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Davis Fields
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 4/11/1862 at Moccasin, VA as a Private.
On 4/11/1862 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 5th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
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Valentine Mullins
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 11/1/1861 at Whitesbury, KY as a Private.
On 11/1/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. KY 5th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
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David Fields, Private, (1st) Company F, 5th Regiment Kentucky Infantry (Mounted), enlisted April 11, 1862 at Camp Moccasin by John S. Williams for 12 months, last shown present on the May & June, 1862 muster roll, his file contains correspondence between the Adjutant General, War Department with the Confederate Pension Department, Kentucky, dated February 15, 1915, to wit:
"The records show that Davis _ (name not found as Davis S.) Fields, private, 1st Company F (Capt. Benj. E. Caudill), 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C.S.A., enlisted April 11, 1862, at Camp Moccasin. Muster roll of company for May and June, 1862, last on file, shows him present.
"This company was a nucleus for a battalion which subsequently became the 13th Kentucky Cavalry, C.S.A. (Col. Benj. E. Caudill), which was also known as the 10th Kentucky Infantry, C.S.A. S. R. Brashear and Hiram H. Stamper were captains of Companies H and A, respectively of the 13th Kentucky Cavalry, C.S.A. The name Davis or Davis S. Fields has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any company of the regiment last mentioned, nor has anything further been found of record bearing on the subject of inquiry."
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Valentine Mullins, Private, Capt. B. E. Caudill's Company, Kentucky Infantry,* enlisted November 1, 1861 at Camp near Pound Gap, Va./Whitesburg, by Lt. R. B. Thomas for 12 months, last shown present on the May & June, 1862 muster roll, no further records
* This company subsequently became (1st) Company F, 5th Regiment Kentucky Infantry (Mounted)
Capt. Caudill was permitted to take his Co. F as a nucleas for a battalion which he had authority from Gen. Marshall to raise. (Roster 'A')
Capt. Caudill subsequently raised ?? 13th Ky. Cav. (10 11 Ky. Mtd. Inf.)
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13th Kentucky Cavalry. The regiment was known at various times as Caudill's Regiment Kentucky Infantry, 10th Regiment Kentucky Infantry, 10th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Riflemen, and 11th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry. The 11th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry became the 13th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry by S. O. No. 44, A. & I. G. O. dated February 23, 1865
M319: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky