Company Muster Roll

[madisonman]

I have the original muster roll of Company K, 26th Georgia Infantry for the months of Sept/Oct, 1864. My ancestor is on it.
Entries for three of the men are as follows:
"J. Falwood........Taken prisoner Oct 17th 1864
S.C. Murray........Taken prisoner Sept 22 1864
J.H. Miller..........Taken prisoner Sept 22 1864"

So, madisonman your supposition is correct. They were a summary of what had happened during the two-month period prior to the date finalized.

By the way, I posted a thread on that muster roll last year:

Need preservation & display suggestions for original muster roll | Uniforms & Relics

Just this week I acquired the original muster roll of Co. K, 26th Georgia Infantry, for Sept/Oct 1864, and my ancestor is on it. It measures about 35 inches x 22 1/2 inches, and has been folded multiple times in both directions. I don't want to put it in a drawer, but would like to display it if...

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Thanks for your answer, OldSarge79. Sometimes I forget that a "John Doe's" compiled service record contains mostly abstracted information from the original document (especially muster rolls), and depending on the 'copyist' of the record (entered at the bottom of the card), we may or may not get the full accurate information from a compiled service record. You can't beat an original primary source document!