[Confederate Muster Roll for Edward T. Murphey, 1862]
[Is not Edmond T. Murphey, prob. son of Esther Murphey]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 9/5/2000]

Confederate
M | 48 (Voorhies') | Tenn.
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Edward T. Murphey
2 Corp., Co. H, 48 Reg't Tennessee Infantry.*
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above.
for Dec 12, 1861 to Apr 30, 1862.
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Enlisted:
When  Oct 12, 1861.
Where Columbia
By whom  W.M. Voorhies
Period  12 mo.
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Last paid:
By whom----------
To what time------, 186-
Present or absent Present
Remarks: On sick furlough
when the Comp was paid
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*This company was successively designated as Captain 
Godwin's Company, Company H and Company K, 48th (Voor-
hies') Regiment Tennessee Infantry.
  The 48th (Voorhies') Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organ-
ized December 18, 1861.  Most of the regiment was captured at 
Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 16, 1862; released at Vicksburg,
Miss., September 23, 1862, and immediately re-organized; and de-
clared exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Va., November 10, 1862. The
portion that escaped capture formed a part of the 48th (Nixon's)
Regiment Tennessee Infantry from April, 1862, until December 1,
1862, when they were returned to their original command.  The
remainder of the 48th (Nixon's) Regiment Tennessee Infantry
was transferred to this regiment by S.F.O. No. 46, Hdqrs. Army
of Tennessee, dated July 14, 1864. In March, 1865, the 42d, 46th,
48th, 49th, 53d and 55th Regiments Tennessee Infantry were con-
solidated into one field organization.
Book mark:---------------
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J.W. Williams
Copyist.
(655)
[end of record]