20th Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company C.
“Worsham Avengers”

Austin, William
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Camp Priceville, Mississippi, July 17, 1862.

Bolls, Asa J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Meridian, Mississippi, October 8, 1862.

Bolls, Duncan C R
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Bolls, Lewis
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Bowden, George Washington
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, June 22, 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; detailed in detachment of paroled and exchanged prisoners at Richmond, Virginia, August 31, 1864.

Bowden, W B
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 20, 1862.

Brigance, S A
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Duck Hill, Mississippi, June 22, 1862.

Bright, Basset C
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Bright, E C
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Bright, S T
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Capps, Matthew C
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Cornelius, Henry N
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; reported as a deserter, August 31, 1862.

Cornelius, W J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 18, 1862.

Cox, Jasper N
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; sent to Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865.

Cruse, Robert M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, June 20, 1862.

Fore, D L
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, March 22, 1863.

Franks, George M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Franks, Richard H
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863; captured at Clinton, Louisiana, February 4, 1864; sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, February 24, 1864; exchanged, March 4, 1865.

Frensley, John W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, August 23, 1862.

Galloway, James F
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Galloway, John
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 19, 1862.

Gentry, Wyatt A
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; reported as a deserter, August 31, 1862.

Germany, Purenton F
Corporal—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 20, 1862.

Gibbons, J F
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Goad, Henry C
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Goyne, Bartlett C
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Goyne, John
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, June 6, 1862.

Goyne, Perry A
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, July 19, 1863.

Hamrick, John H
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, September 15, 1862.

Harris, C C
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in camp near Corinth, Mississippi, May 7, 1862.

Harris, William T
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital, February 13, 1863.

Higdon, William W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Hodges, W B
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 29, 1862.

Hopkins, W L
Sergeant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 17, 1862.

House, F M
Sergeant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 13, 1862; died in hospital at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 20, 1862.

House, J T
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, October 7, 1862.

House, T H
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected second lieutenant, May 13, 1862.

Inabnett, Henry
Captain—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; not reelected and discharged, May 18, 1862.

Jones, David J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, June 7, 1862.

Jones, John R
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, June 22, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Jones, William E F
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Kyle, John S
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Laster, R A
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, May 13, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863; captured in Tensas parish, Louisiana, January 31, 1864 (also shows captured near Natchez, Mississippi, February 2, 1864); sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, February 24, 1864; released on oath of allegiance, June 12, 1865.

Lee, John M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 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.

Long, R W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed captain; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Johnson’s Island, Ohio; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 24, 1865.

Lowery, Robert W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 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.

McSwain, Caleb Orr
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, June 22, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; discharged for disability, March 20, 1863.

May, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 3, 1863; sent to Alton, Illinois, May 18, 1863; present in exchanged prisoners detachment at Three Chopped Road, Virginia, June 30, 1863.

Monroe, J G W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Montgomery, M L
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 29, 1862.

Mouser, W B D
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 15, 1862.

Munn, J K
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Nance, David R
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; dropped from the rolls, June 30, 1862, believed dead.

Nations, J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Parker, J W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Parker, John
Corporal—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected captain, May 13, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 24, 1865.

Purtle, B M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured near Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 28, 1863.

Purtle, T J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 13, 1862; died in hospital at Columbus, Mississippi, June 6, 1862.

Ragan, J D
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, June 7, 1862; reenlisted as a private; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Roberts, W B
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863; exchanged, June 12, 1863; present in exchanged prisoners detachment at Three Chopped Road, Virginia, June 30, 1863.

Rosser, L C V
Sergeant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; reduced to ranks; died in hospital at Duck Hill, Mississippi, June 20, 1862.

Sandefur, Edwin P
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Scott, J M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

Settle, D G
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, December 7, 1862.

Smith, H W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, June 20, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Smith, J A
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Smith, Zachariah W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Snider, David
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, May 23, 1862.

Sparks, Benjamin W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, June 20, 1862; died in service, date and place not stated.

Stokes, Wiley W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Stricklin, Jasper
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; reportedly died near Memphis, Tennessee, June 30, 1862.

Thaler, John
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862.

Thomason, G B
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at La Grange, Tennessee, May 17, 1862.

Tubbs, James W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died, February 13, 1863.

Ward, Washington W
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862.

Ware, George
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

Ware, John
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 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.

Weaver, Samuel
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, June 22, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Webb, J R
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Gainesville, Alabama, June 19, 1862.

White, Zachariah R
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, June 19, 1862.

Woodul, J H
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Meridian, Mississippi, November 7, 1862.

Woodul, William
Corporal—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; died in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, May 25, 1862.

Wylie, J M
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 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.

Wylie, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged, September 25, 1862.

Wylie, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 24, 1864.

Yates, Joseph J
Private—Enlisted at Centerville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Battalion Arkansas Sharpshooters, June 22, 1862.

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