Susan,
There are 9 cards in his CSR, Private , age 33(in 1862) Enlisted at Buena Vsta, Shelby Co. Tx
Mustered in at Shelbyville,Tx;for 3 years or the war; miles to rendezvous 55, value of horse $150.00 and equipment
$25.00 (more than likely a pistol and a bowie knife)
Most show him as a regimental or brigade teamster, Jan & Feb 1864 Company muster roll shows him on 36 days of furlough starting 22 Feb.
Appears on roll dated Jan 1863 of NCO's & Pvt's on extra duty as teamster near Pine Bluff.Ark Jan 1-31, 1864

here is a site on his family
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=Metcalf&stype=Exact&given=Jerry&bplace=&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search

Mike