John, The muster rolls for my g.g.grandfather do not contain a Muster and Descriptive Roll for his original enlistment of 19 July '61. There is a Muster and Descriptive Roll for his reenlistement as a veteran volunteer. It reads: When enlisted: December 22, 1863. When Mustered in: December 22, 1863. Muster-in to date: December 22, 1863. (Note: this makes me wonder why there are two dates related to muster-in). ----- Original Message ----- From: <JAOARM@aol.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:10 AM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Enlisted > Jack states that his GGGF enlisted on 19 July 1861. What does the Muster and > Descriptive Roll give as the enrolled date and the muster in date for this > soldier? Probably more importantly when did a soldier become eligible for > pay; on the enrollment date or the muster in date? And when did the 3 year > enlistment period begin? This is certainly not critical, but a little > interesting in timing. > Thanx John O'Neal > > > >