[Bull Snipe]

Not necessarily. A soldiers pension records would contain the date of enlistment and date of discharge. The Virginia pension record for someone like General Jackson’s, body servant (a slave) shows dates of service, but no specific enlistment date or discharge date.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Not necessarily. A soldiers pension records would contain the date of enlistment and date of discharge.

To quote you. Not necessarily.

The standards for paperwork were a great deal looser then.