18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

Company E

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This company was organized at DeWitt, Arkansas county, Arkansas, on February 24, 1862, with the election of Felix R. Robertson, captain; Simon Rice, first lieutenant; James J. Gillcoat, second lieutenant; and Charles J. Miller, third lieutenant.  Captain Robertson left the company because of illness, and was succeeded by Simon Rice (killed in action at Corinth), then Charles J. Miller, who remained in command of the company until the surrender at Port Hudson.  At least sixteen men of Company E died in the measles epidemic of the Spring of 1862.  In June, 1862, five of its members were transferred to the newly-organized 12th Arkansas Battalion (Sharpshooters).  Company E suffered nineteen casualties at the Battle of Corinth, and surrendered with 21 men at Port Hudson, Louisiana.  A total of 87 men are known to have served in Company E.

Roster of Company E

Aird, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; appointed first sergeant, December 16, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Baker, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 5, 1862; also listed as John H. Baker.

Beal, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 1, 1862.

Bell, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed second sergeant, January 14, 1863 [may have later been promoted to first sergeant; record unclear]; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865 [gave his residence as Arkansas Post]; born c1829; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1861.

Blacklidge, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Blair, Thomas A
Corporal—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed corporal, February 24, 1862; promoted third sergeant, 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.

Blake, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at White River, Louisiana, February 4, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana, until released on oath of allegiance on January 22, 1865; also listed as Alford Blake.

Bringle, Oliver Perry
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; no further information.

Busby, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862.

Butner, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 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.

Carpenter, Archibald
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; enlisted in Co. E, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, December 7, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Castleberry, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; detailed as hospital steward; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863.

Cato, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; died in hospital, May 5, 1862.

Cheatham, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; no further information..

Cook, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 21, 1862.

Crockett, David
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed second sergeant, February 24, 1862; discharged at Okolona, Mississippi, September 12, 1862; filed Federal land patents in Arkansas county in 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860.

Crockett, Robert Hamilton
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; appointed major, April 2, 1862; promoted colonel, October 4, 1862; appointed provost-marshal at Washington, Arkansas, January 16, 1865; born at Paris, Tennessee, February 15, 1832; graduate of Kentucky Military Institute; married Sallie F. Lewis at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1852; married Mary B. Lewis at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1855; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1860; served as Arkansas State Ssenator, 1884-1888; grandson of Davey Crockett.

Crockett, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disability, May 24, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas county, March 20, 1863; deserted at Brownsville, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; captured at Ashley’s Mill, Arkansas, September 7, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana, until released on oath of allegiance on May 20, 1865 [gave his residence as Crockett’s Bluff, Arkansas].

Crosson, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; deserted “on the field of battle” at Corinth, Mississippi, and captured, October 4, 1862; took oath of allegiance, October 6, 1862; died in Arkansas, February 7, 1912; widow Emma Crosson filed Arkansas pension application #19576 from Jefferson county, August 1912.

Crowder, James E
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Currin, Joseph W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed third corporal, June 24, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Currin, Leroy
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disabililty, April 3, 1862.

Davis, Isaac L
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died in Mississippi, May 1, 1862; filed Federal land patents in Arkansas county in 1859 and 1861.

Dougan, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, May 24, 1862.

Dudley, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed second corporal, March 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Ellis, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disability, June 24, 1862.

Evans, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Columbus, Mississippi, September 15, 1862.

Farmer, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Farmer, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Forsythe, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died of disease at Port Hudson, Louisiana, December 21, 1862.

Gillcoat, James J
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, February 24, 1862; resigned due to illness, May 26, 1862; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1860.

Gray, Richard
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 8, 1864; born c1828.

Grover, Elias
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 24, 1862.

Hartley, John D
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 29, 1862.

Hensley, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Honeycutt, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Hubbard, Thomas H
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, February 24, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Iuka, Mississippi, February 20, 1863; exchanged at Memphis, Tennessee; captured at Glendale, Mississippi, March 3, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 8, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 18, 1864; born c1833; occupation farmer.

Hynum, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 1, 1862.

Jacobs, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 24, 1862; also listed as William W. Jacobs.

Landrum, Louis
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Langham, Elias B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 18, 1864 [gave his residence as Arkansas Post]; born c1841; died, February 7, 1911; widow Mrs F. M. Langham filed Arkansas pension application #30 from Arkansas county, August 6, 1914.

Langham, Wade H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; deserted.

Lanier, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 25, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; captured at Big Black River, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 28, 1863.

Lanier, William O
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; appointed first corporal, June 30, 1862; no record after February 28, 1863.

Larkey, Franklin
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, March 8, 1862; discharged, August 1862; subsequently served in 26th Arkansas Infantry.

Larkey, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; absent on 30-day wound furlough to Holly Springs, Mississippi; captured at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863; no further information; transferred to 3rd Regiment, Engineer Troops, Army of Tennessee, November 3, 1864; no further information.

Lauderdale, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Lawhorn, F G
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Abbeville, Mississippi, November 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Lemon, Alexander
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 10, 1862; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1860; also listed as Alexander Lemons.

Lemon, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 6, 1862; also listed as James B. Lemons.

Lemon, James L
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; also listed as James L. Lemons.

Lemon, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; no further information; also listed as William B. Lemons.

Lewis, Gillie M
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Port Hudson, Louisiana, April 8, 1863; appointed wagonmaster, April 8, 1863; deserted; took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, May 11, 1865; born c1839.

Lovell, David R
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Memphis, Tennessee, May 27, 1862; no further record.

Lowry, Isaiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further record.

Lynch, Garry G
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed corporal, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1860.

McKinney, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disabililty, June 24, 1862.

Maxwell, Charles J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disability, June 15, 1862; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1882.

Meador, Reuben J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; hospitalized at Corinth, Mississippi, May 29, 1862; no further information.

Miller, Charles J
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, February 24, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, June 20, 1862; promoted captain, October 4, 1862; captured at St Charles, Arkansas, August 6, 1864; exchanged, September 23, 1864; paroled at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1865; born in North Carolina, c1832; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1859.

Modlin, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Moore, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, May 3, 1862.

Morris, Stephen D
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, May 1, 1862; promoted third corporal, 1863; probably promoted second corporal [record unclear]; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Nichols, Jackson
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded in the leg and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; died of wounds at Corinth, October 15, 1862.

Patterson, Bennett H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 18, 1864.

Pyron, Robert A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; no further information.

Rice, Simon
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, February 24, 1862; promoted captain; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1836.

Riley, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; hospitalized, April 8, 1862; no further information.

Roark, Samuel D
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Robertson, Felix R
Captain—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed captain, February 24, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 12, 1862; no further information.

Rowsey, George W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; furloughed, January 12, 1863; no further information; also listed as G. N. W. Rowsey.

Rowsey, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1861.

Shelton, John E
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged, July 24, 1862.

Slater, Peter
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 24, 1862; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1860.

Smith, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; died in hospital, May 7, 1862.

Smith, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Sparks, Jonas H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Memphis, Tennessee, May 27, 1862; received $50 bounty; attached to Co. C, 11th & 17th Arkansas Consolidated Regiment, 1863; no further information.

Sterling, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; listed as missing in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; captured in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 25, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865 [gave his residence as DeWitt, Arkansas]; born c1827.

Stevens, Abraham
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; died of wounds at Iuka, Mississippi, date not stated; filed Federal land patent in Arkansas county in 1857; also listed as Abram Stevens.

Stillman, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; discharged for disability, June 12, 1862.

Taylor, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; missing in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; no further information.

Taylor, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed first corporal, June 24, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; died in Arkansas, March 20, 1898; widow Kizzia Taylor filed Arkansas pension application #22230 from Arkansas county, August 7, 1915.

Vaugine, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; no further information.

Wells, Henry G
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; appointed sergeant, March 27, 1862; reduced to private, June 15, 1862; died in 1862.

Whaling, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June 20, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance on June 11, 1865 [gave his residence as DeWitt, Arkansas]; born in Kentucky, c1834.

White, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; died at Durant, Mississippi, May 22, 1862.

Williams, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at DeWitt, Arkansas, February 24, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; enlisted in Co. K, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas county, Arkansas, January 11, 1864; no record after February 29, 1864; previously served in the Desha County Militia in 1861.

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