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This company was organized at Auburn, Arkansas county, Arkansas, on March 3, 1862, with the election of Joseph W. Barnett, captain; D. M. Alexander, first lieutenant; William A. Davidson, second lieutenant; and James A. Ashford, third lieutenant.  Captain Barnett resigned in December, and was succeeded by John L. Brent, who remained in command of the company until the surrender at Port Hudson.  At least twelve men of Company F 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 F suffered twelve casualties at the Battle of Corinth, and surrendered with 22 men at Port Hudson, Louisiana.  A total of 75 men are known to have served in Company F.

Abbott, Solomon  “Sol”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; occupation carpenter; widow Parthenia Abbott filed Arkansas pension application #15087 from Drew county, August 8, 1911.

Alexander, D M
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, March 3, 1862; resigned for disability, August 25, 1862; subsequently served in Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry; appointed first sergeant; captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died on December 3, 1864.

Anderson, E C G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; no further information; born in Virginia, c1833; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation physician.

Arrington, James B
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed second sergeant, March 3, 1862; discharged at Port Hudson, Louisiana, December 18, 1862.

Ashford, James A
Third Lieutenant—Appointed lieutenant-colonel, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, May 13, 1861; resigned, October 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; appointed captain, July 1, 1862; resigned, February 19, 1864; resignation approved, May 4, 1864.

Barnett, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Barnett, Joseph W  “Jo”
Captain—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed captain, March 3, 1862; resigned, December 31, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1830; married Virginia Allen; listed in Drew county 1860 census; with wife Virginia; occupation physician.

Barnett, McD
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed first sergeant, March 3, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 4, 1862; no further information.

Bearden, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 10, 1862.

Black, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 6, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; deserted at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 19, 1862; captured in Ouachita county, Arkansas, April 28, 1864; no further information.

Brent, John L
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, March 3, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June 24, 1862; promoted captain, February 18, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, until released on oath of allegiance on June 12, 1865; born in Kentucky, c1841

Bynum, Newton Jasper
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; born in Tennessee in 1833; married Sarah Chambers; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer.

Bynum, William W
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, March 3, 1862; promoted third corporal, February 18, 1863; promoted first sergeant, March 1, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863;  reportedly died in 1863, but survived the war and moved to Texas; died at Hereford, Texas, January 24, 1910.

Chance, Levi
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 6, 1862.

Clarkson, C W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Coleman, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 27, 1862.

Collins, D E
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, June 13, 1862.

Crews, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Fulton, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; no further information.

Crotts, David
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Meridian, Mississippi, November 9, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Davidson, William H
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, March 3, 1862; resigned at Priceville, Mississippi, June 14, 1862; born in Alabama, c1817; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Cassandra; occupation farmer; also listed as William A. Davidson.

Davis, Martin
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Dodson, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 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; appointed corporal, January 11, 1864; no record after February 29, 1864.

Ellis, Thomas W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Alabama, c1819; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Martha; occupation farmer.

Ferguson, Booker
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, July 30, 1862.

Fuller, Cade
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, April 29, 1862; discharged for back injury at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 21, 1862; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; discharged, December 10, 1863; born in Lawrence district, South Carolina, c1834; occupation farmer.

Gibson, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at DeVall’s Bluff, Arkansas, April 3, 1862.

Goodrich, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Grand Junction, Tennessee, May 10, 1862.

Goodwin, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; no further information.

Goodwin, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 11, 1865.

Grace, Jeptha
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Jackson, Mississippi, October 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Alabama, c1819; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Temperance; occupation farmer.

Hall, Joseph H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 20, 1862; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 3, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863.

Hogue, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, sometime in late 1863 or early 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on October 28, 1864 [gave his residence as Ashland, Arkansas]; born c1846.

Holcomb, Nevill
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Hudpseth, Street
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1846; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

James, Elihu K
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 6, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Johnson, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, April 29, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Jones, Henry Luther
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed regimental sergeant-major; reduced to private, January 12, 1863; captured and paroled in Madison parish, Louisiana, May 11, 1863; no further information; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Lay, H H
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed first corporal, March 3, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Georgia, c1830; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Mary E.; occupation farmer.

Lay, William Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 20, 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; born March 11, 1843; died February 2, 1883; buried in Tyro Cemetery, Lincoln county, Arkansas; married Frances A. Wilkerson; widow filed Arkansas pension application #6646 from Lincoln county, August 12, 1912.

Linder, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 27, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1840; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; also listed as Henry Linden.

Lucas, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 27, 1862.

Miles, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Marion, Mississippi, September 12, 1862; discharged for disability at Marion, Mississippi, November 30, 1863; born in Marion county, Mississippi, c1822; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation merchant.

Mitchell, John F
Private—Enrolled in Desha County Militia at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 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.

Moore, Oliver Hazard Perry
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Morgan, Nelson
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Bastrop, Louisiana, March 26, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Morgan, Whitfield  “Whit”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in North Carolina, May 25, 1825; died in Arkansas, November 29, 1879; buried in Tyro Cemetery, Lincoln county, Arkansas; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Nations, D N Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Memphis, Tennessee, April 29, 1862; listed as a deserter, October 24, 1862; reinstated, April 24, 1863; no further information; born in Mississippi, c1841; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Nations, Robert G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Macon, Mississippi, December 16, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Neely, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; no further information.

Person, Radford
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 26, 1862; no further information.

Person, W D
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 27, 1862.

Person, W F
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Hernando, Mississippi, April 18, 1862.

Person, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Priceville, Mississippi, June 12, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.

Pertuis, Pierre A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; born in Arkansas, c1826; died in Arkansas, March 4, 1900; widow Eliza Pertuis filed Arkansas pension application #24515 from Lincoln county, August 18, 1915; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Eliza; occupation farmer.

Pounders, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 20, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; hospitalized, October 9, 1862; no further information; born in Alabama, c1819; married Chrissy Olive; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Power, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Ralston, Stanley
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 20, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; no further information.

Robinson, W A
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed third sergeant, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863.

Ryan, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information; also listed as John W. Rian.

Shepherd, Elijah
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; absent on detached duty as guard at Clinton, Louisiana, April 8, 1863; no further information; enlisted in Co. A, 26th Arkansas infantry, at Camp Bragg, Arkansas, October 10, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Smith, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, July 30, 1862; reportedly died at Coffeyville, Mississippi, in 1862.

Smith, William F
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; no further information.

Spencer, A S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, July 6, 1862.

Stevens, J W
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed third corporal, March 3, 1862; discharged at Priceville, Missouri, December 19, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 7, 1863; appointed fourth sergeant; deserted at Rockport, Arkansas, September 14, 1863; also listed as J. W. Stephens.

Tait, James E
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, June 20, 1862; also listed as James E. Tate.

Taliaferro, James T
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed second corporal, March 3, 1862; promoted first sergeant, May 1, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, February 18, 1863; promoted first lieutenant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; took oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, June 12, 1865; born in Kentucky, c1838; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Taylor, E L
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, March 3, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 17, 1865 [gave his residence as Napoleon, Arkansas]; born in Clark county, Kentucky.

Thomas, Albert
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi, May 4, 1862; born in Georgia, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Thomas, Alexander
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Georgia, c1844; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Waddell, H J
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died, February 4, 1863.

Welborn, Samuel M  “Sam”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; absent on detached duty in Commissary Department, August 25, 1862; no further information.

Whaley, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; appointed wagonmaster, June 18, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Georgia, c1827; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Mary A.; occupation farmer.

White, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 12,  863.

Wilson, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Tupelo, Mississippi, May 1862.

Wilson, Samuel E
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, 1862.

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