Crawford’s 1st/10th Arkansas Cavalry

Field and Staff.

One muster roll for the Field and Staff survives.  It covers the period January 1 to February 29, 1864, when the company was stationed at Cut Off, Drew county, Arkansas.  This Unit was researched by Bryan Howerton
 

Bolger, Thomas J
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. E, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Magnolia, Arkansas, September 19, 1863; appointed first sergeant, September 19, 1863; appointed quartermaster-sergeant, November 5, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Columbia county, Arkansas.

Brown, James W
Assistant Surgeon—Enlisted in Co. D, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, September 26, 1863; appointed assistant surgeon, November 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released on January 19, 1865; born in South Carolina, c1835; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Rachel; occupation physician.

Browning, William H
Commissary Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, September 26, 1863; assigned to duty as commissary sergeant, November 11, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he died on July 30, 1864; buried in Grave #1355 at Rock Island prison.

Candler, William W
Assistant Surgeon—Enlisted in Co. C, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lewisville, Arkansas, July 7, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; reportedly appointed assistant surgeon late in the war.

Crawford, William A
Colonel—Appointed colonel, commanding regiment, at Camden, Arkansas, December 30, 1863; absent, commanding brigade, February 29, 1864; previously served as captain, Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry; and lieutenant-colonel, commanding Crawford’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry; born in Tennessee, c1826; married Sarah H. Henslee in Saline county, Arkansas, October 5, 1848; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Sarah H.; occupation farmer.

Curl, John S
Wagon-Master—Enlisted in Co. C, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lewisville, Arkansas, July 7, 1863; appointed wagon-master, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Johnson, Richard W
Sergeant-Major—Enlisted in Co. E, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Magnolia, Arkansas, September 19, 1863; appointed third sergeant, September 19, 1863; appointed sergeant-major, November 5, 1863; absent on furlough for twelve days from February 25, 1864; born in Alabama, c1838; listed in Columbia county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Killgore, Dawson Lee
Lieutenant-Colonel—Enlisted in Co. E, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Magnolia, Arkansas, September 19, 1863; elected captain, September 19, 1863; elected lieutenant-colonel, December 30, 1863; detailed as Provost Marshal by order of Colonel Lawther, February 25, 1864; previously served in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Infantry; born in Tennessee, c1821; died in Arkansas, April 1893; buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Columbia county, Arkansas; after the war he became a physician; widow Mary Killgore filed Arkansas pension application #3734 from Columbia county, August 6, 1903; listed in Columbia county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Langford, William C
Assistant Commissary—Enlisted in Co. F, 19th (Dockery’s) Arkansas Infantry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed captain, March 1, 1862; relieved of duty, June 3, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, October 6, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; appointed regimental commissary, September 1, 1864; born in Alabama, September 3, 1826; died in Arkansas, January 17, 1891; buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Union county; widow Martha A. Langford filed Arkansas pension application #4840 from Union county, August 15, 1907; listed in Union county 1860 census with wife Martha; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patents in Union county, 1849-1860.

Mitchell, James
Assistant Quartermaster—Appointed assistant quartermaster, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, November 29, 1863; absent “on business as Quarter Master at Camden since February 26, 1864, by order of Col. Crawford”.

Moore, James L
Assistant Surgeon—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as assistant surgeon, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at St. Louis, Missouri, February 1, 1865, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Hamilton, Virginia, March 14, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1834; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation physician.

Newman, Charles Gordon
Assistant Adjutant-General—“Was assigned to duty with this command by Gen. Fagan, served until January 6, 1864, and then ordered back to Gen. Fagan by Lieut. Col. Killgore, then commanding the regiment”; born in Virginia, c1843; died at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1911; after the war he owned the “Pine Bluff Commercial” newspaper.

Rounsaville, Peter K
Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 25, 1863; detailed as ordnance sergeant, November 23, 1863; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; filed Federal land patent in Ouachita county in 1859.

Smith, Jabez Mitchell
Assistant Adjutant-General—Appointed colonel, 11th Arkansas Infantry, July 28, 1861; captured at Island No. 10, Tennessee, April 8, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in August 1862; resigned, October 1, 1862; appointed assistant adjutant-general, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, January 5, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Kentucky, December 31, 1826; died in Arkansas, March 4, 1888; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery at Malvern, Arkansas; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation lawyer.

Sweeten, Samuel M
Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; appointed ordnance sergeant and detailed in the Ordnance Department, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; previously served in Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry; born in Tennessee, c1826; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Serena; occupation constable.

Thompson, William
Surgeon—Enlisted in Co. B, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Benton, Arkansas, March 26, 1863; appointed regimental surgeon, January 7, 1864; absent before the Medical Examining Board, February 29, 1864; born in Virginia, c1830

Walker, John Wesley
Major—Enlisted in Co. A, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; elected captain, January 12, 1863; promoted major, December 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, c1827; died in Arkansas, October 24, 1904; buried in Buena Vista Cemetery in Ouachita county, Arkansas; widow Winnifred J. T. Walker filed Arkansas pension application #8606 from Ouachita county, August 12, 1913; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Ouachita county in 1858.

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