There is only one card in his file recording his absence without leave.

I suspect that he might have been a Conscript, age 17 or over 45, drafted February 1864 or later, subsequently absenting himself as soon as possible. As there are no Regimental Returns subsequent to August, 1864, we have no knowledge if he returned.

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Soules/Saules [No first name recorded], Private, Company C, 33rd Regiment Texas Cavalry (Duff’s Partisan Rangers, 14th Battalion Cavalry), recorded on the April 1864 Regimental Return as “Without leave since April 29, 1864, no other records

M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas