18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

Company C

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This company was organized at Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas, on March 8, 1862, with the election of M. C. Peel, captain; W. T. Black, first lieutenant; T. R. Lawrence, second lieutenant; and Henry F. Dickson, third lieutenant.  Captain Peel remained in command of the company until the surrender at Port Hudson.  At least eighteen men of Company C 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 C suffered twelve casualties at the Battle of Corinth, and surrendered with 24 men at Port Hudson, Louisiana.  A total of 74 men are known to have served in Company C.  A number of the men of this company had been members of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, organized in December 1859 in response to rumors of outsiders allegedly conspiring to instigate a slave uprising.

Abbott, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Anderson, G M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; appointed quartermaster, District of Arkansas, at Arkadelphia, September 25, 1863.

Ardrey, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Bibb, B F
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third corporal, March 8, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, June 1, 1862; listed as missing in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; listed as a deserter, November 10, 1862.

Black, W T
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, March 8, 1862; resigned, May 18, 1862; discharged, June 2, 1862; also listed at W. F. Black.

Bodemar, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 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.

Bradberry, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 24, 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

Burgess, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Corinth, Mississippi, May 29, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, February 18, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Canada, J B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 28, 1862; reportedly deserted from hospital.

Choate, Austin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Corinth, Mississippi, May 15, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant; promoted third sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Choate, Gabriel
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pocahontas, Tennessee, October 1, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Christian, H P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 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.

Christian, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; discharged, July 26, 1862.

Clement, S P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 27, 1862.

Clement, Sidney T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 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.

Cowan, G W
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, March 8, 1862; reduced to private, April 26, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, April 28, 1862; reportedly deserted from hospital.

Criss, R J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862; no further information; born in Alabama, c1830.

Dickson, Henry F
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, March 8, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, June 2, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; resigned, March 25, 1863; also listed as Henry F. Dixon.

Fairless, N
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, April 28, 1862; reportedly deserted from hospital.

Franks, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

French, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third corporal, June 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; promoted second corporal, November 27, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Gish, H H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 2, 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery at Memphis, Tennessee.

Goble, M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, April 22, 1862; reportedly deserted from hospital.

Hawley, C W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862.

Hawley, D H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Hawley, H T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 28, 1862; captured at Jackson, Mississippi, May 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 8, 1862.

Howell, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 10, 1862.

Hutchins, H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, April 28, 1862.

Ivey, Robert
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, March 8, 1862; promoted second corporal, June 26, 1862; promoted first corporal, November 27, 1862; promoted first sergeant; no further information; listed as a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, December 13, 1859.

Jones, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; hospitalized at Meridian, Mississippi, September 1, 1862; discharged for chronic bronchitis at Meridian, Mississippi, December 13, 1862; born in Edgefield district, South Carolina, c1817; occupation farmer.

Judson, Charles A
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed second corporal, March 8, 1862; reduced to private, June 26, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; granted wound furlough to Arkansas; no further information; born in 1830; died in 1898; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Prairie county, Arkansas.

Lankford, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; furloughed to Des Arc, Arkansas, November 10, 1862, where he reportedly deserted.

Lawrence, T R
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, March 27, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, June 2, 1862; resigned, December 9, 1862; deserted at Camp Rogers, Mississippi, December 21, 1862, before his resignation was approved; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 3, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863; listed as a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, December 13, 1859; born in North Carolina, c1836.

Lee, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; discharged, July 26, 1862; also listed as John V. Lee.

Lee, Thomas V
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed second sergeant, May 2, 1862; discharged, July 26, 1862; previously served in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles; died, December 30, 1896; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #1005 from Prairie county, August 15, 1892; widow Mrs D. A. Lee filed for pension, August 26, 1901.

Leptein, F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, April 28, 1862; promoted third sergeant, July 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; promoted first sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Germany, c1821; occupation jeweler; listed as a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, December 13, 1859.

Love, Levi
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 17, 1862.

Love, Nathan
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 1862; buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

McCarthy, W F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 20, 1862; also listed as W. T. McCarthy.

McKinney, L R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 14, 1862.

Maddox, W E
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed first corporal, March 8, 1862; reduced to private; discharged for disability at Port Hudson, Louisiana, February 5, 1863; born at St Louis, Missouri, c1823; occupation plasterer; listed as a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, December 13, 1859.

Mahair, S H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; wounded at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; no further information; also listed as S. H. Mahan.

Mitchell, Joseph W
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, March 8, 1862; appointed regimental chaplain, April 12, 1862; resigned, December 19, 1862.

Murphy, B H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; deserted on the march from Ripley to Corinth, Mississippi; captured in Phillips county, Arkansas, September 14, 1862; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, until released on October 23, 1862.

Nipper, H J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at DeSoto, Mississippi, April 28, 1862.

Nipper, J F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Port Hudson, Louisiana, April 21, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Norman, T C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Owen, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Owen, Joseph A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 163, and paroled on July 12, 1863; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #9796 from Prairie county, August 10, 1910; died, March 15, 1933; listed as a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee, December 13, 1859.

Owen, W L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; appointed third corporal, February 18, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Parham, J T
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed first sergeant, March 8, 1862; detailed to duty as captain, ordnance department, Fourth Brigade, June 12, 1862; returned to duty with Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, and appointed third sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Peel, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third sergeant, May 2, 1862; promoted second sergeant, July 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; captured in Prairie county, Arkansas, December 28, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 1865.

Peel, M C
Captain—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed captain, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; died of pneumonia in prison, February 24, 1864; buried in Block 13, Grave 15, at Johnson’s Island; born in North Carolina, c1811.

Pirtle, Samuel H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 6, 1863; previously served in Co. D, 1st Arkansas Regiment State Troops, and Co. H, 15th Arkansas Infantry; also listed as Samuel H. Purtle.

Price, F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; deserted near Corinth, Mississippi, October 1862.

Price, Leroy
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Reeves, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; furloughed to White county, Arkansas, May 15, 1862, and reportedly deserted there.

Roland, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in Jackson county, Arkansas, March 26, 1862.

Ryan, R C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; no further information until listed as captured at West Point, Georgia, April 16, 1865.

Scrimshire, G R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; granted sick furlough in May 1862, and reportedly deserted.

Sharp, Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; deserted at Corinth, Mississippi, May 30, 1862.

Sharp, M M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in Monroe county, Arkansas, March 13, 1862.

Shipley, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in Monroe county, Arkansas, March 16, 1862.

Simpson, E W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed first sergeant, May 18, 1862; reduced to private, August 31, 1862; reappointed first sergeant, October 5, 1862; reduced to private, November 27, 1862; died at Grenada, Mississippi, December 5, 1862.

Smith, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; left sick in White county, Arkansas, March 30, 1862; no further information.

Smith, J K
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; sick furlough to White county, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; no further information.

Smith, Jacob
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; absent sick in hospital since September 1862; no further information.

Smith, R C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Stroud, W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 10, 1862.

Townsend, William H
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed third sergeant, March 8, 1862; deserted from hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 28, 1862.

Tubbs, W J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Vernon, John S
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed second sergeant, March 8, 1862; deserted from hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 28, 1862; rejoined command, April 21, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Waddill, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Williams, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; died at Columbus, Mississippi, August 13, 1862.

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