31, 1864.
JAMES H. LAWRENCE,
Captain and Inspector and Mustering Officer.

[M861-Roll #12]

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J. P. Mooty, Private, Capt. Cato's Co. (Chattahoochee Guards), Willcoxon's Regiment, Georgia,* for local defence, enlisted August 9, 1863 at LaGrange, Ga.. by Capt. W.W. Cato for 6 months, absent at muster-out January 31, 1864 having been Detailed under G. O. No. 24, Sept. 1

* This company subsequently became Company K, 2nd Regiment Cavalry, George State Guards

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William Y. Mooty, Private, Capt. Cato's Co. (Chattahoochee Guards), Willcoxon's Regiment, Georgia,* for local defence, enlisted August 9, 1863 at LaGrange, Ga.. by Capt. W.W. Cato for 6 months, absent on sick furlough at muster-out January 31, 1864, paid for use of horse, etc., (40 cents per day), $60.00

M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia

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1860 United States Federal Census about Wm Mooty
Name: Wm Mooty
Age in 1860: 23
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 805, Troup, Georgia
Gender: Male
Post Office: La Grange
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Alex Mooty 50
M Mooty 54
Alexander Sr. Mooty 85
Wm Mooty 23
James P Mooty 21
Jane Mooty 16
N E Mooty 13
R B Mooty 10