20th Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company A.
“Hempstead Legion”

Adams, Chapman
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1862; believed dead and dropped from the rolls, February 28, 1863.

Adams, Joel
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Alexander, Edward E
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, May 13, 1862; detailed as assistant quartermaster; absent on detached duty as officer of provost guard since June 12, 1862; discharged for disability, September 18, 1862.

Allen, William A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, May 13, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Baird, Albert C
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; age 28, born in Arkansas; not reelected in reorganization, May 13, 1862; appointed captain and assistant commissary and transferred to field and staff, June 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Bell, Robert A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863.

Blevins, Hugh A Jr
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as ordnance guard since December 27, 1862; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; right arm amputated in prison hospital, May 23, 1863.

Blevins, John C
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Brooks, N S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Brunon, John
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Burns, Miles C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, May 21, 1862.

Butler, William G
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863.

Carrington, John T
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; sent to Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865.

Chase, Benjamin D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed bugler, April 20, 1862; absent on detached duty as ordnance sergeant since May 13, 1862; present, returned from detail, December 31, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Coffee, Lilburn
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 3, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Croley, William H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Tupelo, Mississippi, August 15, 1862.

Curtis, John C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, May 19, 1862.

Davis, William M
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted from camp, December 16, 1862.

Delaney, O F
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Dobyns, William E
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, August 1862.

Dowman, Edward
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as provost guard since June 12, 1862; absent on detached duty as ambulance driver, February 28, 1863; discharged for being over the conscript age, April 11, 1863.

Edmonds, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as clerk at brigade headquarters since May 10, 1862; absent on detached duty as commissary clerk, December 31, 1862; discharged for being over the conscript age, April 13, 1863.

Ervin, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Ervin, Marquis de Lafayette
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, June 1, 1862.

Evans, J W B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Ferguson, James R
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; no reelected and resigned, May 13, 1862.

Fowlkes, Abner D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed lieutenant and assistant quartermaster, June 19, 1862; age 29, born in Virginia; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Franks, Gabriel
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Edward’s Station, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; died in prison, October 1863.

Glass, Herman
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Greenhaw, James H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Hanegan, James M
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as wagon-master since July 4, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Hay, Oliver F
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; resigned for illness, April 9, 1862.

Hobson, Teschaner D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 19, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Hooper, Henry R
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed assistant quartermaster, April 9, 1862.

Johnson, J J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Petersburg, Virginia, July 18, 1863.

Jones, Daniel Webster
Captain—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted major, August 15, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 1862; promoted colonel, January 5, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 7, 1865.

Jones, Robert W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant; appointed first lieutenant and adjutant, April 9, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Keeler, Samuel
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Kidd, James Tillman
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as teamster, December 31, 1862; absent on detached duty as carpenter, February 28, 1863.

Lear, James B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Legrand, Henry D
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Farmville, Virginia, April 6, 1865; released on oath of allegiance, June 14, 1865.

Lester, Sterling H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862.

Levinson, John L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as sutler, June 24, 1862; absent on detached duty as assistant commissary, August 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

McCarthy, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

McFaddin, Thomas James
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Martin, Andrew L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed wagon-master, April 20, 1862; discharged, July 1, 1862.

Miller, Francis M
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, June 29, 1862.

Mitchell, James W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Mitchell, Jasper N
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reportedly died in hospital, November 1862.

Mitchell, John
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, February 2, 1863.

Mitchell, Joseph T
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital, November 3, 1862.

Morrison, Elam
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; discharged for being over the conscript age, March 22, 1863.

Nelson, Henry L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as assistant surgeon, May 3, 1862; discharged, August 7, 1862.

Norman, Abner S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Nowlin, James N
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as baker since August 7, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Patterson, William
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, June 15, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, July 30, 1863; died in hospital at Petersburg, Virginia, August 8, 1863.

Price, Robert K
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal; absent on detached duty as ordnance guard since December 27, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 13, 1865.

Quillin, Holman
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Reeder, Samuel D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, July 4, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; promoted sergeant; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Rice, William D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted at Abbeville, Mississippi, December 4, 1862.

Roberts, John R
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, December 1862.

Robison, John R
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, May 12, 1862.

Saner, John F
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second lieutenant; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Sartin, George
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, May 22, 1862.

Schoolfield, Benjamin Franklin
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 30, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Schoolfield, David A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant-major, May 20, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Simmons, Sidney A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed surgeon, April 19, 1862; discharged, August 2, 1862.

Sinclair, John M
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, May 31, 1862.

Smith, William H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, May 1, 1862.

Stephenson, G U
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Stephenson, William C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, June 30, 1862.

Stuart, Joseph Lorenzo
Captain—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Sullivan, Joseph Richard
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Sutton, Berry
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as teamster since April 29, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Taylor, David F
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; died in prison, November 20, 1863.

Terrill, A J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Thompson, James W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, June 10, 1862.

Turner, Henry Binland
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, May 13, 1862; promoted sergeant; discharged, December 1862.

Turner, James S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862.

Turner, William H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, April 9, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, May 13, 1862; promoted first lieutenant; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Valentine, Albert
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Wade, William J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Waterman, Ira K
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Tupelo, Mississippi, September 1, 1862.

Westbrook, James G
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

White, Ewell
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured near Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

White, Samuel W
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for being under the conscript age, April 13, 1863.

Whitmore, John L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Whitney, John D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, August 1, 1862.

Willis, Dallas
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed drummer, August 7, 1862.

Wilson, John A C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, June 30, 1862.

York, William L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital, August 28, 1862.

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