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.
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.
If you have any questions or comments or if you would like to have more information about the Civil War and Pension Records of the men who served in these Companies, contact Jeri Helms Fultz or Bryan Howerton