18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment,
CSA
Company I
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This company was organized at Camden, Ouachita county, Arkansas, on March 15, 1862, with the election of Samuel H. Southerland, captain; Lee Morgan, first lieutenant; Rowland B. Smith, second lieutenant; and James E. Webb, third lieutenant. Captain Southerland was promoted to major on January 4, 1863, and was succeeded as captain by Lieutenant Webb, who remained in command of the company until the surrender at Port Hudson. At least fourteen men of Company I died in the measles epidemic of the Spring of 1862. In June, 1862, four of its members were transferred to the newly-organized 12th Arkansas Battalion (Sharpshooters). Company I suffered ten casualties at the Battle of Corinth, and surrendered with 44 men at Port Hudson, Louisiana. A total of 80 men are known to have served in Company I.
Roster of Company I
Abbott, F M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; detailed to provost guard at Clinton,
Louisiana, April 1, 1863; attached to Co. G, 11th and 17th Arkansas Consolidated
Regiment; no further information; born December 25, 1837; died December
4, 1920; buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Nevada county, Arkansas; veteran
filed Arkansas pension application #8096 from Nevada county, August 4,
1904.
Arnold, Richard K
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1839; died in
Arkansas, October 3, 1902; widow Etta Arnold filed Arkansas pension application
#25198 from Ouachita county, August 20, 1915; listed in Ouachita county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Barnes, William Carroll
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1862;
listed as missing and dropped from the rolls, December 31, 1862; buried
in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee; born c1838 [or c1836]; married
Elizabeth L. Greer in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 8, 1858; listed
in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer.
Barr, E Alonzo
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; no further information; born in Louisiana,
January 16, 1843; died in Louisiana, June 20, 1900; buried in Old Stafford
Point Cemetery, Catahoula parish, Louisiana; applied for Confederate pension
in Louisiana; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation laborer.
Barr, John William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana,
June 7, 1865; born in Mexico, c1828; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census
with wife Julia; occupation bookseller.
Benson, Robert L
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 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 in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; also listed as Robert P. Benson.
Birmingham, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi,
October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862;
born in North Carolina, c1830; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Broyles, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; also listed as James R. Briles.
Brummett, Daniel Webster “Dan”
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed fourth corporal,
March 15, 1862; reduced to private; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; died in Arkansas, November
3, 1892; widow Mary V. Brummett filed Arkansas pension application #25200
from Ouachita county, August 20, 1915.
Brummett, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; no further information.
Brummett, Robert Cherry
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; applied for Confederate pension
in Texas.
Bullock, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed regimental sergeant-major,
June 18, 1862; appointed first lieutenant and assistant adjutant-general,
September 16, 1862; no further information.
Burch, David L
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed second corporal,
March 15, 1862; promoted first corporal; 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.
Burch, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1830; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Mary E.; occupation mechanic;
filed Federal land patents in Ouachita county in 1859 and 1860.
Cramer, James H
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant,
March 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Okolona, Mississippi, September
18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1828; died in Arkansas, October 2, 1885; widow
Martha H. Cramer filed Arkansas pension application #8514 from Ouachita
county, August 5, 1904; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife
Martha; occupation farmer; also listed as James H. Creamer.
Cramer, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1862;
no further information; also listed as John H. Creamer.
Daly, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed lieutenant-colonel, April
2, 1862; mortally wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; died
of wounds, October 5, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1831; married Mary Ann
McCollum; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Mary A.; occupation
lawyer.
Davis, A T
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; detached duty in commissary department,
Second Brigade, Third Division, Army of the West; no further information.
Deason, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1833; veteran
filed Arkansas pension application #12905 from Union county, August 10,
1906; listed in Union county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer;
filed Federal land patents in Ouachita county in 1860 and 1861.
Dees, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Tupelo, Mississippi, 1862;
no further information; also listed as John M. Dees.
Delaughter, J P
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
29, 1862.
Dempsey, Greenberry “Green”
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May
5, 1862; born in Georgia, c1843; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Diffey, William
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed first corporal,
March 15, 1862; declared missing and dropped from the rolls, December 31,
1862. [Note: believed to have died during the measles epidemic.]
Foster, Lindsey B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi,
October 5, 1862; paroled at Bolivar, Tennessee, October 13, 1862; died
at Jackson, Mississippi, after being paroled; born in Alabama, c1837; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer; also listed as Lindsey
B. Forster; brother of Private Wading B. Foster.
Foster, N J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi,
May 16, 1862; also listed as N. J. Forster.
Foster, Wading B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas
Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; hospitalized, September 13, 1862;
no further information; born in Alabama, c1835; listed in Ouachita county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Lindsey B. Foster.
Fultz, George W
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant,
March 15, 1862; promoted first sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1820;
listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation clerk.
Gotcher, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged, July 5, 1862; born in
Alabama, c1825; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Almarinda;
occupation farmer.
Hays, John Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1862;
born in Louisiana, c1842; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Hill, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi,
May 21, 1862.
Hugdens, Giles
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Columbus, Mississippi, September
12, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1842; listed in Columbia county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Jackson, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough; no further
information; born in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Jackson, D D
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant,
March 15, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.
Jackson, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured near Port Hudson, Louisiana,
May 21, 1863; no further information; born in Tennessee, c1831; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Thomasina; occupation miller.
Jones, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
25, 1862.
Lazarus, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; deserted and captured at Iuka, Mississippi,
September 20, 1862; no further information.
Lee, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1833; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation laborer; filed Federal land
patent in Ouachita county in 1860.
Lewis, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed first corporal, April 1,
1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on
July 12, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1840; applied for Confederate pension
in Oklahoma; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Lockett, William Osborn
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; born in Alabama, c1842; died
in Arkansas, February 1, 1932; veteran filed Arkansas pension application
#16085 from Columbia county, August 7, 1906; listed in Columbia county
1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census
at McNeil, Arkansas.
Lusby, James Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October
4, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled
on July 12, 1863; previously served in Co. K, 6th Arkansas Infantry; born
in Tennessee, September 15, 1841; died in Arkansas, June 29, 1915; buried
in Riddick Cemetery, Ouachita county, Arkansas; veteran filed Arkansas
pension application #8541 from Ouachita county, August 11, 1905; widow
Mrs C. A. Lusby filed for pension, August 20, 1915; listed in Ouachita
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate
census at Stephens, Arkansas.
McClendon, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; no further information; born in Arkansas,
c1845; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
McElrath, J J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi,
May 26, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1815; listed in Ouachita county
1860 census; occupation physician.
McLaughlin, Charles W
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed third corporal,
March 15, 1862; discharged at Columbus, Mississippi, September 6, 1862;
born in Ouachita parish, Louisiana, c1834; listed in Ouachita county 1860
census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer.
Medlock, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Verona, Mississippi, June
13, 1862.
Moore, Charles B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi,
May 25, 1862; born in Ireland, c1808; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census
with wife Jane; occupation farmer; filed Federal patent in Ouachita county
in 1849.
Morgan, Lee
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed first lieutenant,
March 15, 1862; resigned, December 26, 1862; born in Georgia, c1823; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Rebecca; occupation merchant.
Moss, E F
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; no further information.
Murphey, M V
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Columbus, Mississippi, September
1, 1862; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census
with wife Nancy; occupation waggoner; also listed as M. V. Murphy.
Myers, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas
Battalion Sharpshooters; born in North Carolina, c1832; listed in Ouachita
county 1860 census; occupation laborer; also listed as Henry C. Myers.
Norris, Abel
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; no further information.
Overton, W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
23, 1862.
Parker, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; 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.
Phillips, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed second corporal, April 1,
1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information;
born in Tennessee, c1844; died in Arkansas, February 1, 1899; widow Frances
Phillips filed Arkansas pension application #17675 from Franklin county,
August 4, 1909; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Pinson, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
28, 1862.
Pinson, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi,
October 4, 1862; paroled at Oxford, Mississippi, October 13, 1862, and
died of wounds there on October 31, 1862.
Ponder, J F
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; no further information; applied for Confederate pension in
Louisiana.
Ponder, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; no further information; veteran filed Arkansas pension application
#4900 from Union county, August 12, 1908; also listed as J. R. H. Ponder.
Ponder, Nathaniel T “Nat”
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; detailed as hospital steward; captured
at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi,
November 8, 1862; born in Georgia, c1832; died in Arkansas, June 20, 1893;
married Louisa H. Bradley; widow filed Arkansas pension application #3221
from Calhoun county, August 5, 1902; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census
with wife Louisa; occupation druggist; after the war was a member of Hugh
McCollum Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Ouachita county.
Pope, Silas A
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed third sergeant,
March 15, 1862; promoted first sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; no further information; born in Alabama, c1831; died in Arkansas,
March 31, 1919; widow filed Arkansas pension application #21021 from Ouachita
county, August 12, 1919; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife
Martha; occupation livery stabler; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate
census in Ouachita county.
Potts, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi,
October 4, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1832; listed in Ouachita county 1860
census with wife Virginia C.; occupation farmer.
Ratcliff, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged, July 31, 1862; born in
Arkansas, c1842; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census.
Reeves, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
28, 1862; also listed as J. P. Reeves.
Rimes, William L
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant,
March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters,
June 30, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June 30, 1862; wounded and captured
at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, October
5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured
at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled on July 9, 1863; widow
Mrs S. F. Rimes filed Arkansas pension application #22535 from Columbia
county, August 9, 1915.
Samuels, John J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi,
October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862;
captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information.
Smith, Rowland B
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th
Arkansas Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed second
lieutenant, March 15, 1862; detailed as acting assistant commissary, Second
Brigade, Third Division, Army of the West, 1862; no further information;
born in Arkansas, c1828; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife
Elizabeth R.; occupation merchant; filed Federal land patents in Ouachita
county in 1849, 1850, 1851 and 1856; after the war was a member of Hugh
McCollum Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Ouachita county.
Southerland, Joseph J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; detailed to commissary department,
Second Brigade, Third Division, Army of the West, 1862; no further information;
born in Tennessee, c1841; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation
clerk; brother of Captain Samuel H. Southerland.
Southerland, Samuel H
Captain—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed captain, March 15, 1862;
absent on sick furlough, April 1863; promoted major, June 4, 1863; no further
information; previously served in Co. H, 6th Arkansas Infantry; born in
Tennessee, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; brother of Private
Joseph J. Southerland.
Suit, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Appeal Battery, Arkansas
light artillery, August 31, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October
4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; born in
Virginia, c1820; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Amanda;
occupation saddler.
Tidwell, Rowland
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; declared missing and dropped from
the rolls, December 31, 1862; also listed as Roland Tidwell. [Note:
believed to have died during the measles epidemic.]
Tutt, Richard C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas
Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Tutt, Sidney
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; deserted at Waterford, Mississippi,
October 20, 1862; born in Texas, c1837; listed in Ouachita county 1860
census with wife Harriet; occupation farmer.
Tutt, Thomas N
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Monroe, Louisiana, May 10, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas
Battalion Sharpshooters, June 30, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1834; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.
Tyson, Uriah W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed third sergeant, November
1, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; no further information;
born in Tennessee, c1835; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census with wife
Nancy; occupation farmer; also listed as Uriah N. Tyson.
Watson, Benjamin T
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April
29, 1862; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Webb, James E
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas
Infantry, at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant,
March 15, 1862; promoted captain, January 4, 1863; captured at Port Hudson,
Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island,
Ohio, where he died on December 24, 1864; born in Alabama, c1837; listed
in Ouachita county 1860 census.
Webb, Ross
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Corinth, Mississippi,
May 28, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1812; listed in Ouachita county 1860
census with wife Susan; occupation mechanic; filed Federal land patent
in Ouachita county in 1857.
Whitthorne, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Priceville, Mississippi,
June 28, 1862, and appointed regimental assistant surgeon on June 29, 1862.
Williams, Sampson E
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged at Fort Pillow, Tennessee,
April 27, 1862; also listed as Sampson B. Williams.
Williams, W Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi,
October 4, 1862.
Woodward, Jesse
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Camden, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee,
April 20, 1862; also listed as Jason Woodward.
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