Family Genealogy Research,  Wood

Confederate Military Records Hill County Texas John Wood

Confederate Military Records and Conscription in Hill County, Texas

The Battle of Shiloh was costly and showed that the Confederate Army needed more men.  In April 1862, the CSA voted in conscription which was basically a draft that forced me between the ages of 18 and 50 to enlist immediately.  The Wood family and their sons-in-law owned no slaves but were forced to enlist or face punishment.  While John Wood was a single man, many of the men who enlisted in Hillsboro, Texas on March 28, 1862 had families and farms.  These farms were managed by their wives and children “for the duration of the war” if they were lucky.

Background

On March 28, 1862, the majority of the men in the family rode to Hillsboro, Texas to enlist in the Confederate army.  John Wood was one of them.  Here are his service records.  I love that there is a brief physical description of each of the men.  Helps me to see them in color!

The Records

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