Crawford’s 1st/10th Arkansas Cavalry

Company K

Company K was organized at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on December 15, 1863, by Captain John D. McCabe.  The company was composed primarily of men from Clark county.  On December 30, 1863, upon the organization of Crawford’s Regiment, the company was assigned as Company K.

One muster roll for Company K survives.  It covers the period January 1 to February 29, 1864, when the company was stationed at Monticello, Drew county, Arkansas.  Some of the names on the roll are nearly illegible.


Andrews, William S
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. H, 37th Arkansas Infantry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, May 13, 1862; left sick at Camp Price, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; no further record; appointed first lieutenant, Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, August 6, 1864; no further record; born in South Carolina, c1835; listed in Clark county 1860 census with wife Almedia; occupation painter.

Avery, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, November 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

B?????, Daniel
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Bass, George A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Bass, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1845; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Bittle, George C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, November 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Black, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 13, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Buck, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, where he died of rubeola on May 26, 1864.

Buer, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Burke, J E
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, after February 29, 1864; detailed to Ordnance Department at Tyler, Texas, October 5, 1864.

Cash, O S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; absent, February 29, 1864.

Cash, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Chattus, Wyatt
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent on furlough until March 14, 1864.

Cole, Joseph D
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1824; died in Arkansas, April 4, 1891; widow Sarah F. Cole filed Arkansas pension application #16691 from Clark county, August 5, 1902; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Cook, Thomas
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. H, 23rd Arkansas Infantry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 6, 1862; appointed corporal, March 6, 1862; sent to hospital, August 20, 1862, and discharged; appointed second lieutenant, Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, August 6, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1832; listed in Clark county 1860 census with wife Cynthia; occupation farmer.

Cox, Austin A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 8th Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; appointed second sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; transferred to Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, after February 29, 1864; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, February 25, 1865; furloughed for thirty days from March 6, 1865.

Dyer, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. H, 37th Arkansas Infantry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, May 5, 1862; wounded and captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863; exchanged and furloughed to Clark county; appointed third lieutenant, Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, August 6, 1864; born in Georgia, c1834; died in Arkansas, January 30, 1908; married Lucinda Candler in Hot Spring county, November 21, 1856; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #2310 from Clark county, August 14, 1896; widow Martha Dyer applied for pension, August 7, 1908.

Early, James G
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; appointed second lieutenant, December 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Islanld, Ohio; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, February 26, 1865; born in Georgia, c1843; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Early, Marshall Daniel
Private—Served in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, late in the war; no further record; born at Summerville, Georgia, September 30, 1864; died at Stanford, Kentucky, March 13, 1918; buried in Buffalo Springs Cemetery at Stanford, Kentucky; married Mary Jane Roe (or Rowe) in Clark county, Arkansas, September 24, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census.

Easley, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 15, 1864; absent, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1827; listed in Clark county 1860 census with wife Amaryllis; occupation farmer.

Easley, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 15, 1864; absent, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1845; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Easley, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Benton, Arkansas, March 26, 1863; appointed sergeant; deserted at Benton, Arkansas, December 10, 1863; enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, after February 29, 1864; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 6, 1865; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, March 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1820; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #15338 from Clark county, August 14, 1901; listed in Clark county 1860 census with wife Hannah; occupation farmer.

Ewing, William N
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, November 15, 1844; died in Arkansas, February 15, 1914; buried in Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery in Hot Spring county; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #18607 from Hot Spring county, August 10, 1905; widow Martha C. Ewing applied for pension, August 12, 1915; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Field, Champion T  “Champ”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, in Lafayette county, Arkansas, October 20, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; reportedly transferred to Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, late in the war; no further record; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #7720 from Miller county, August 11, 1905; died January 31, 1908; widow Sarah E. Field applied for pension, August 10, 1908; filed Federal land patent in Miller county in 1860.

Gentry, M G
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Glover, ??
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Harley, Drew,  (Drewery Hasley)
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he enlisted in U.S. Army on October 13, 1864; name also shown as Dred Harley.

Harley, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 15, 1864; absent, February 29, 1864.

Harley, W C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Harper, Martin A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1846; died in Tennessee, August 14, 1928; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #25835 from Clark county, August 1922; widow Ella Harper applied for pension, September 11, 1928; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hawkins, W G K
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

Hayden, Allen
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Hayden, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 13, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Holmes, ??
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 12, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

Horton, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

Humphrey, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 8th Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864; born in Georgia, c1844; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Jarrett, L W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent, February 29, 1864.

Jean, Thomas
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; appointed first sergeant, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Johnson, Orlando S
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 23, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, February 28, 1863; captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Newport News, Virginia, until released on oath of allegiance on June 16, 1865.

Johnson, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Newport News, Virginia; no further record; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #3416 from Clark county, August 14, 1901; died October 7, 1903; widow Mary C. Johnson applied for pension, August 3, 1904.

Lamb, Luke
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Lynch, J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; absent on furlough, February 29, 1864.

McCabe, John D
Captain—Enlisted in Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles, July 15, 1861; appointed captain, July 15, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, December 15, 1863; appointed captain, December 15, 1863; absent on detached service until March 5, 1864; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1835.

McCarley, Jefferson
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Santa Fe, Kansas, October 23, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, March 10, 1865, and died there on March 12, 1865.

Mansfield, ??
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Maynard, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 8th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; took the oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, as a private in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, January 31, 1865; born c1844.

Miller, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Mosley, Joseph  “Jo”
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; appointed first lieutenant, December 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; resigned, June 1, 1864, due to “dissatisfaction and disagreement with the captain and officers”; born in Arkansas, c1837; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation stock-raiser.

Neal, S A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Ryan, Mack
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Shores, ??
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Spivey, John M
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; appointed third lieutenant, December 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; reduced to private; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 5, 1865.

Turner, Thomas J
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, paroled at Jacksonport, Arkansas, June 5, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1843.

Waldrop, W P
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, January 22, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; no further record.

Ward, William
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, December 15, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1844; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation laborer.


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