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General Montgomery Dent Corse (1816-1895) was Colonel of the 17th Virginia Infantry in 1861. In November of 1862 he became Brigadier General and commanded Corse's Brigade and Pickett's Division at Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, Knoxville, Drewry's Bluff, New Bern, Petersburg, Five Forks and Sayler's Creek (funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/general.htm)

Ransel W. Cridlin was commissioned Chaplain for the 38th Regiment on June 9, 1863.(Gregory, 89)

"Sister Benson" probably refers to Margaret Benson Reynolds (1815-1867) who was the Booker's step-sister. Her father was William Reynolds (1814-18?).