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This company was organized at Byrd Springs, Jefferson county, Arkansas, on February 25, 1862, with the election of James C. Thompson, captain; George D. Hardy, first lieutenant; John E. Price, second lieutenant; and Alphonzo C. Thompson, third lieutenant.  Captain Thompson remained in command of the company until the surrender at Port Hudson.  At least fifteen men of Company A died in the measles epidemic of the Spring of 1862.  In June, 1862, three of its members were transferred to the newly-organized 12th Arkansas Battalion (Sharpshooters).  Company A suffered nine casualties at the Battle of Corinth, and surrendered with 23 men at Port Hudson, Louisiana.  A total of 65 men are known to have served in Company A.

Bowles, G J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; reportedly died at Okolona, Mississippi, in 1862; born c1839.

Brant, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; no further information.

Bryant, G L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; born c1841; no further information.

Bryant, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1839; widow Mary E. Bryant filed Arkansas pension application #18149 from Grant county, August 10, 1905.

Burks, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; born c1837.

Campbell, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1825.

Cantrell, Z M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; previously served in Co. H, 9th Arkansas Infantry; born c1846.

Cole, Thomas Lacy
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; promoted third corporal, December 1, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1841; died January 2, 1914; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #10346 from Pulaski county, August 10, 1906; widow Amanda A. Cole filed for pension, August 11, 1914.

Corbin, W E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died May 12, 1862; born c1832.

Dodd, Barry
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died May 20, 1862; born c1843.

Dodd, Patterson
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1847.

Dyson, L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, April 30, 1862; born c1832.

Epperson, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, April 27, 1862; born c1839.

Gill, Reuben
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1841; married Mary C. Dorsey in Saline county, Arkansas, November 15, 1860; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Gober, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; temporarily attached to Co. K, 11th & 17th Arkansas Consolidated Regiment, during 1863; returned to Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, September 26, 1863; captured at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 9, 1863; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri; no additional information; born c1847.

Gober, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, October 24, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born c1844; died April 27, 1923; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #19486 from Jefferson county, August 11, 1903; widow K. A. Gober filed for pension, August 1923.

Gober, William A
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed first corporal, February 25, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; discharged for disability, November 29, 1862; born c1842; also listed as William H. Gober.

Graves, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, April 28, 1862; born c1831; widow Adeline Graves filed Arkansas pension application #1632 from Scott county, August 28, 1894.

Hamilton, J N
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed third corporal, February 25, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; born c1842.

Hamilton, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1, 1862; no further information; born c1838.

Hardy, George D
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, February 25, 1862; resigned due to illness, June 28, 1862.

Henry, George W
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born October 12, 1836; died March 22, 1918; buried in Kennerly Cemetery, Pulaski county, Arkansas; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #10007 from Pulaski county, August 5, 1904; widow Martha A. Henry filed for pension, August 8, 1918.

Henry, John C
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed second corporal, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1831.

Jackson, James L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1839; buried in Jackson Cemetery, Grant county, Arkansas; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #18200 from Grant county, August 20, 1901.

Jackson, Lewis M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, November 25, 1862; no further information; born c1836.

Jennings, G H
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed second sergeant, February 25, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1838.

Johnston, B A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1839.

Julian, Thomas J
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed third sergeant, February 25, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, June 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; released on oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, June 12, 1865; previously served in Co. B, 15th Arkansas Infantry; born in Alabama, April 19, 1835; died in Arkansas, May 31, 1915; buried in Selma Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #7098 from Madison county, August 4, 1904; widow Nettie Julian filed for pension, August 19, 1915.

Lancaster, William F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, April 21, 1862; born c1837; also listed as William T. Lancaster.

Letlow, General C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1844; married Mary C. Gill in Saline county, Arkansas, January 28, 1866.

Letlow, Isham H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery at Memphis; born c1834.

Lewis, Albert L
Private—No record of enlistment; conflicting entries in service record; one record states he was captured as a deserter near Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 5, 1863; another record states he was captured in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana, July 5, 1864, and exchanged at Redwood Creek, Louisiana, August 22, 1864.

McCormack, A Lee
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1841; died, September 18, 1925; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8699 from Perry county, August 13, 1903; widow Mary McCormack filed for pension in 1925.

McCormack, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. H, 9th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, March 23, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; may have subsequently served in Co. C, 14th Louisiana Infantry; filed Federal land patent in Jefferson county, Arkansas, in 1859.

Miller, James
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, February 25, 1862; promoted first corporal, February 11, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born c1822.

Murphy, James N
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, May 12, 1862; born c1840.

Parks, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 16, 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee; born c1829.

Price, Daniel
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed first sergeant, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; deserted, April 19, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 7, 1864; born c1842.

Price, John E
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, February 25, 1862; detailed as acting assistant surgeon; previously served in Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry; born in Tennessee.

Ringgold, Samuel
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 2, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 18, 1864; born c1828; occupation farmer.

Ritcheson, David
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 1862; no further information; born c1845; also listed as David Ritchison.

Ritchie, Moses D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed third sergeant, June 24, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; no further information; born c1826.

Ritchie, William T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Helena, Arkansas, December 2, 1862; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 3, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 18, 1864; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Roach, Elbert B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; born c1844.

Smith, Josiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; reportedly hospitalized in September 1862; no further information.

Sorrells, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 30, 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee; born c1837.

Stephenson, R S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, February 11, 1863; captured near Port Hudson, Louisiana, May 21, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, July 1863; born c1835.

Terry, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862.

Thompson, Alphonzo E
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, February 25, 1862; resigned due to illness, June 23, 1862; born c1825.

Thompson, E A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; born c1846.

Thompson, H L
Private—No record of enlistment; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; paroled as a deserter at LaGrange, Tennessee, May 24, 1865.

Thompson, James C
Captain—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed captain, February 25, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; released on oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, June 12, 1865; previously served in Co. C, 1st Arkansas Regiment, State Troops; born c1839.

Thompson, Joseph M
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, February 25, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; promoted third sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; born c1843.

Thornton, J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 1862; no further information; born c1847.

Tolbert, David L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 5, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Walker, H J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died at Meridian, Mississippi, October 1, 1862; born c1842.

Walker, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 1862; no further information.

Weaver, Jack H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1, 1862; captured and send to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois; died in prison, February 27, 1863; born c1842.

Weaver, Jacob
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, April 25, 1862; born c1836.

Weaver, S R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough in Arkansas, April 1, 1862; no further information; born c1839.
Buried at Orion Cemetery, Grant Co. Arkansas.

Windham, James E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; born c1840; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #6061 from Jefferson county, August 22, 1901.

Windham, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died at Okolona, Mississippi, June 20, 1862; born c1838.

Windham, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; discharged, November 25, 1862; born c1833.

Windham, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Byrd Springs, Arkansas, February 25, 1862; died, May 9, 1862; born c1838.

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