These dates appear corrupted as under the Last Paid section we find he was paid by Capt. Carter, on May 1, 1861 with note: Except for Nov. & Dec. 1861"
The American Civil War Research Datebase provides much more information:
Thomas Benjamin Amiss
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 4/1/1862 as a Corporal.
On 4/1/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. VA 6th Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Served Salisbury And Weldon, NC (date not stated) (As Surgeon)
* Detached 5/15/1862 Medical Director's Office, Richmond, VA (Only record of service in 6th Cav)
He also had service in:
Field & Staff GA 31st Infantry (May have served as Surgeon)
Other Information:
born 7/4/1839 in Rappahannock County, VA
died 11/9/1913
Buried: Luray Cemetery, Luray, VA
(Grad of VMI and Univ of PA. Married Mary E. Miller
in 1861. Postwar physician in Rappahannock and Page
Co, VA)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:,
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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From the CSRs of the 31st Georgia
Thomas B. Amiss, Assistant Surgeon, 31st Georgia Regiment is noted in their Monthly Report at Camp near Port Royal, Va., January 31, 1863 as being absent sick for 31 days, December 1862 absent with leave for 10 days, with Lawton's Brigade during the month of February 1863, paid $560 for the period July 31, 1862 to February 28, 1863, a period of 7 months pay pr. mo. $80, n.d.
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From the CSR of the 60th Georgia
W. B. Amiss card, Ass't Surgeon/Surgeon, refers to that of W. H. Amiss
Is recorded in Gordon's Brigade for the month of April 1863, recorded as being with the regiment "On the Rapidan in a Quarterly Report dated April 6, 1864, recorded as Ass't. Surgeon on the regiment's monthly report of November 1862, on leave 11 days December 1862, recorded as Surgeon month of January 1863, date of Regimental appointment July 25, 1862, present on the March/April 1864 muster, paid through August 1, 1864 [his file contains 38 cards including a number of vouchers for pay, forage, clothing, etc.]