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Correction: Burnet's 1st SharpShooters' Battn

Burnet's 1st SharpShooters' Battn vs. Burnett's 1st SharpShooters' Battn.
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Two consecutive pages in the Absolum Joshua Lumpkin CSR shows two different spellings of "Burnet." ..Burnet's 1st SharpShooters' was named for Major James A. Burnet.

LUMPKIN, Absolum Joshua Lumpkin (1828 GA-1863) m-M. Goin; SharpShooters, Co B, Cook (Fannin Co, TST)
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http://www.fold3.com/image/#271|11444418
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http://www.fold3.com/image/#271|11444413
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Handwritten "Major James Burnet" in a CSR labeled "Burnett's Batt'n." Embarrassing, indeed.
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http://www.fold3.com/image/#271|11538623
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See an article about "Major James A. Burnet" in the Handbook of Texas.
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http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbuam
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Ronn Brother's article about the history of Burnet's 1st SharpShooters' Battn.
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http://gen.1starnet.com/civilwar/burnhist.htm
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I'm still identifying the soldiers mentioned in my 1,046-page book that is from handwritten records. ..Yes, I have about 30 stacks of handwritten records scattered over my living room, so I can look again at a record. ..As always, my husband helps until mysteries are solved. I've corrected about three-fourths of the names.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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