20th Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company E.
“Hempstead Plough Boys”

Baxter, Flavius
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, June 15, 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.

Beam, H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 15, 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.

Bean, David
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 15, 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, December 21, 1863.

Beene, William
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Panola, Mississippi, May 16, 1862.

Beaty, Samuel
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Hernando, Mississippi, May 5, 1862.

Bell, Elisha
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, July 7, 1862.

Bittick, John W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in camp near Priceville, Mississippi, July 21, 1862.

Black, Lawson A
Second Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, April 16, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, May 13, 1862; promoted captain, June 12, 1862; resigned for disability, February 27, 1863.

Black, Thomas N
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Bland, George W
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, June 4, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; admitted to prison hospital for pneumonia, October 12, 1863; present in prison, January 12, 1864.

Blevins, Andrew Jackson
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; deserted near Grenada, Mississippi, December 1862.

Bostick, Levi S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Boyette, Jesse
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; listed as Bozette.

Boyette, William
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 30, 1862; present, August 31, 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; listed as Bozette.

Brake, Mathew D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; absent, wounded, February 28, 1863.

Britt, J L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 23, 1862.

Britt, John E
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, August 1, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Brock, J M
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed hospital steward, April 27, 1862; captured at Iuka, Mississippi, September 20, 1862; paroled, October 14, 1862.

Brown, J R
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 16, 1862.

Carrigan, Alfred Holt
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed lieutenant-colonel at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 9, 1862.

Childers, W D
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks.

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

Cottingham, Jefferson
Captain—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died of disease at Memphis, Tennessee, April 29, 1862.

Cottingham, L P
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; discharged, October 23, 1863.

Cox, A L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Marion, Mississippi, February 26, 1863.

Cox, James
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured on the retreat from Corinth, Mississippi, October 6, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863.

Craven, William
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, June 10, 1862.

Crockett, W B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware, June 15, 1863; died in prison, September 7, 1863.

Cummings, George W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured and sent to Fort Delaware; present in prison, April 4, 1864.

Cummings, Henry Fountain B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, May 20, 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; also shown in Co. H.

Cummings, James A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Daniel, Andrew J
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.

Daniel, Henry C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 15, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Davidson, Bruce
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana, June 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 19, 1865.

Edge, Allen G
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 31, 1862.

Elmore, M T
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured and sent to Mound City, Illinois, June 1, 1863; died of typhoid fever in prison, July 23, 1863

Elmore, M T J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Baker’s Creek, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Mound City, Illinois, August 6, 1863; enlisted in U.S. Army, May 18, 1864.

Fielding, Leander
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Memphis, Tennessee, May 20, 1862; listed as Feeling.

Glover, Jones
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Gray, J D
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, April 16, 1862; discharged, June 4, 1862.

Hall, Enoch T
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Columbus, Mississippi, August 23, 1862.

Hannah, Hugh H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, April 16, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, May 13, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 3, 1862; resigned for disability, January 22, 1863.

Harris, M D
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; appointed third corporal, June 30, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Marion, Mississippi, February 28, 1863.

Harvey, Samuel Harrison
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, April 16, 1862; promoted captain, May 13, 1862; died at Vaughan’s Station, Mississippi, June 11, 1862.

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

Hellums, William
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana, June 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 19, 1865.

Hindman, William J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in service.

Holloman, George H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; killed at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Howard, W B
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, May 15, 1862.

Hulen, Thomas H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 9, 1863.

Hyden, Alfred
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured on retreat from Corinth, Mississippi, October 6, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 13, 1862.

Hyden, Mathew H
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died in service.

James, L B
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, April 16, 1862.

Johnson, L L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 30, 1862.

Johnson, Phillip
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, November 12, 1864.

Johnston, James J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863.

Jones, William A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reportedly died at Nashville, Tennessee, March 11, 1862.

Lampbright, William Green
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; detailed as provost guard, June 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.

Lear, David W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, May 16, 1862; detailed as commissary clerk, June 15, 1862.

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

Love, Joseph
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; died of pneumonia in prison, February 12, 1864.

McVay, John W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

McVay, Lancaster C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 15, 1862; captured at Richmond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, died in prison, January 10, 1864.

?McWADE, John
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

Moore, Abraham B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, April 16, 1862; died, June 7, 1862.

Neal, Sylvanus S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died April 9, 1862.

Nolen, David C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded and captured; present in prison hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, May 31, 1863.

Nolen, William C
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded and captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

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

Norton, James R
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Pittman, William Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1862.

Porter, E V
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Memphis, Tennessee, February 13, 1863.

Reeves, J T
Sergeant—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks; discharged for disability, July 31, 1862.

Scott, J B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, May 27, 1862.

Scott, Samuel A
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, June 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.

Scott, Samuel McGill
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, December 15, 1862.

Singleton, Charles
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Smith, Robert
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.

Spraggins, Samuel T
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed assistant quartermaster, April 13, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, May 13, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, June 30, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Stone, J W L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, June 8, 1862.

Stone, Marcus
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Fort Delaware; died in prison, July 23, 1863.

Stone, Wesley P
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 1862; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 2, 1864.

Suit, Robert
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

Thornton, R B
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at La Grange, Tennessee, June 14, 1862.

Tompkins, Lucius W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, June 15, 1862; captured.

Truce, Peter
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; missing at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862.

Truce, Richard
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862.

Warner, John S
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862.

Warren, William E
Corporal—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863.

Wicker, J J
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 20, 1862.

Williams, Phillip W
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863.

Wilson, A L
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died, June 5, 1862.

Woods, James
Private—Enlisted at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, May 15, 1862.

Worsham, William L
Private.  Transferred from Co. E, 19th Arkansas Infantry; appointed first lieutenant, June 11, 1862; appointed adjutant; promoted captain, February 27, 1863; wounded at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, 1863; appointed adjutant and inspector-general on General Dockery’s staff, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

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