20th Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company D.

Alexander, Jeremiah O
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Anderson, William Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, since May 25, 1862; deserted at Oxford, Mississippi, June 2, 1862.

Bailey, James Wyatt
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; not reelected and resigned, May 15, 1862.

Bailey, Lorenzo Dow
First Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862.

Bailey, Willis S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Bartley, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough twenty days from May 10, 1862; failed to return from furlough and reported as a deserter, May 30, 1862.

Baugh, Robert L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died near Ripley, Mississippi, June 26, 1862.

Berry, Joseph A
Third Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862; absent on detached duty as blacksmith since August 6, 1862; discharged for being over the conscript age at Camp Pritchard, Mississippi, March 31, 1863.

Bostic, S R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 18, 1862.

Brashears, Malcolm G
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, since May 25, 1862; deserted in Tippah county, Mississippi, June 5, 1862.

Brashears, Philip R
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864; residence Rockport, Arkansas.

Brooks, T Carroll
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; returned to duty after being captured and paroled, August 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as provost guard since December 11, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Brown, George Washington
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Donelson, Mississippi, February 21, 1863.

Bugg, William C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Burks, John H
Second Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted, February 13, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864; residence Hot Spring county, Arkansas.

Burrow, Elisha M
Third Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 2, 1862.

Campbell, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected captain, May 15, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 4, 1862; present through April 10, 1863.

Chambers, David R
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 22, 1862; absent on detached duty as provost guard since February 24, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864; residence Rockport, Arkansas.

Chambers, William R
Second Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, May 15, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant, February 1, 1863; promoted first sergeant, March 7, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864; residence Rockport, Arkansas.

Clardy, Calhoun
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, April 28, 1862.

Clem, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Pritchard, Mississippi, April 1, 1863.

Cloud, John J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second corporal, May 15, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; paroled, October 13, 1862.

Corbett, Stephen D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third corporal, May 15, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; paroled, October 13, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Crunk, William C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Holly Springs, Mississippi, June 3, 1862.

Davis, Elias
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second sergeant, May 15, 1862; promoted first sergeant, August 1, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Dowell, William
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862; died in hospital at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 30, 1862.

Edmonds, Abel B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Iuka, Mississippi, September 25, 1862.

Elkins, John W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent at home on sick furlough since April 4, 1862; failed to return from furlough and dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1862.

Fitzhugh, John Milton
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 1, 1862.

Fitzhugh, Samuel Jackson
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died a in hospital t Jackson, Mississippi, June 15, 1862.

Fitzhugh, Thomas Franklin
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, October 11, 1862.

Ford, Curtis C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; not heard from since and dropped from the rolls, February 28, 1863.

Fry, William C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; not heard from since dropped from the rolls, February 28, 1863.

Gatlin, William Riley
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted in Tippah county, Mississippi, June 5, 1862.

Goad, A J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent at home on furlough for thirty days since June 18, 1862; failed to return from furlough and dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1862.

Gray, James W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick, did not report or muster in.

Green, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 4, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Donelson, Mississippi, February 21, 1863.

Guest, William
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed drummer; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 23, 1862.

Hampton, James A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 30, 1862.

Harrison, Lee M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted at Priceville, Mississippi, June 20, 1862.

Harrison, Thomas P
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862; absent at home on furlough for thirty days since June 18, 1862; failed to return from furlough and dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1862.

Heard, William H Jr
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Heard, Zack L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third sergeant, May 15, 1862; promoted second sergeant, February 1, 1863; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Hohrine, Christopher
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; no record after February 28, 1863.

Johnson, John F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 21, 1862; returned to 20th Arkansas, July 11, 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.

Johnson, William N
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for being over the conscript age at Camp Pritchard, Mississippi, March 31, 1863.

Joyner, William F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, February 1, 1863; appointed third lieutenant, March 7, 1863; promoted first lieutenant, March 25, 1863; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Johnson’s Island, Ohio; no record after February 20, 1865.

Klock, Bennville Z
Private.  Transferred from Co. H at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 23, 1862; discharged, August 2, 1862.

Laird, James M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first corporal, May 15, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Lemons, James W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 21, 1862.

Lindsey, P C W
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Lindsey, Rufus M
Captain—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, since April 22, 1862; resigned, May 15, 1862.

McAdoo, J W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, May 15, 1862; promoted first corporal, February 1, 1863; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; paroled, May 23, 1863; absent on detached duty in arsenal at Citronelle, Alabama, since March 28, 1864; paroled at Columbus, Mississippi, May 16, 1865; residence Little Rock, Arkansas.

McMillan, William H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in hospital at Corinth, Mississippi, May 21, 1862.

Meeks, Jesse
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted at Jackson, Mississippi, June 12, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 14, 1863; residence Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Montgomery, George W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, May 15, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Holly Springs, Mississippi, since May 26, 1862; died of measles near Jackson, Mississippi, June 11, 1862.

Morrison, Daniel F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital since August 10, 1862; deserted, November 19, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864; residence Hot Spring county, Arkansas.

Murdock, James W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, May 15, 1862; promoted third sergeant, February 1, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 1864; residence Hot Spring county, Arkansas.

Murphy, McLemore
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital since August 10, 1862; no record after February 28, 1863.

Pelton, T S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough for thirty days since June 18, 1862; failed to return from furlough and reported as a deserter, July 18, 1862.

Phillips, John W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, since April 25, 1862; deserted from hospital, June 12, 1862.

Pryor, William S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent at home on unlimited sick furlough since March 30, 1862; no record after June 30, 1862.

Raines, J H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 21, 1862.

Rhodes, John
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 15, 1862; absent at home on sick furlough for thirty days since June 18, 1862; failed to return from furlough and reported as a deserter, July 18, 1862.

Rice, A J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, since April 21, 1862; deserted at Priceville, Mississippi, June 26, 1862.

Rice, M L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as nurse in hospital at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, since April 26, 1862; absent at home on sick furlough for thirty days since June 18, 1862; failed to return from furlough and reported as a deserter, July 18, 1862.

Roberson, George Washington
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, May 15, 1862; promoted second sergeant, August 1, 1862; wounded and captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; paroled at Jackson, Tennessee, October 13, 1862.

Robinson, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent at home on unlimited sick furlough since April 4, 1862; failed to returned from furlough, reported as a deserter, and dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1862.

Robinson, John M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi since May 23, 1862; died in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, July 15, 1862.

Ross, Albert E
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as nurse in hospital at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, since April 22, 1862; deserted at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Shell, Edward A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 21, 1862.

Shell, James P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as pioneer since January 1, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; captured in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, July 6, 1864; confined at Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance, May 7, 1865; residence Hot Spring county, Arkansas.

Shindler, Dietrich
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on detached duty as baker since August 7, 1862; absent on furlough for thirty days since March 8, 1863.

Smith, John Benjamin
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Stiles, Jasper
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, since August 22, 1862; died in hospital at Okolona, Mississippi, October 5, 1862.

Whitmore, Edward J
Private.  Transferred from Co. B and appointed second lieutenant, July 2, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Williams, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital since May 27, 1862; reported as a deserter, July 1, 1862; returned to duty; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 16, 1863; residence Washington township, Bradley county.

Williams, Richard M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion Sharpshooters, June 24, 1862.

Wilson, James W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted at Oxford, Mississippi, June 2, 1862.

Wilson, William H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; no record after May 2, 1862.

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