First Arkansas Infantry, CSA

Company B—Clark County Volunteers.

The “Clark County Volunteers” began organizing around Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas, in April 1861.  Upon completing their organization, they marched to Little Rock, where they enlisted on May 8, 1861.  The company officers were Captain Charles S. Stark, First Lieutenant George W. McIntosh, Second Lieutenant Frederick M. Greene, and Third Lieutenant William E. Lindsey.  The Clark County Volunteers were sent to Lynchburg, Virginia, where, on May 19, 1861, they were assigned as Company B, First Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers.  The company served with this regiment throughout the war, surrendering with the Army of Tennessee at Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 26, 1865, with only ten men.  Two of the Clark County Volunteers were awarded the Confederate equivalent of the Medal of Honor—Lieutenant Andrew J. Pitner (posthumously) and Private Charles Trickett.
 

Adams, Charles A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg, Virginia, November 1, 1861; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1836; occupation farmer.

Adams, Robert
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed second sergeant, December 31, 1862; promoted first sergeant in 1863; died in hospital in 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1843; occupation student.

Agee, Noah
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; transferred to Co. C, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 19, 1861; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; detailed as mail carrier to Arkansas in 1863; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1835; occupation painter.

Alexander, William A
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no further record; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1825; occupation clerk.

Allen, Edwin T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; furloughed; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1837; occupation painter.

Anderson, Benjamin Franklin
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; no further record; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1842; occupation student.

Anderson, Joseph A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; transferred to the Clark County Artillery, March 18, 1863; captured at Shelbyville, Tennessee, June 27, 1863; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, in March 1865; furloughed, March 28, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1845.

Andrews, John W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; discharged for disability at Rome, Georgia, March 4, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Maury county, Tennessee, c1844; occupation farmer; eyes hazel, hair brown, complexion fair, height 5’6”.

Baxley, James Abbott
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; captured at Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 18, 1865; born June 13, 1842; died November 18, 1906; buried in Red Oak Cemetery in Lamar county, Texas.

Black, William
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, Marach 21, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Greensboro, North Carolina, since March 19, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 28, 1865.

Blacknall, Benjamin T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; appointed third sergeant, August 1, 1863; injured in fall from a train, February 25, 1864; died of injuries, July 21, 1864; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1837; occupation farmer.

Blake, George D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after February 29, 1864; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Bourland, James P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; appointed first sergeant in 1863; no record after August 31, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1839; died in Arkansas, November 10, 1899; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation drug clerk; widow Mrs. M. A. Bourland applied for pension from Clark county in 1901 (Pension #16654 approved August 14, 1901).

Bridges, Charles T
Musician—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, May 19, 1861; appointed third sergeant, April 1, 1862; died at Tullahoma, Tennessee, May 9, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1836; occupation farmer.

Brown, Elisha
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, March 1862; discharged, July 1, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Arkansas, c1843.

Brown, Grey C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed second sergeant, April 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, December 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 8th Confederate Cavalry, November 8, 1863; born c1839; occupation clerk.

Cagle, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed first corporal, April 1, 1862; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; died of wounds at Corinth, Mississippi; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1841; occupation farmer.

Callaway, John S F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Lynchburg, Virginia, May 29, 1861; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Missouri, c1802; name also shown as John L. T. Callaway.

Carter, George B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; transferred to the Clark County Artillery, June 17, 1862; appointed seventh corporal; promoted sixth corporal; captured at Shelbyville, Tennessee, June 27, 1863; sent to U.S. Military Prison at Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 1865; born c1839; died June 27, 1899; occupation clerk; his widow Lucy J. Carter applied for pension from Clark county in 1901 (Pension #16696 approved August 14, 1901).

Carter, Thomas S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1835; occupation farmer; also shown as Thomas L. Carter.

Carver, D H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862.

Clingan, Darius Alexander
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; died of measles at Fredericksburg, Virginia, July 29, 1861; born in Tennessee, October 17, 1837.

Cook, Isaac
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, April 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, November 15, 1862; killed in action at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1834; occupation deputy clerk.

Cowan, Alfred B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 4, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, May 25, 1862; dropped from the rolls, October 31, 1862, presumed dead.

Cowan, William F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 25, 1861; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1838; occupation farmer.

Crawford, Charles M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1830; occupation blacksmith.

Crice, Erastus G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; died of wounds in army field hospital near Murfreesboro, January 2, 1863; born c1839; occupation farmer.

Davis, Robert L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; deserted at Chickamauga, Georgia, October 6, 1863; returned from desertion and was mortally wounded in the battles around Atlanta in July 1864; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Davis, William A
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 23, 1862; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 28, 1865.

Dawson, John C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after June 30, 1861; born in Alabama, c1838; occupation clerk; listed in Clark county 1860 census.

Dawson, William F
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 12, 1862; no record after June 30, 1864.

Denson, James S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed first sergeant, April 1, 1862; died in hospital at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 5, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1837; occupation farmer.

Denson, William F
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 12, 1862; no record after August 31, 1864.

Douglas, Joseph
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; transferred to the Clark County Artillery in 1863.

Dykes, James R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; discharged for disability, July 1, 1862; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1841; occupation farmer.

Earnhardt, Edward D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in May 1861; dropped from the rolls, June 30, 1861; born c1836; occupation minister.

Edwards, William
Musician—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, May 19, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; born c1835; occupation merchant.

Ellis, Isaiah D
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 9, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; absent on detached duty as a nurse in hospital at Augusta, Georgia, since March 15, 1864; paroled at Montgomery county, Alabama, May 22, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Missouri, c1846; died in Arkansas, January 24, 1919; applied for pension from Clark county in 1913 (Pension #15332 approved August 5, 1913); eyes hazel, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’8”.

Ewing, Thomas Morgan
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged at Lynchburg, Virginia, May 19, 1861; born at Huntsville, Alabama, November 13, 1836; died at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, October 2, 1909; buried in Rosehill Cemetery at Arkadelphia; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer; served as Clark County Clerk, 1866-1888; appointed Clark County Judge in 1888.

Gannon, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 21, 1862; captured at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 18, 1865.

Gorham, William S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; failed to return from convalescent furlough and was dropped from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer; born in Georgia, c1843; died in Arkansas, August 1, 1904; his widow Jennie Gorham applied for pension from Hempstead county in 1905 (Pension #18498 approved August 10, 1905).

Graves, William A
Private—Enlisted at Allisonia, Tennessee, November 20, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, December 30, 1864; his widow Sarah Jane Graves applied for pension from Clark county in 1924 (Pension #26447 approved in August 1924).

Greene, Frederick M
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; resigned, April 1, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Virginia, c1832; occupation merchant.

Hammock, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862.

Hammock, William
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862.

Harvey, Joseph B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent on sick furlough since October 10, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, January 30, 1864; born c1838; occupation mechanic; eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’11”.

Hatcher, James D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; one record states he was discharged on June 18, 1863; another record states he was dropped from the rolls for desertion on August 31, 1863; born c1839; occupation farmer.

Hawks, Alvis W
Third Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, April 1, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, May 22, 1862; buried in Oma Cemetery in Hot Spring county, Arkansas; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1825; occupation farmer.

Hemphill, John S T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed third corporal in 1862; severely wounded and captured at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 2, 1863; promoted second corporal in 1863; absent on furlough for sixty days from January 21, 1865; retired due to disability, March 27, 1865; born c1825; occupation farmer.

Henry, George R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; born c1831; occupation artist.

Hicks, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; captured in Kentucky in 1862 and exchanged at Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 11, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Chattanooga, February 25, 1864; born c1822; occupation shoemaker; eyes hazel, hair dark, complexion sandy, height 6’0”.

Hollinger, Adam Pvt
Killed at 2 p.m. 6Apr1862 at Shiloh, TN.

Hughen, Alexander P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; died of disease at Tunnel Hill, Georgia, December 21, 1863; born c1835; occupation mechanic.

Hughes, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; absent without leave at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, since October 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls, February 28, 1863; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1845; occupation farmer.

Hughes, William V
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 17, 1864; no record after August 31, 1864; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1842; occupation farmer.

Hulsey, William F
First Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 1861; discharged for disability; enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, in Clark county, Arkansas, March 1, 1863; no record after April 30, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1834; occupation shoemaker.

Jarmon, John
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 21, 1862; absent on sick furlough since May 25, 1862; dropped from the rolls, October 31, 1863, presumed dead; also shown as Jarman.

Johnston, Albert G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent on sick furlough since February 20, 1864; took oth of allegiance at Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 25, 1864; born c1834; occupation tinner; eyes dark, hair dark, complexion dark, height 5’7”.

Johnston, Joseph Smith
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; discharged for being under-age in 1864.

Johnston, Thomas Wyatt
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, March 9, 1862; died at Bridgeport, Tennessee, November 14, 1862.

Jones, James P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Ringgold Gap, Georgia, November 27, 1863; died of wounds in Gilmer Hospital at Marietta, Georgia, December 23, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, c1836; occupation brickmason.

Jones, Wesley D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; died in hospital at Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 12, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1835; occupation lawyer.

Jordan, Jonah S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent without leave at Allisonia, Tennessee, since November 20, 1862; dropped from the rolls for desertion, February 28, 1863; born c1841; occupation farmer.

Joyner, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; hospitalized at Tunnel Hill, Georgia, May 18, 1863; transferred to hospital at Catoosa Springs, Georgia, June 29, 1863; no further record; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Arkansas, c1842; occupation farmer.

Kirk, John W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 23, 1861, and appointed second lieutenant; no record after June 16, 1862; born c1837; occupation clerk.

Lindsey, John M
Second Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, April 1, 1862; killed in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1834; occupation grocery clerk.

Lindsey, William E
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; resigned, April 1, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 1st Battalion Arkansas State Troops, in Clark county, Arkansas, October 8, 1863; born c1829; occupation deputy sheriff.

Lockwood, William T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; wounded and captured at Franklin, Tennessee, December 17, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died on February 15, 1865; buried in Grave #1256 at Camp Chase prison; born c1841; occupation printer.

Long, Rainey W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1830; occupation carpenter.

McBride, Edward G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fifth sergeant, April 1, 1862; promoted third sergeant in May 1863; promoted second sergeant, August 1, 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; died of wounds, September 30, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1843; occupation farmer.

McCauley, Robert A
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, April 5, 1862; killed in action at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862.

McCauley, Wilson
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, April 5, 1862; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; born in Tennessee; occupation physician.

McClanahan, Solon L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1828.

McDaniel, Eli H
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; reduced to ranks, April 1, 1862; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; no further record; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, August 23, 1862; appointed first lieutenant and regimental adjutant, October 1, 1862; paroled at Brownsville, Texas, July 21, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1842; occupation student.

McDaniel, James T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after June 30, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1837; occupation farmer.

McDaniel, Joshua
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 12, 1862; injured in fall from railroad car at Atlanta, Georgia, February 25, 1862; killed in action at Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in South Carolina, c1830; occupation farmer.

McDonald, Robert T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed corporal in 1862; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; reduced to ranks in 1864; captured at Jonesboro, Georgia, September 2, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, where he enlisted in the 5th United States Volunteer Infantry on April 14, 1865; deserted, November 4, 1865; born c1841; occupation farmer; applied for pension from Miller county in 1896 (Pension #2834 approved August 22, 1896).

McDonald, Willis R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; born c1843; occupation farmer; applied for pension from Clark county in 1906 (Pension #15434 approved August 7, 1906).

McIntosh, George W
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; resigned, April 1, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1838; occupation clerk.

McKay, George
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, November 3, 1861.

Marbury, Sevier P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after May 19, 1861; born c1843; occupation student.

Marchman, Stephen R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; Departed this life in Hospital at Fredricksburg, Virginia June 28th, 1861; born c1843; occupation farmer.

Meadors, David R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1823; occupation farmer; also shown as Meador.

Miller, Henry
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Kentucky, c1835.

Miller, William J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 4, 1861; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in De Soto county, Mississippi, c1840; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair light, complexion light, height 5’11”.

Millsaps, Lewis
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 23, 1861; no record after June 30, 1861; listed in Drew county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1831; occupation physician.

Morrison, Alfred C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; born c1835; occupation farmer.

Morrison, Amory S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 25, 1862; reenlisted at Little Rock, March 21, 1862; detailed as a nurse in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, January 1, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, October 31, 1863; paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 13, 1865; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Princeton, Arkansas (listed his residence as Dalark, Arkansas); born at Washington, Georgia, c1833; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’10”; also shown as A. M. Morrison.

Murphy, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865.

Neel, David C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; listed as missing in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; appointed fourth corporal in May 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; promoted third corporal in 1863; absent on furlough, April 30, 1864; retired to the Invalid Corps, May 3, 1864; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Arkansas, c1839; occupation farmer; also shown as Neill and Neal.

Neil, Isham Q
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 13, 1862; born in Martin county, Indiana, c1837; occupation blacksmith; eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’9”; also shown as Isham A. Neill.

Newton, George W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; discharged for disability at Grenada, Mississippi, September 8, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 1st Battalion Arkansas State Troops, in 1863; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Decatur county, Tennessee, c1840; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair black, complexion fair, height 6’1”.

Newton, James L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; killed in action at Taylor’s Ridge, Georgia, November 27, 1863; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1834; occupation farmer.

Norris, Thomas Bryan
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 9, 1862; wounded at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862; captured at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, October 10, 1862; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 22, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; discharged for disability at Marietta, Georgia, May 3, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Louisiana, c1846; occupation student.

Norris, Walter A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, April 1, 1862; promoted second sergeant in May 1863; reduced to ranks, August 1, 1863; served to the end of the war and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Louisiana, c1843; occupation student.

Ohlinger, Adam
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; killed in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862.

Orsburn, Gustavus Adolphus
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Holmes, Virginia, November 11, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 29th Arkansas Infantry, in Clark county, Arkansas, May 7, 1862; discharged for disability at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, June 28, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Dallas county, Alabama, c1841; died in Arkansas, August 22, 1912; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, height 6’0”; applied for pension from Clark county in 1903 (Pension #3444 approved August 7, 1903).

Orsburn, Peter C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Holmes, Virginia, November 11, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 29th Arkansas Infantry, at Camp Hindman, Arkansas; appointed assistant surgeon, June 24, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1837; occupation physician.

Overton, John T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; listed as missing in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; captured at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 18, 1865.

Pace, James W
Fourth sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; born c1826; occupation clerk.

Paisley, Cyrus W
Private—Enlisted at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, March 4, 1862; no record after August 31, 1864.

Parks, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; blinded, sent back to Arkansas, no further record; born c1842; occupation farmer; applied for pension from Clark county in 1894 (Pension #1726 approved August 25, 1894.

Peeples, Samuel G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fourth corporal in 1864; no record after August 31, 1864; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Pennington, Jacob Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; born c1841; died in 1886; occupation farmer; his widow Martha K. Pennington applied for pension from Clark county in 1901 (Pension #3428 approved August 14, 1901).

Pierce, Joseph J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; wounded at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 24, 1864; no record after August 31, 1864; born c1836; occupation farmer; applied for pension from Clark county in 1901 (Pension #15457 approved August 14, 1901); buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Novice, Texas; also shown as J. T. Pierce.

Pierce, Marion Monroe
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1844; occupation farmer; died January 23, 1925; one source states he is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Novice, Texas; another source states he is buried in Springhill Cemetery in Lamar county, Texas.

Pierce, Zachariah Lafayette
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; also shown as Zack S. Pierce.

Pitner, Andrew J Medal of Honor
Second Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed third lieutenant, April 1, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, July 25, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, January 20, 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, January 20, 1863; wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1864; died of wounds at Griffin, Georgia, August 8, 1864; posthumously awarded Medal of Honor on August 10, 1864; born c1836; occupation clerk.

Riffe, Joshua
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; transferred to the First Arkansas Light Artillery on April 24, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Arkansas, c1842; occupation farmer.

Robertson, Jairus G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed third corporal, April 1, 1862; promoted second corporal in 1862; promoted second sergeant, December 1, 1862; promoted first sergeant, December 31, 1862; appointed second lieutenant in 1863; severely wounded at Taylor’s Ridge, Georgia, November 27, 1863; died of wounds at Marietta, Georgia, December 1, 1863; born c1842; occupation farmer.

Sanders, Joseph C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 20, 1862; enlisted in C.S. Quartermaster Department at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, April 1, 1863; discharged for disability at Arkadelphia, June 11, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Chambers county, Alabama, c1841; died in Arkansas, October 17, 1890; occupation clerk; eyes blue, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’9”; his widow Bessie Sanders applied for pension from Clark county in 1927 (Pension #27790 approved August 15, 1927).

Sanders, Marion M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed third lieutenant, December 11, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, January 20, 1863; promoted first lieutenant; resigned, February 19, 1864; born c1838; occupation physician; also shown as Moses M. Sanders.

Sanders, Simeon L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed first corporal, April 1, 1862; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 16, 1865; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; born in Alcorn county, Mississippi, in 1839; died at Corinth, Mississippi, October 31, 1908; occupation farmer.

Sandlin, J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, November 5, 1861.

Scott, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1838; occupation physician.

Simms, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after May 19, 1861; born c1831; also shown as Sims.

Simms, John A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 20, 1862; born in McNairy county, Tennessee, c1831; occupation farmer; eyes gray, hair dark, complexion dark; height 5’11”.

Smith, Parker
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1820; occupation plasterer.

Smith, Richard J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed second corporal, December 1, 1862; died of disease at Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 23, 1863; buried in Confederate Cemetery at Chattanooga; born in Virginia, c1841; occupation farmer.

Smith, Sinclair D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, August 1, 1863; promoted first sergeant, July 22, 1864; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1835; occupation overseer.

Smith, William A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, November 1, 1861.

Spence, Alexander E
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed second lieutenant, April 1, 1862; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, July 4, 1862; promoted captain, January 20, 1863; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1838; occupation clerk.

Spencer, John A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed regimental commissary sergeant in 1862; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Tennessee, c1835; occupation merchant.

Stafford, Franklin H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fourth corporal, April 1, 1862; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; reduced to ranks in May 1863; no record after August 31, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Mississippi, c1837; occupation plasterer.

Stark, Charles S
Captain—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; resigned, July 4, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Georgia, c1834; occupation farmer.

Stidham, John W
Private—Transferred from Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 17, 1861; wounded at Farmington, Mississippi, May 11, 1862; absent without leave at Montgomery, Alabama, since August 5, 1862; born c1831; occupation farmer.

Stidham, William S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; deserted at Graysville, Georgia, August 21, 1863.

Strong, Albert
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 15, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1830; occupation farmer.

Strong, Wesley K
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 25, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 29th Arkansas Infantry, at Fort Hindman, Arkansas, July 29, 1862; appointed first sergeant; wounded at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862; no record after February 29, 1864; applied for pension from Clark county in 1919 (Pension #20449 approved August 12, 1919); died April 25, 1923.

Swink, Leander D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 27, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Clark county, Arkansas, c1839; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair dark, complexion dark, height 5’11”.

Townsend, James L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; discharged at Allisonia, Tennessee, November 19, 1862, after providing a substitute; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Dallas county, Alabama, c1840; died in Arkansas, December 25, 1912; occupation farmer; eyes dark, hair black, complexion light, height 5’11”; his widow Kate Townsend applied for pension from Pike county in 1916 (Pension #25361 approved August 11, 1916).

Townsend, John W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Price, Virginia, January 27, 1862; arrested as a civilian in Clark county, Arkansas, April 2, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on October 31, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Polk county, Georgia, c1843; died in Arkansas, January 21, 1908; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair light, complexion dark, height 5’4”; applied for pension from Polk county in 1906 (Pension #9381 approved August 10, 1906).

Townsend, Thomas A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; died at Ringgold, Georgia, September 20, 1862; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Alabama, c1839; occupation overseer.

Tracey, William E
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; captured at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 15, 1862; absent sick in hospital since December 25, 1862; accidentally shot in the foot on September 6, 1863; assigned to duty as Sub-Enrolling Officer at Macon, Georgia, May 18, 1864; no record after August 31, 1864.

Trickett, Charles Medal of Honor
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; awarded Medal of Honor for Battle of Chickamauga on August 10, 1864; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in Illinois, c1839; died in Arkansas, November 14, 1916; occupation painter; applied for pension from Clark county in 1915 (Pension #22297 approved August 13, 1915).

Wade, Daniel
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; listed as missing in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; detailed to duty in hospital at Knoxville, Tennessee, October 1862; dropped from the rolls for desertion, October 31, 1863; born c1834; occupation farmer.

Warren, Jacob J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; severely wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; no further record; born c1838; occupation mechanic.

Wilcox, Littleberry J
Private—Transferred from Co. C, 1st Arkansas Infantry, in 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, August 1, 1863; promoted second sergeant, July 22, 1864; served to the end of the war, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; also shown as Willcox.

Wilder, Reuben
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg, Virginia, July 12, 1861; born c1840; occupation schoolteacher.

Williams, Alexander J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; absent on sick furlough since November 1862; no further record; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1843; occupation farmer.

Witcher, James Newton
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; captured at Danville, Kentucky, October 16, 1862; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died on February 21, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1840; occupation farmer.

Witcher, William J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862; no record after February 29, 1864; listed in Clark county 1860 census; born in North Carolina, c1841; occupation farmer.

Wynne, Mathew
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1861; died, December 28, 1861.

Yancey, Thomas B
Third Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed second lieutenant, April 1, 1862; resigned, December 5, 1862; born c1837; occupation clerk.

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