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Muster Roll remark: Please explain

Received an ancestor's military records from the link at the top of this page. His Company Muster Roll shows he enlisted in Aug, 1862, in Guntown, MS, into Co. K of Wood's Cavalry Regiment. In late October, 1862, he received a 10 day furlough. His last muster was November, 1862, through February, 1863, and his service record ends with this remark:

"Transferred + Descriptive Roll given"

Is this a common remark on military records?

He survived the war, and I assume this remark means he didn't desert his company, but was transferred to another. Is that what it means?

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