Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, CSA

Company A—Calhoun County Troop

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This cavalry company was organized by Captain Alexander Mason at Hampton, Calhoun county, Arkansas, on February 20, 1862.  When the Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion was formed at Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1862, Mason’s troop was designated as Company A.  Captain Mason resigned on May 12, 1862, and was succeeded by Captain Philip Henry Echols.  On May 15, 1862, the Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion was combined with the Sixth Arkansas Cavalry Battalion to form the Second Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, with the Calhoun County Troop becoming Company H.  During the regimental reorganization on August 18, 1862, the company’s designation was changed to Company G.

Akens, John T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, December 4, 1836; died in Arkansas, July 21, 1869; buried in Newton Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Patience; occupation farmer.

Bailey, Robert J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1832; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Marjorie; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1861.

Barham, James N
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first sergeant, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reduced to private, October 2, 1862; born in Alabama, c1846; listed in Dallas county 1860 census.

Barron, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1835.

Belton, Levidas L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died of disease at Meridian, Mississippi, June 10, 1862; born c1838; married Frances A. S. Witherington in Calhoun county, Arkansas, June 27, 1861.

Boyd, Elias F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at LaGrange, Tennessee, May 26, 1862; born in Alabama, c1834; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Brooks, James Y
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1837; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Caroline; occupation farmer.

Brown, Thomas W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1830; died in Arkansas, October 20, 1882; married Emeline Elizabeth Sudsberry in Calhoun county, Arkansas, August 2, 1857; widow filed Arkansas pension application #15306 from Calhoun county in 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Brumley, Albert B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Rienzi, Mississippi, August 26, 1862; confined at Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 1862; discharged for disability, March 4, 1863; born in Lawrence county, Tennessee, c1816; died in Calhoun county, Arkansas, March 1, 1897; widow M. M. Brumley filed Arkansas pension application #1089 from Calhoun county, August 21, 1901; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1850 and 1858.

Bufford, S D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died of disease, May 25, 1862.

Bull, Rufus H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died of disease at Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Bumgarner, Jacob T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1832; married Saleta A. Warren in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 5, 1857; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Byars, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1834; died in Arkansas, November 30, 1892; widow Mary E. Byars filed Arkansas pension application from Crawford county, August 1911; bought land in Ouachita county in 1882.

Calhoun, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1841; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8159 from Nevada county, August 11, 1913.

Camp, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, July 12, 1862.

Carrington, D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1828; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

Cates, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862; born in Georgia, c1835; married Nancy Louisa Flint in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 26, 1855; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Chenault, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Oxford, Mississippi, December 2, 1862; died of chronic diarrhea at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, February 26, 1863; born in Alabama, c1822; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Rebecca; occupation farmer; bought land in Ouachita county in 1852.

Cooper, Matthew
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted third sergeant, October 1, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, November 16, 1864; born in Alabama, c1822.

Cravy, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Union county, Arkansas, c1845; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private William J. Cravy.

Cravy, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1838; married Mary A. Silliman in Calhoun county, Arkansas, January 19, 1860; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private James M. Cravy.

Davis, Wilson
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1817; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #1667 from Calhoun county, August 25, 1894; bought land in Calhoun county in 1885.

Drummond, Benjamin Franklin
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1836; married Catherine Moore Buzbee in Calhoun county, Arkansas, July 25, 1865; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Drummond, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1862; born in Alabama, c1843; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Echols, Philip Henry  “Phil”
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, May 25, 1861; elected captain, May 25, 1861; mustered out, July 26, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; elected first lieutenant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted captain, June 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; appointed major, 5th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, November 4, 1863; promoted lieutenant-colonel, March 1864; apparently resigned; appointed captain, commanding provost guard, General Forrest’s command, in 1864; born in Georgia, July 13, 1836; died in Arkansas, November 24, 1884; buried in Augusta Cemetery, Woodruff county, Arkansas; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Lucy; occupation physician.

Edwards, Elias W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, August 14, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1842; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Eiland, Henry H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, May 25, 1861; mustered out, July 26, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at LaGrange, Tennessee, April 7, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 28, 1863; born c1841; married Lucretia A. Naylor in Calhoun county, Arkansas, March 1, 1861; widow Martha C. Eiland filed Arkansas pension application #2050 from Dallas county, August 21, 1895; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

Emerson, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second corporal, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for rheumatism at Slate Springs, Mississippi, March 4, 1863; born in Abbeville district, South Carolina, c1801; occupation farmer.

Emerson, Thomas L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Ripley, Mississippi, July 12, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, August 1, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Harden county, Tennessee, c1834; married Frances Jane Moore in Calhoun county, Arkansas, August 10, 1858; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Emerson, William A
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed second corporal, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 12th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, at Camden, Arkansas, December 7, 1863; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; took Federal oath and enlisted in United States Army at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, October 31, 1864; born c1824.

Fortune, John N
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed third corporal, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, July 23, 1834; died in Arkansas, August 8, 1908; buried in Rocky Mound Cemetery, Nevada county, Arkansas; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation laborer.

Gentry, Green M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1840; married Amanda Walker in Calhoun county, Arkansas, August 13, 1863; married Elizabeth M. Holloway in Calhoun county, Arkansas, January 10, 1866; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #18621 from Hot Spring county, August 21, 1901; listed as inmate at Confederate Home, Little Rock, Arkansas; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer..

Graham, Adonijah
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, June 16, 1862; discharged for disability at Ripley, Mississippi, July 12, 1862; born in Williamson county, Tennessee, c1822; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun and Ouachita counties in 1860.

Grant, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1828; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Beulah; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1861.

Hairston, Robert
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed third sergeant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1839; married Martha Ann Waller in Calhoun county, Arkansas, August 4, 1859; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hannegan, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third corporal, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born January 30, 1833; died March 12, 1908; buried in Hampton Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #3202 from Calhoun county, August 9, 1901; bought land in Calhoun county in 1882.

Haynes, Whitley C
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, May 25, 1861; mustered out, July 26, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, February 20, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured and paroled at Davis Bridge, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1840; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hays, Daniel E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first corporal, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured in Ouachita county, Arkansas, April 15, 1864; released on oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, October 25, 1864; request to enlist in United States Army rejected in 1864; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer; brother of Lieutenant W. D. Hays.

Hays, W D
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; elected second lieutenant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; resigned, June 15, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1837; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation carpenter; brother of Private Daniel E. Hays.

Hearnsberger, George M
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed second sergeant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1832; bought land in Calhoun county in 1861, 1884 and 1889.

Hearnsberger, Robert T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1830; buried in Chambersville Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer; bought land in Dallas county in 1860.

Hearnsberger, Stephen E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 14, 1862; born in Troup county, Georgia, February 7, 1826; died in Arkansas, May 12, 1889; buried in Chambersville Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1856 and 1861.

Hill, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1828; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #7952 from Montgomery county, August 24, 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Susan; occupation farmer.

Hoggard, Jonathan
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; hospitalized at LaGrange, Tennessee, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1837; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1860 and 1880.

Holyfield, Berry G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Mount Elba, Arkansas, February 22, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured in Bradley county, Arkansas, March 24, 1864; died of typhoid fever in U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, August 16, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1832; listed in Bradley county 1860 census with wife Mahala; occupation farmer.

Huffman, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1838.

Johnston, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1827.

Jones, Isaac Newton
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1841; married Miss B. A. Newton in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 24, 1861; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private James W. Jones.

Jones, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1843; died in Arkansas, September 6, 1889; married Mary S. Mosley in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 25, 1866; widow filed Arkansas pension application #16402 from Calhoun county, August 9, 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Isaac N. Jones.

Jones, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Davis Bridge, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; paroled at Bolivar, Mississippi, October 13, 1862; born in Alabama, c1840; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8451 from Ouachita county, August 11, 1905; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1883.

Kemp, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, July 12, 1862.

Lambert, Isaac C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Water Valley, Mississippi, December 3, 1862; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 1, 1863; died of typhoid fever in C.S. Army Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia, June 5, 1863; born in Alabama, c1835; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer.

Lambert, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1830; bought land in Ouachita county in 1860; bought land in Calhoun county in 1882.

Lay, W B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for tuberculosis at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 13, 1862; born in Pendleton district, South Carolina; occupation carpenter.

McBride, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1833; married Priscilla A. Davis in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 20, 1860; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McBride, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1824; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

McCann, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1834; married Sarah Jane Bingham in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 3, 1856; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1860; bought land in Calhoun county in 1860.

Marshall, B C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, June 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1832.

Mason, Alexander  “Alex”
Captain—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; elected captain, February 20, 1862; resigned at Middleton, Tennessee, May 12, 1862; born in Yalobusha county, Mississippi, April 16, 1833; died in Lafayette county, Arkansas, July 20, 1861; married Louisa Jane Harmon in Calhoun county, Arkansas, May 21, 1854; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1857; appointed as United States Commissioner for Eastern Arkansas in 1867; served as Calhoun county circuit court clerk; elected to State legislature in 1871.

Mayfield, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Winona, Mississippi, in 1862.

Mays, A G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1831; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #3430 from Clark county, August 14, 1901.

Moore, Elisha
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; absent without leave, September 30, 1862; reportedly captured, October 1, 1862 (location of capture and confinement not stated); returned to Arkansas and enlisted in Co. I, 19th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Pauline; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1861.

Mulligan, Jonathan D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reportedly captured in Mississippi, December 1862 (location of capture and confinement not stated); born in Georgia, c1821; married Nancy Brumley in Calhoun county, Arkansas, April 1861; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1859.

Neel, N F
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed first corporal, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 13, 1862; born in Dallas county, Arkansas, c1843; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #17380 from Dallas county, July 7, 1914; occupation farmer.

Neely, James F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Oxford, Mississippi, December 5, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until exchanged on April 1, 1863; born c1826.

Newton, Jesse James
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 14, 1862; born in Barbour county, Alabama, November 11, 1831; died in Calhoun county, Arkansas, January 15, 1896; buried in Newton Cemetery, Calhoun county; married Piety Thomason in Calhoun county, Arkansas, July 5, 1853; widow filed Arkansas pension application #3217 from Calhoun county, August 3, 1909; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1878 and 1882.

Oliver, Allison W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Holly Springs, Mississippi, October 19, 1862; born in Alabama, c1840; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates George and William Oliver.

Oliver, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1832; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8296 from Nevada county, August 24, 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1856, 1859 and 1860; brother of Privates Allison W. and William Oliver.

Oliver, Ira
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; elected third lieutenant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; resigned, June 15, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1814; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Martha; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1849, 1850, 1852 and 1861; brother of Privates Jeptha and Thomas Oliver.

Oliver, Jeptha
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; provided substitute and was discharged, February 20, 1863; born in St Clair county, Alabama, c1822; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Lucinda; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1852, 1858 and 1859; brother of Lieutenant Ira Oliver and Private Thomas Oliver.

Oliver, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, August 16, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1819; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Emily; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1850 and 1861; brother of Lieutenant Ira Oliver and Private Jeptha Oliver.

Oliver, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, May 25, 1861; mustered out, July 26, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, June 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted captain, November 6, 1863; born in Alabama, c1837; died in Arkansas, October 12, 1891; widow Betty Oliver filed Arkansas pension application #29973 from Garland county, November 13, 1930; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Calhoun county in 1852 and 1881; brother of Privates Allison W. and George Oliver.

Pierce, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second sergeant, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted second lieutenant; promoted first lieutenant; resigned, August 22, 1864; born c1826.

Pilgreen, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Baldwin, Mississippi, September 24, 1862; born in Darlington district, South Carolina, c1800; married Dicy Moon in Calhoun county, Arkansas, January 15, 1860; occupation farmer.

Pilgreen, Lemuel I  “Lem”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1843; died in Arkansas, October 9, 1897; widow F. E. Pilgreen filed Arkansas pension application #7540 from Calhoun county, August 9, 1901.

Pilgreen, Thomas N
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Bolivar, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; born c1845.

Rice, Christopher Columbus
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in Bradley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Rice, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862; born in Georgia, c1842; married Caledonia Jane Harris in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 5, 1860; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Riggs, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at LaGrange, Tennessee, in 1862; born in Alabama, c1841; married Elvira M. Watson in Calhoun county, Arkansas, December 8, 1861; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Riggs, Lewis S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1838; married Mrs Martha Riggs in Calhoun county, Arkansas, January 17, 1877.

Rogers, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1817.

Rowland, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for disability, August 20, 1862; born in Franklin county, Illinois, c1820; married Lucinda Jane Shirley in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 20, 1851; bought land in Calhoun county in 1860.

Rugg, Nerijah J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1834; listed in Bradley county 1860 census as a widower; occupation farmer.

Sanders, Newton J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1840; married Mary E. Akins in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 9, 1860; married Miss R. C. Emerson in Calhoun county, Arkansas, July 31, 1872.

Scroggins, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted first sergeant, October 10, 1862; captured at Holly Springs, Mississippi, September 7, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 15, 1864; born c1837; married Laura Pickett in Calhoun county, Arkansas, September 19, 1866.

Shirley, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Bolivar, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; born c1831; died November 12, 1899; buried in Oak Bower Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; widow Mary L. Shirley filed Arkansas pension application #15483 from Clark county, August 7, 1903; bought land in Calhoun county in 1883.

Shoemaker, John Anthony
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1818; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Trilla; occupation farmer.

Silliman, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, March 23, 1847; died in Arkansas, November 5, 1902; buried in Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; married Martha Florence Alsup, January 4, 1866; widow filed Arkansas pension application #22336 from Calhoun county, August 7, 1919; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Stokes, Washington Irving
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed first sergeant, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; appointed assistant surgeon, June 15, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 2, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1828; buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Nevada county, Arkansas; married Mary Carlton in Calhoun county, Arkansas, August 8, 1858; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation bookkeeper.

Stroud, James M
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for diseased liver and kidneys at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 14, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, January 6, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Chambers county, Alabama, c1839; married Frances A. Cone in Calhoun county, Arkansas, March 5, 1874; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #16436 from Calhoun county, August 6, 1913; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private John P. Stroud.

Stroud, John P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for disability, October 14, 1862; died at home, December 9, 1864; born in Chambers county, Alabama, February 20, 1840; buried in Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Corporal James M. Stroud.

Sullivan, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1843; died in Arkansas, March 6, 1887; married Clementine M. Buzbee in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 17, 1865; widow S. C. Sullivan filed Arkansas pension application #3223 from Calhoun county, August 8, 1911; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Tarvin, Reddick P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Bolivar, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; born in Alabama, c1842; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8760 from Perry county, August 26, 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Thomas J. and William F. Tarvin.

Tarvin, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Bolivar, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; born in Alabama, c1840; died in Arkansas, August 4, 1879; married Mrs Eliza Jane Sharp in Calhoun county, Arkansas, July 20, 1879; widow filed Arkansas pension application #3226 from Calhoun county, August 9, 1901; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Reddick P. and William F. Tarvin.

Tarvin, William F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Bolivar, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; born in Alabama, c1839; married Martha C. Smith in Calhoun county, Arkansas, April 16, 1863; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census with wife Nancy; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Reddick P. and Thomas J. Tarvin.

Thomason, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Ripley, Mississippi, July 12, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, at Hampton, Arkansas, June 1, 1862[?]; accidentally wounded, June 11, 1863, and furloughed; born June 4, 1838; died August 19, 1900; buried in Newton Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; married Nancy Ann Moore Cook in Calhoun county, January 3, 1864; widow filed Arkansas pension application #16443 from Calhoun county, August 6, 1903; bought land in Calhoun county in 1882 and 1890.

Tittle, Alvin S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third sergeant, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reduced to private, September 24, 1862; born c1830; married Nancy Jane Black in Calhoun county, Arkansas, March 27, 1861.

Tungate, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; deserted and captured at LaGrange, Tennessee, April 5, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Gratiot Street Prison, St Louis, Missouri, May 4, 1863; stated his residence was Schuyler county, Illinois, and enlisted while visiting Calhoun county, Arkansas; born c1839.

Underwood, J J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; hospitalized at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, August 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Kentucky, c1822; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer with wife Eliza; father of Private William Underwood.

Underwood, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer; son of Private J. J. Underwood.

Usrey, J B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; hospitalized at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, August 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1827; died in 1906; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #4940 from Union county, August 21, 1902.

Warren, Henry Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1830; married Mary Ann Overstreet in Calhoun county, Arkansas, April 3, 1856; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Watson, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Water Valley, Mississippi, December 14, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 8, 1863; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, July 4, 1864; died of typhoid fever in U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2, 1864; born c1840.

Williams, Charles P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted first sergeant, October 1, 1862; born in Bradley county, Arkansas, June 3, 1840; died in Bradley county, Arkansas, November 7, 1902; married Rebecca Emeline McKinney in Bradley county, 1863; widow filed Arkansas pension application #17371 from Bradley county, August 7, 1906; listed in Bradley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Wilson, J D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; absent without leave, October 20, 1862; born c1836.

Witherington, C L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Tupelo,
Mississippi, June 14, 1862; born in Conecuh county, Alabama, c1838; died in Arkansas, December 25, 1869; widow Jane E. Witherington filed Arkansas pension application #3231 from Calhoun county, August 9, 1901;
occupation farmer.

Witherington, John E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1839; died October 22, 1908; married Marcilla McAdams in Calhoun county, Arkansas, October 28, 1860; filed Federal land patent in Calhoun county in 1905; widow Lettie Witherington filed Arkansas pension application #13131 from Calhoun county, August 14, 1912.

Wood, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reduced to private, September 27, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1835; married Sarah Cravy in Calhoun county, Arkansas, November 13, 1856; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Wright, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born August 1, 1830; died October 11, 1914; buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Calhoun county, Arkansas; bought land in Calhoun county in 1885.

Young, W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Hampton, Arkansas, February 20, 1862; transferred to Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, June 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1826.


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