You are both correct; take a look at how it is that you are using the word. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Jack Cox [mailto:jack_cox@swbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:39 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Enrolled vs. Mustered I stand by my original post. Mustering had nothing to do with "swearing in." A soldier was "Enrolled" when he took the oath, signed his enlistment contract and the contract was endorsed by the recruiting officer and the surgeon. Mustering is simply taking roll and seeing who is present and who is fit for duty (not sick, dead, deserted, captured, reassigned, detached, furloughed, etc.) Mustering is simply a method of keeping attendance. A soldier could have been enrolled on one date, then waited around until he was assigned to a regiment. There was a first roll call (Muster in), semi-monthly roll call (Muster) and final roll call (Muster out) See the definitions below from the Illinois Civil War site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/terms.htm MUSTER The process of taking roll and determining fitness for service. Muster was performed every two months and the results kept on a muster roll. It was used by the army to determine the precise number of soldiers in each rank in a unit. Twice each year at muster, the Articles of War were also read to all the troops. See also Mustering In and Mustering Out. (more information) MUSTERING IN The first muster for a regiment. By completing the mustering in process, soldiers are accepted for service in the army and are considered under military law for their term of service. Also know as Date of Muster in the AGR. MUSTERING OUT The last muster for a regiment after which the soldiers are released from the army. This is abbreviated as M.O. in the AGR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane L" <janel3@earthlink.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:32 AM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Enrolled vs. Mustered > In a class on the Civil War given by Tom Pierson in St. Louis, he > explained that enrolled meant that a soldier was sworn into service in > the state in which he enlisted and that mustered in meant that he was > sworn into federal service as a volunteer. > >