20th Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Field and Staff Officers.

Alexander, E M
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed quartermaster-sergeant and transferred to field and staff, May 13, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 8, 1863.

Baird, Albert C
Assistant Commissary—Enlisted in Co. A at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, 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.

Chamberlain, W A
Chaplain—Assigned as chaplain, August 22, 1862; age 28, born in Georgia.

Chase, Benjamin D
Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A 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.

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

Haven, William S
Major—Enlisted in Co. I at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected third lieutenant, February 26, 1862; age 27, born in Ireland; elected captain at reorganization at Corinth, Mississippi, May 13, 1862; absent in Arkansas on detail for clothing, December 31, 1862; appointed major; captured at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; sent to Johnson’s Island, Ohio, June 5, 1863; sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, February 16, 1865.

Jones, Robert
Assistant Adjutant-General—Enlisted in Co. A 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.

King, G W
Colonel—Enlisted in Co. I at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected captain, February 26, 1862; elected colonel, April 9, 1862; signed certificate as inspector and mustering officer.

Long, J W
Major—Enlisted in Co. F at Perryville, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; elected second lieutenant, March 3, 1862; elected captain, May 13, 1862; promoted major at Camp Donelson, January 6, 1863; age 30, born in Alabama.

McAnally, C T
Assistant Surgeon—Appointed assistant surgeon, July 24, 1862; age 21, born in North Carolina; appointed from Missouri.

Robertson, H G
Lieutenant-Colonel—Enlisted in Co. G at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 17, 1862; elected captain, May 13, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colonel, January 6, 1863; age 34, born in Alabama; formerly second lieutenant in Borland’s Regiment.

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

Scurlock, T J
Surgeon—Appointed surgeon, July 24, 1862; age 39, born in Georgia.

Tyson, T S
Chaplain—Resigned, December 10, 1862.

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