This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xhC.2ACE/748.1 Message Board Post: The reply to your query on the ACW message board last month is correct, but there's more to it. There also may be an answer to why the tombstone doesn't mention a specific unit. More on that in a moment. In his application, L. S. Welch cited service under Capts. J. W. Anderson and W. B. Woods. Capt. John W. Anderson was commander of Co. "C", Olmstead's 1st Georgia Infantry Regiment, resigning in Dec. 1862. Capt. W. B. Wood was the commander of Co. "A", Fannin's 1st Georgia Reserve Regiment. L. S. Welch's pension file includes a six-page letter from Col. James H. Fannin which apparently describes the battle in SC in which he (Welch) was wounded. Welch also says he served in infantry and cavalry, which explains the service record listed under his name in Co. "F", 2nd Georgia State Cavalry. There are a couple of references to the "38th", but I don't know what that might mean. There are no records under L. S. Welch or any other similar sounding last name (Welsh or Wells) in Anderson's company, but that's not unusual. Like many Confederate soldiers, L. S. Welch served in more than one command, and it was difficult to remember all the different designations. That's probably why none are listed on his tombstone. L. S. Welch's pension files (there are two) contain a wealth of family information. L.S. Welch moved to Alabama in 1873 and married near Ware, Ala. on Feb. 18, 1899. Willie Gilmore Welch was born Oct. 29, 1883 and her father's name was R. H. Reid. Her pension application as a widow of a Confederate veteran dated Aug. 11, 1924 lists seven children and their residences. L. S. Welch died on June 8, 1924; Willie G. Welch died Aug. 22, 1956. As you can see, the pension(s) contain more than most people would think to ask. I don't understand why all of your time and travel were unavailing. Someone should have offered to show you the pension applications. It took a little over an hour once I walked into the library to collect what you've read above. Please let me know if I can do anything else. I've done a little research on the 1st Georgia Reserves but don't have access to Georgia service records. My email address is pittsaj14@hotmail.com. Alan "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established." Prov. 19:21.