Twenty-seventh Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
(old) Company B.

ADDINGTON, M W (Moses W. Addington)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 30; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

AYERS, ALVIN A
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 18; deserted, June 15, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

BOWMAN, JOHN O
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

BRASWELL, THOMAS (Thomas B. Braswell)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19; reported as a deserter, June 30, 1862.

BRAZILL, THOMAS—See Thomas Braswell.

BUTLER, L M (Lycurgus M. Butler)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 15; discharged for under-age, July 1, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

CAMPBELL, ANDREW
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, May 7, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; deserted, September 23, 1863.

CAPPS, G W (George W. Capps)
Sergeant—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 33; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; deserted, September 22, 1863.

CAREY, WILLIAM
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 34; deserted, July 22, 1862; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862, but failed to report; died at Yellville, Arkansas, October 29, 1862.

CARPENTER, B F (Benjamin F. Carpenter)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 25; deserted, July 26, 1862; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862, but failed to report; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Infantry, U.S. Volunteers.

CARR, COLUMBUS (Christopher Columbus Carr)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 18; deserted, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862, but failed to report; died of disease in hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas, January 17, 1863 (record erroneously states January 17, 1862).

CARTER, ROBERT
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 40; discharged for over-age, June 27, 1862.

CONLEY, McNERIE
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 21.

COX, ANDREW (Andrew J. Cox)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; appointed sergeant, March 1, 1863; absent on special service since October 4, 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

COX, W F
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 25; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; captured at Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863; sent to military prison at St. Louis, Missouri, October 14, 1863; died in prison, October 19, 1863.

DRAPER, G W
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 25; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; captured in Carroll county, Arkansas, April 7, 1863; sent to military prison at St. Louis, Missouri, October 27, 1863; transferred to Camp Morton, Indiana, November 11, 1863; released on oath of allegiance, May 20, 1865; eyes gray, hair dark, complexion light, height 5’9¼”.

DUNLAP, J H (Jonathan H. Dunlap)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863.

DUNLAP, W G W (William G. W. Dunlap)
Private—Enlisted in Izard county, Arkansas, July 5, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; paroled at Monroe, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

ERWIN, M P
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; detailed to regimental wagon-yard, August 20, 1863; deserted, September 23, 1863.

ETHRIDGE, JOHN
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, May 7, 1862; age 47.

ETHRIDGE, W H (William H. Ethridge)
Private—Enlisted in Searcy county, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; age 27; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863; subsequently served in 7th Arkansas Cavalry.

EVANS, N A (Newton A. Evans)
Captain—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 43; relieved by consolidation, July 31, 1862.

GADDY, F M
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; age 15; discharged for under-age, July 6, 1862.

GEORGE, B C (Benjamin C. George)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 17; discharged for under-age, July 1, 1862; subsequently served in Harrell’s Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.

GREENHAW, CALVIN
Private—Enlisted in Searcy county, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. D, August 1, 1862; died of disease at Pocahontas, Arkansas, October 20, 1862.

GREENHAW, G B
Private—Enlisted at Richland, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. D, August 1, 1862; formerly served in 45th Regiment Arkansas Militia; subsequently served in 7th Arkansas Cavalry.

GREGORY, W H H (William Henry Harrison Gregory)
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 20; deserted, July 6, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

HAMPTON, H L
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 18; transferred to (new) Co. C, August 1, 1862; died of disease in hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas, January 25, 1863.

HOOD, ALLEN
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. D, August 1, 1862; appointed corporal; deserted, September 11, 1863; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

HOOD, SAMUEL
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

HOWTON, J H (James H. Howerton)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 27; deserted, April 25, 1862; subsequently served in 16th Arkansas Infantry.

HULSEY, SPENCER D (Spencer B. Hulsey)
Private—Enlisted in Izard county, Arkansas, July 8, 1862; age 25; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; appointed sergeant; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

HUNTER, W R
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 28; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

JONES, F M
Private—Enlisted in Izard county, Arkansas, July 5, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

JONES, FRANCIS M (Francis Marion Jones)
Corporal—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; captured at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, April 9, 1864; delivered at Blair’s Landing, Louisiana, for exchange, April 20, 1864.

KILLIAN, J K P (James Knox Polk Killian)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 17; died, April 17, 1862.

McCOY, JOHN
Corporal—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 37; discharged, June 27, 1862.

McMINN, ANDREW
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 17; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862.

McNIEL, A. L. (Alfred L. McNiel)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19, born in Tennessee; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

MATHIS, JAMES C
Corporal—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. E and appointed second sergeant, August 1, 1862; promoted first sergeant; detailed on special service, October 4, 1863; absent on special service through February 29, 1864.

MATHIS, JAMES H
Sergeant—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 38; reduced to ranks, July 10, 1862.

MEEK, E W (Eli W. Meek)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 30, born in Tennessee; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862.

MORTON, DAVID
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 17; transferred to Co. E, October 18, 1862; deserted, August 13, 1863.

MORTON, JOHN
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 28; transferred to Co. E, October 18, 1862; deserted, August 13, 1863.

O’NEAL, C B (Charles B. O’Neal)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 24; deserted, May 5, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

O’NEAL, JASPER
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 26; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

ORELL, J H (John Houston Orrell)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; appointed corporal; present, February 29, 1864.

ORELL, W H (William Harrison Orrell)
Private—Enlisted in Izard county, Arkansas, July 8, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; detailed as shoemaker, October 21, 1863.

PATTY, O W (Obediah W. Patty)
Sergeant—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 22; deserted, July 6, 1862; subsequently served in 39th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A., and 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

PURSILLY, CASWELL (Caswell Purselley)
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 16; discharged for being under-age, July 1, 1862; subsequently served in Adams’ Arkansas Regiment and Harrell’s Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.

REED, H G
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 27.

REEVES, J J (James J. Reeves)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 17; discharged for being under-age, July 1, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

REYNOLDS, G M (George M. Reynolds)
Corporal—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 22; deserted, July 6, 1862; subsequently served in Adams’ Arkansas Regiment and Harrell’s Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.

REYNOLDS, R M
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 36; discharged, June 27, 1862.

ROBERTSON, AMERICUS
Private—Enlisted in Searcy county, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; died of disease at home in Carroll county, Arkansas, January 16, 1863; formerly served in 45th Regiment Arkansas Militia.

SHIPMAN, BENJAMIN
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 23; elected first lieutenant, February 15, 1862; court-martialed, April 10, 1863; present in arrest, dropped from the rolls by sentence of general court-martial, April 30, 1863; subsequently served in Harrell’s Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.

SHIPMAN, ERVIN
Private—Enlisted at Scott’s Prairie, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 27; deserted and captured at Little Rock, Arkansas, September 11, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; released on oath of allegiance, May 22, 1865; eyes blue, hair black, complexion dark, height 5’5”, residence Springfield, Missouri.

SHIPMAN, JAMES
Private—Enlisted in Izard county, Arkansas, July 8, 1862; age 33; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865.

SMITH, A C (A. Cole Smith)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 29; deserted, April 25, 1862, and joined 16th Arkansas Infantry.

SMITH, A H (Anthony H. Smith)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 23; deserted, April 25, 1862, and joined 16th Arkansas Infantry; formerly served in 4th Regiment Arkansas State Troops.

SNOW, LARKIN
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 16th Arkansas Infantry, at Carrollton, Arkansas, October 19, 1861; age 20, born in Tennessee; sent sick to Van Buren, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to this company at Carrollton, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

STEPHENS, J B (James B. Stevens)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 30; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, February 28, 1863.

STIFFLER, J B (John B. Stiffler)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 44; discharged for being over-age, July 6, 1862.

SWIFT, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19, born in Overton county, Tennessee; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; appointed corporal; deserted, September 12, 1863; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

THOMASON, HENRY D
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 44; discharged for being over-age, July 6, 1862.

THOMASON, HYRAM M (Hiram M. Thomason)
Corporal—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 34; discharged, June 27, 1862.

THOMASON, J L A (John L. A. Thomason)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; deserted, September 13, 1863.

WHITE, ANDREW
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 34; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; reported as a deserter, February 28, 1863.

WHITE, F M (Francis Marion White)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 30; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; present, February 29, 1864.

WHITE, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 32; no record after July 31, 1862.

WHITE, THOMAS
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 25; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; absent sick, February 28, 1863.

WILSON, G H (George H. Wilson)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 19; deserted, April 25, 1862, and joined 16th Arkansas Infantry; captured in Carroll county, Arkansas, November 12, 1862; sent to military prison at Alton, Illinois; discharged, February 25, 1863.

WILSON, ROBERT
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. E, August 1, 1862; absent, February 28, 1863.

YOUNGBLOOD, B F (Benjamin F. Youngblood)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 18; deserted before July 31, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

YOUNGBLOOD, J M C (Jeremiah M. C. Youngblood)
Private—Enlisted at Carrollton, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; age 42; deserted before July 31, 1862; subsequently served in 1st Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers.

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