Joseph Baker
Pvt. 
Capt. Samuel A. Firchild's Co., Burnetts' Regiment (My note: This would have been Co. I, 
13th Texas Cavalry)

Age 18 years (My note: He must have lied about his age)

Appears on Company Muster-in Roll of the organization named above
Roll dated Crockett, Houston Co., Texas, 1 March 1862.  
Muster-in date: 1 March 1862.  
Joined for duty and enrolled
When: 1 March 1862.
Where: Crockett. 
By whom: Capt S.M. Drake.  
Period: 12 mos.

No. of miles to rendezvous 181.  
Valuation of horse: $150.00; equipment: $30.00.

Discharged 24 May 1862

J. C. Baker (same as Joseph Crawford) applied for and received a pension for services in 
the Confederate Army.  He could not give the date he entered the Army, stating "three 
years till close of War."  He stated that he served in Company G, 33rd Texas Cavalry.  In 
the index to Confederate Services, there was a Joseph Baker in this Company.  His 
services records were typed, most were hand written.  This record reads:

Baker, Joseph
Co., G, 33 Tex Cav. (Duff's Partisan Rangers 14 Batt'n Cav)
(Confederate)
Pvt
Inside the envelope is one card (typed)
Joseph Baker
Pvt., Co, G 33 ?Tex Cav Reg'm.
Name appears on a Parole of Prisoners of War at Columbus, Texas 27 July 1865
He had to swear to a typed statement that he would not participate in the War again.
Residence: Gonzales, Texas

To further confuse the issue, in order to secure his pension, J.C. Baker had to get 
statements form two people attesting to his proof of service.  One such statement was 
made by R. G. Rawls in Tyler Co., TX on 1 August 1914.  Rawls swore that he had known 
J. C. Baker for 60 years and that they served together for 2 years during the war in Co. G, 
33rd Texas Cav.  Confederate records on file in the National Archives indicate that R. G.  
Rawls served in Co. D, 11 (Spaight's) Batt'n Texas Vols.  Formerly designated as 6th 
(Liken's) Battn Texas Infantry.

Joseph C. Baker was discharged from Co. I, 13th Texas Cavalry on 24 May 62 because of 
the new conscription act passed by the Confederate Congress in April 62, that exempted 
from service all men under 18 and over 35.  Joseph is listed on the March muster as 15 
years old.  He had enlisted in Orange Co., TX on 1 Mar 62.  He was discharged at Camp 
Burnett, near Porter's Springs, Houston County, Texas  when the regiment was 
reorganized to comply with the new law.  The age requirements were ignored later in the 
war when Joseph joined the 33rd Texas Cavalry.