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Wm D. Field, Burns Batt
Wythe [illegible] [Lead?] mines

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Texas [Guards?]

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"During the Civil War, the Wythe County mines were the primary source of lead for bullets for the Confederacy" https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DGMR/civilwar_lead.shtml

"Burns Batt" might be a reference to Byrne's Battery, organized by Edward P. Byrne with volunteers from Mississippi and Kentucky.