John You have done a significant amount of research. I am not an expert on archives of Confederate soldiers, but I would imagine that the archives in Jackson are where anything would be that still exists. It was chaotic after the war. The National Archives (that I know of) has only Service Record files. The individual states of the Confederacy were in charge of Pensions for their soldiers and I would expect anything pertaining to records beyond Service Records would probably be in the archives at Jackson, MS. You may want to contact them to see if there are some files uncategorized or something that they have buried in their vaults. What you would expect to find would be what the regimental secretary turned in after the war and this file beyond the Muster Rolls would probably be in Jackson if it exists. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Mike [email protected] wrote: > I have a question about the Confederate Muster Rolls on Micro-film in many > locations, of a soldier, ( my great-grandfather ). He served in the 16th > Mississippi, Co. E. (Quitman Guards ). His name is Rodolphus Wilson. I have made > copies from the Mississippi State Archives in Jackson, Ms, The National > Archives in Washington, and from copies on film in Southern Mississippi University > in Hattiesburg, Ms. I have found mostly the same card on the film in all > locations, however, some have had more than the others. On most of them it list > the copyist at the bottom of the card. On a few I found in small print at the > bottom of the card " From copy ( Made in the M.S. Office ) War Department, in > March 1905.) of an orginial record borrowed from the Director of Archives > and History, Jackson, MIss- M. S. 938010. Can anyone out there help me on this? > Also on other cards I have found, also in different locations, but not at > all of the three I mentioned, Printed wording " Confed. Arch., Chap. 6, File > No. 42, page, and the number written 27. There are also other also different > file Numbers, and page numbers on some, but the same Chapter number at the > bottom. Are there Confederate Archives somewhere that can be researched? Or have > they been destroyed? Thank You for any and all Help. John Wilson