Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, CSA

Company C—Dallas County Troop

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This cavalry company was organized by Captain William Jones Somervell, at Tulip, Dallas county, Arkansas, on March 1, 1862.  When the Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion was formed at Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1862, Somervell’s troop was designated as Company C.  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 Somervell’s troop becoming Company E.  During the regimental reorganization on August 18, 1862, the Ashley County Troop, Company F, always an understrength unit that was never able to recruit enough men to maintain a full company, was consolidated into this company.

Adams, Singleton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Georgia, c1844; died in Arkansas, April 23, 1912; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #3935 from Dallas county, August 10, 1905; widow Cornelia A. applied for pension after veteran’s death, August 10, 1912; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Princeton, Arkansas, listing his residence as Dalark, Arkansas.

Barclay, Hugh G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, in exchange for James Cooper, September 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled, July 12, 1863; born in Alabama, c1845; died in Arkansas, November 9, 1889; married Mrs Emily Whittington in Calhoun county, Arkansas, July 29, 1865; widow R. A. Barclay filed Arkansas pension application #23118 from Hempstead county, August 7, 1916; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Barker, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 19th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, in exchange for W. W. Cook, August 31, 1863.

Bass, D W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1841.

Beeman, Christopher Columbus
Private—Enlisted in the “Invincible Guards,” 5th Regiment Arkansas State Troops, at Magnolia, Arkansas, May 1861; mustered out, September 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Memphis, Tennessee, March 28, 1862; promoted third sergeant, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at El Dorado, Arkansas, March 9, 1863; wounded in the thigh and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; leg amputated; died of wounds, July 10, 1863, and buried in mass grave; born in South Carolina, c1840; listed in Columbia county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Brown, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; wounded accidentally and furloughed, September 18, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1827; married Mary Jane Wills; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation laborer.

Burks, Levi J
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 1, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1845; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Butler, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted second corporal, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation grocer.

Carroll, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for being over age, April 30, 1863; born in Richland district, South Carolina, c1823; occupation farmer.

Carver, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted fourth corporal, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama in 1840; died in Arkansas in 1901; buried in Francois Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; married Lucinda Mariah Jane Jenkins in Hot Spring county, February 21, 1861; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Chandler, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1834.

Cooper, William H
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected third lieutenant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted captain, July 20, 1864; born in North Carolina in 1843; died in Arkansas in 1929; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas; married Sallie F. Ragland; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Craig, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted, February 8, 1864; born c1845.

Crowder, D O
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for rupture, June 15, 1862; later enlisted in Co. F, 26th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; born c1841; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Princeton, Arkansas, listing his residence as Ivy, Arkansas; attended 1908 Confederate reunion at Leola, Arkansas.

Crowder, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1844; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Danner, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 4, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1834; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Darby, Thomas L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; wounded and captured near Ripley, Mississippi, August 3, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, August 1864; born in Tennessee, c1845; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Deer, Ebenezer B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for being over age at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Marion district, South Carolina, c1822; buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Grant county, Arkansas; married Mattie A. Downey in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, November 8, 1896; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Eveline; occupation farmer.

Eastham, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough, October 26, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1831; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Nancy; occupation farmer.

Eubanks, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; appointed assistant surgeon, Forrest’s Cavalry, August 19, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1840; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation physician.

Funk, Virgil A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1845; married Eliza Cook in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, December 27, 1866; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Giles, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted first sergeant, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant, August 18, 1862; born in Tennessee, March 7, 1835; died in Arkansas, April 3, 1910; buried in Judson Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife A. V.; occupation carpenter.

Grubbs, John A
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, August 18, 1862; born in Virginia, c1838; died in Arkansas, October 2, 1899; widow Frances B. Grubbs filed Arkansas pension application #3196 from Calhoun county, August 5, 1902; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Harwill, John Jefferson
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; wounded, date or location not stated; born c1841; died, May 28, 1928; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #2032 from Cleveland county, August 21, 1895; widow Sarah Harwill filed for pension after veteran’s death, August 9, 1928.

Hasty [Haisty], Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 24, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; later served in Co. E, 29th Arkansas Infantry Regiment; born c1830.

Hogg, Fleming B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged in 1862, provided substitute, T. Tedder; born c1837; bought land in Dallas county in 1884.

Hogg, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1844; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hoshall, Robert H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; detailed as farrier, June 15, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 26, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1833; died in Arkansas, July 4, 1876; widow Nancy Ann Elizabeth Hoshall filed Arkansas pension application #19497 from Jefferson county, August 8, 1908; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife Nancy; occupation farmer; bought land in Dallas county in 1860.

Hudson, William J Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, October 28, 1863; born in Kentucky, c1843; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #15390 from Clark county, August 8, 1911; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Johnson, Aplin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1844.

Johnson, Harvey H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1821; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Winifred; occupation farmer.

Johnson, Jesse
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 12th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, in Bradley county, Arkansas, December 31, 1863; appointed third corporal, December 21, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Jones, Lewis F
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, March 1, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; resigned, September 3, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 12th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, in Bradley county, Arkansas, December 21, 1863; elected captain, December 21, 1863; resigned for paralysis of head and face, March 13, 1864; born in South Carolina, c1833; died in Arkansas, January 21, 1885; widow Harriet L. Jones filed Arkansas pension application #18873 from Howard county, August 9, 1913; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

Key, Wesley F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third sergeant, June 15, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, July 20, 1864; born in Georgia, c1832; married Sarah Jane Riley; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation physician.

Leiper, William Harper
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Tulip, Arkansas, June 25, 1861; discharged for disability at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 17, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected first lieutenant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; appointed captain and assistant quartermaster, July 1, 1862; assigned at brigade quartermaster; transferred to C.S. Commissary Department; promoted major; born at Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1825; died at Malvern, Arkansas, September 5, 1917; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery at Malvern; married Priscilla Jones Macon at Spring Hill, Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 19, 1865; widow filed Arkansas pension application #29539 from Hot Spring county, August 1927; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Lester, Daniel B  “Dan”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1837; died January 14, 1903; widow F. L. Lester filed Arkansas pension application #12768 from Union county, August 10, 1906.

McClendon, J N
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1824.

McCraw, Miller W
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second sergeant, March 1, 1862; reduced to private, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Virginia, c1844; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

McCrory, Felix G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, July 20, 1864; born in Alabama, c1831; married Nancy E. Morris in Saline county, Arkansas, January 21, 1867.

McFarland, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Booneville, Mississippi, September 1, 1862; born in Lawrence county, Alabama, c1822; married Amanda Hubbard in Saline county, Arkansas, December 16, 1843; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

Magness, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, June 30, 1865; born c1835.

Martin, W H
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, March 1, 1862; resigned, April 17, 1862.

May, Thomas H
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third sergeant, March 1, 1862; reduced to private, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; captured in Bradley county, Arkansas, by 1st Missouri Cavalry, January 27, 1865; born c1836.

Metcalf, Houston B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1838; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

Moore, A A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second sergeant, May 17, 1862; reduced to private, August 18, 1862; wounded at Denmark, Tennessee, September 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, October 20, 1862; born c1832.

Moore, Preston G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, August 18, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1832; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Nelms, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; captured at Hot Springs, Arkansas, by Captain Dodd’s Scouts, September 13, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance, June 20, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1830; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Emily; occupation farmer.

Nichols, Terry B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, August 18, 1862; bought land in Clark county in 1860; bought land in Grant county in 1860 and 1861.

Parker, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862.

Pickett, Reuben C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; previously served in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, in 1861; born in Georgia, c1838; died in Arkansas, August 16, 1918; widow Mary Pickett filed Arkansas pension application #20804 from Little River county, August 13, 1919; listed in Union county 1860 census.

Pollard, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1824.

Reid, Thomas Jefferson
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Memphis, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; appointed major, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1802; married Frances Lightfoot; listed in Dallas county 1860 census with wife Frances; occupation farmer; bought land in Dallas county in 1855 an 1857.

Rhodes, Wesley
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted, May 20, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1838; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Harriet; occupation farmer.

Rhodes, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, in exchange for James B. Whitfield, July 1, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1847; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Ridgell, Richmond R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Alabama, c1838; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Riggan, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Tulip, Arkansas, June 26, 1861; service record missing from microfilm; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; enlisted in United States Army at Rock Island, Illinois, October 6, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1845; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Roy, H L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 15, 1862.

Russell, M L [or M F]
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second corporal, March 1, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; previously served in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, in 1861; born c1837; died, September 20, 1900; widow Betty Russell filed Arkansas pension application #17399 from Dallas county, August 8, 1906.

Samuels, DeSoto A
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, March 1, 1862; reduced to private, May 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; captured at LaGrange, Tennessee, April 5, 1863; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, until released on oath of allegiance, August 26, 1863; born in Missouri, c1846; died in Arkansas, October 26, 1926; widow Bessie Samuels filed Arkansas pension application #27811 from Cleburne county, August 15, 1927; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation printer.

Shearer, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Lauderdale, Mississippi, October 14, 1862; born in Anderson district, South Carolina, c1839; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation engineer.

Smith, J G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first corporal, June 1, 1862; captured and paroled near Ripley, Mississippi, October 7, 1862; born c1836.

Somervell, William Jones
Captain—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected captain, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted major, July 20, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1840.

Stafford, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, April 24, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion; captured and paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863.

Stewart, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; wounded at Britton’s Lane, Tennessee, September 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, October 20, 1862; deserted, April 1, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 18, 1864, listing his residence as Hot Spring county; born c1826; bought land in Dallas county in 1861.

Strong, Watson  “Wat”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Memphis, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; appointed captain and assistant commissary, August 8, 1862; born in Alabama, c1836.

Toone, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born c1841; died, December 15, 1888; widow Mary Toone filed Arkansas pension application #15497 from Clark county, August 14, 1901.

Underwood, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 15, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1836; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farrier.

West, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, April 24, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 9, 1862; conscripted into Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, at Camden, Arkansas, March 26, 1863; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware; born in Arkansas, c1839; married Mary Jane Hammonds in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, March 15, 1860; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

White, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; killed on picket near Corinth, Mississippi, May 21, 1862; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Woods, Robert A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Tulip, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1831; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census as a widower; occupation farmer.


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