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William Franklin Bittick Military Records Transcription

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Item 1:
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          133
Bittick, William
Co. H, 2 Mounted Rifles,
Arkansas
 
Private / Private
Card Numbers.
44787668
        7729
        7798
        7864
        7931
        8000
        8092
 
Number of medical cards herein: 0
Number of personal papers herein: 0
 
Book Mark: [blank]
See also: [blank]

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Item 2:
10 Aug 1861
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[typed card]
(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles. / Ark.
Wm. Bittick
[blank], Co. Capt. Gamble, McIntosh's Reg't.
Appears on a
Report
of killed and wounded, in Col.
McIntosh's Reg't., at the battle
of Oak Hills, Mo., Aug 10, 1861
Report dated: not dated
Remarks: slightly wounded
Series 1, Vol. 3, page 110.
        _ M Lilliman[?]
                Copyist.
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Item 3:
1 Sep to 31 Oct 1861
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles. / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, { Capt. Williamson's Co., 2 Reg't
       {  Arkansas Mounted Rifles.*
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for Sept 1 to Oct 31, 1861.
Joined for duty and enrolled:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
By Whom: Lt Col McRae
Period: 12 months
Traveling:
To place of rendezvous, No. of Miles: 300
From place of discharge home, No. of miles: [blank]
Remarks: [blank]
 
     *This company subsequently became Company H, 2d Regi-
ment Arkansas Mounted Rifles.
 
                        Geo J Drew
                                    Copyist.
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Item 4:
31 Oct to 31 Dec 1861
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles. / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, {Capt. Williamson's Co., 2 Reg't
       { Arkansas Mounted Rifles.*
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for Oct 31 to Dec 31, 1861.
Joined for duty and enrolled:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
By whom: Col. McRae
Period: 12 months
Traveling:
To place of rendezous, No. of miles: 300
From place of discharge home, No. of miles: [blank]
Remarks: Absent on Sick leave since
Dec 31
 
     *This company subsequently became Company H, 2d Regi-
ment Arkansas Mounted Rifles.
 
Book mark: [blank]
       Geo J. Drew
                        Copyist.
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Item 5:
31 Dec 1861 to 28 Feb 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles. / Ark.
Wm Bittick
Pvt, Co. H, 2 Regiment Arkansas Mounted Rifles.
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for Dec 31/61 to Feb 28, 1862
Enlisted:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
By Whom: Col. McRea
Period: 12 mos [months]
Last paid: [blank]
By whom: [blank]
To what time: Oct 31, 186[blank]
Present or absent: Present
Remarks: [blank]
Book mark: [blank]
 
          Geo J. Drew
                Copyist
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Item 6:
28 Feb to 30 Apr 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, Co. H, 2 Regiment Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for Feb 28 to Apl 30, 1862
Enlisted:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
By whom: Col McRea
Period: 1 year
Last paid: [blank]
By whom: [blank]
To what time: [blank]
Present or absent: Present
Remarks: [blank]
Book mark: [blank]
 
       Geo J Drew
             Copyist
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Item 7:
1 May to 30 June 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, Co. H, 2 Regiment Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for May 1 to June 30, 1862
Joined for duty and enrolled:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
Period: 1 year
Remarks: [blank]
Book mark: [blank]
 
            Geo J. Drew
                  Copyist
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Item 8:
July & August 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, Co. H, 2 Regiment Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for July & Aug, 1862
Enlisted:
When: Aug 4, 186[blank]
Where: Crane Creek Mo
By whom: Col McRae
Period: 1 year
Last paid: [blank]
By whom: [blank]
To what time: [blank]
Present or absent:   x
Remarks:  Discharged & Paid
 
x name appears on Column of names
Present
Book mark: [blank]
 
              Geo J. Drew
                    Copyist
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Item 9:
September & October 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mounted Rifles / Ark.
W. F. Bittick
Pvt, Co. H, 2 Regiment Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
of the organization named above,
for Sept & Oct 1862
Enlisted:
When: Aug 4, 1861
Where: Crane Creek Mo
Period: 1 year
Last paid: [blank]
By whom: [blank]
To what time: [blank]
Commutation for ___[blank] months clothing:
Paid: [blank]  Due: [blank]
Bounty paid: [blank]   due: [blank]
Stoppages: [blank] on what account: [blank]
Present or absent: [blank]
Remarks: Discharged 25 October
1862.  Being over age of 35 years.
Book mark: [blank]
 
               Geo J Drew
                       Copyist.
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Item 10:
24 Oct 1862, 6 Nov 1862
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(Confederate.)
B / 2 Mtd Rifles / Ark
W. F. Bittick
Pvt Co D 2 Ark M. R.
Appears on a
Register
of Payments to Discharged Soldiers.
Date of discharge 24 Oct, 1862
Date of payment: 6 Nov, 1862
By whom: W. H. Elstner
Remarks: [blank]
Confed. Arch., Chap. 5, File No. 110, page 134
 
_[? Q? O? A?] F[or T] Tayler
                 Copyist.
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Item 11:
24 Oct 1862, 6 Nov 1862
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     I CERTIFY, That the within named W. F. Bittick
a private of Captain Chas Carter's Company H of the
Second Regiment of Arks Mtd Riflemen[?], born in Pike Co
in the State of Arkansas, aged 35 years, Five feet, Nine
inches high, Dark complexion, Black eyes, Black hair, and by
profession a Farmer was enlisted by Lt Col McRae
at Crane Creek Mo on the 4th day of August 1861,
to serve One year, and is now entitled to discharge by reason of being over
age and not Subject to the ________[?]
     The said W. F. Bittick was last paid by Capt W. H. Elstner
to include the 28th day of February 1862, and has pay
due from that date to the present date. and pay is due to him at the rate of forty
cents per day for ____________[?]
 
     There is due to him Eighty Dollars traveling allowance
from Cumberland Gap, the place of discharge, to Hempstead County, the
place of enrolment, transportation not being furnished in kind.
     There is due him One hundred Eighty eighty 80/100
     He is indebted to the Confederate States Eight 3[?]/100 Dollars
on account of Clothing overdrawn
     Given in duplicate at Cumberland Gap, this 24th day of Oct 1862.
                                           J. B. _ingham[?]/ ___[?]
                                                      Commanding Company.
 
For pay from 1st of March 1862, to 24th of
October 1862, being 7 months and 24 days,
at Twelve Dollars per month.                                      93.60
 
For pay for traveling from Cumberland Gap to
Hemstead (sic) Co Arkansas, being 800 miles, at
ten cents per mile,                                                        80.00
 
To pay for use & risk of horse 238 days at 40 cts    95.20
 
                                                  Amount,                       268.80
 
Deduct for clothing overdrawn,                                      8.35
                                                  Balance paid,              260.45
 
 
     Received of Capt W. H. Elstner C. S. Army, this 6th
day of November 1862, Two hundred and sixty Dollars and 45
Cents, in full of the above account.
 
        (Signed duplicates.)           W. F. Bittick
 
Witness: G. ______[?]

 

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Item 12:
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[on back of page 12]
 
No 52
Bittick W. F.
Co H, 2 Ark Mtd Rifles
 
[stamp]
Record Division
Rebel Archives.
War Department
 
I was unable to furnish transportation in kind[?]
on account of Gen Braggs not allowing any person
to be transported on the Cars until his army
was transported to Chattanooga.
                            W. H. Elstner
                             __ __ __[?]


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