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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