http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/AdditionalSoldiers.htm
Below is from my Index and the text of my 1,046 page book from handwritten records.
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MILLER, John Jehu Miller, b-1844 NC; m-Marie; 1860 Grayson cen p215 (Co A, B, Bourland's Regt) ... son of Noah Miller.
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Editor’s note: John Jehu Miller’s only CSA record: “J. Miller, Company B, Private, October 1864, sick” ... even though he served twenty-three (23) months. .. This John J. Miller wrote a letter for his sister's CSA pension application confirming that he had served 23 months with her husband, David Lafayette Cabe, in Bourland's Regt.
The only reason we have any record of John Jehu Miller is because he was sick. ..This skimpy record illustrates the difficulty in studying the last two years of the War on the North and West Frontier. ..It is probable that the diligent service of many was never recorded because they were not sick, detailed to perform a specific task, or did not have a particular vocation such as a blacksmith.
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In a July 1864 GALVESTON NEWS article, "Bourland's Regt had near 1,000 men" while in August 1864 the "aggregate (present + absent) was 856 men" which doesn't jive with the total of 825 names total spread from Mar 1864 to May 1865. ..That means the records of over 200 men are missing.
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Bourland's Border Regt. was initially formed in February 1863 when Bourland was charged with guarding the south bank of the Red River from the Louisiana line to west of Clay County. Their primary task was to prevent friendly Indians from crossing Red River. Men in communities would organize themselves to rotate patrol duty, e.g. of 10 men, 5 would patrol for six-week stints while 5 remained to take care of all 10 families.
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Again, if your David Bunch served in the Confederacy, he probably served in Bourland's Regt. Most of his neighbors served in Bourland's Regt.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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