Thanks Glenn,
My g-g-uncle Martin Garrett was in the 52nd GA. Infantry at Vicksburg. After his parole, he too didn't return. Like quite a few folks that had some close to home fighting on their hands. I don't remember offhand, was your ancestors regiment, the 7th Tenn Mounted Infantry USA involved in the fighting with John P. Gatewood? Or was that the 5th Tenn Mounted Infantry? I know it was one or the other. It was wild and woolly around Monroe County and the other East Tenn, West NC and North GA counties. Regards, James.