"On Sunday 7th, S.J. Harper of our company with several others was baptized in the name of Christ. I was truly glad the Lord had touched his heart and constrained him to take this step." William Pitt Chambers, August 1864?, Co. B, 46th MS.

Harper is not on the official rolls in 1864-65 but does show up on the list created from memory in the book Blood and Sacrifice.

What we may have here is that S.J. Harper signed up originally in the 39th and moved sometime over to the 46th. We need his service record!

David.