Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion

Company D—Jefferson County Troop

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This cavalry company was organized by Captain J. N. Paine at Pine Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkansas, on March 1, 1862.  When the Second Arkansas Cavalry Battalion was formed at Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1862, Paine’s troop was designated as Company D.  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 Jefferson County Troop becoming Company G.  During the regimental reorganization on August 18, 1862, this company was redesignated as Company F.

Aden, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, November 11, 1864; released on oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 7, 1865; previously served in Pine Bluff Artillery in 1861; born c1836; died, July 30, 1904; widow Irena Aden filed Arkansas pension application #29982 from Jefferson county, November 12, 1930.

Arendale, R H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first corporal, May 15, 1862; deserted at Salem, Mississippi, July 8, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; returned to his command from desertion, September 8, 1862; transferred to 7th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment; born c1837.

Bayless, James E
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third sergeant, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865; born c1840; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #10718 from Saline county, August 5, 1904; occupation farmer.

Bowser, E A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, August 10, 1862.

Browning, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Oxford, Mississippi, May 20, 1862.

Cardwell, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862.

Carr, Thomas L
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted first sergeant, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; wounded in the right hip and captured in Missouri in December 1864; born c1831; died, September 22, 1867; widow Mary A. Carr filed Arkansas pension application #19467 from Jefferson county, August 22, 1901.

Carter, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, July 7, 1862; born in Davidson county, Tennessee, c1832; occupation brickmason.

Cheek, H R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1835.

Cole, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, April 12, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1835.

Cooper, Albert
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, July 13, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, April 23, 1863; born in New Jersey, c1837.

Davis, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1834.

Davis, G P
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, May 7, 1862.

Dickson, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, August 1, 1862; enlisted in “Desha Rangers” in Desha county, Arkansas, January 18, 1863; absent on sick furlough, October 9, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Lizzie; occupation mechanic.

Dorsett, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Princeton, Arkansas, December 8, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 25, 1865; hospitalized in C.S. Army Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, March 2, 1865; furloughed to Arkansas, March 8, 1865; born in Chatham county, North Carolina, c1838; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #8821 from Pulaski county, August 10, 1906; occupation carpenter.

Dunlap, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Oxford, Mississippi, May 30, 1862.

Embree, Jordan N
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Evans, William Marion  “Marion”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; died of laryngitis at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, September 30, 1864, and buried in grave #1539; previously served in Pine Bluff Artillery in 1861; born c1838.

Ezell, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged, August 16, 1862.

Fenix, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862.

Fenner, J P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Regiment State Troops, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 23, 1861; mustered out, July 1861; enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, July 10, 1862; born c1838.

Flynn, Warren
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1845.

Fosher [Fasher], Lewis
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Monticello, Arkansas, January 14, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until exchanged in April 1865; born in Dundain county, Tennessee, c1836.

Foster, B C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for being over age at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1816; occupation farmer.

Freeman, Thomas M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second sergeant, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, April 1, 1864.

Garretson, W C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged, May 10, 1862.

Gates, B F
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third sergeant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1837.

Goff, H A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1836.

Greenfield, Walter
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected third lieutenant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, September 12, 1862; promoted captain, April 23, 1863; born in Kentucky, c1833.

Griffis, Alson J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged, January 31, 1863, provided a substitute; born in Carroll county, Tennessee, c1833; occupation farmer; bought land in Jefferson county in 1861.

Hagan [Hagin], John E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Okolona, Mississippi, June 10, 1862; bought land in Jefferson county in 1857.

Haire [Hase], O
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 12, 1862; born in Hertford county, North Carolina, c1836; occupation merchant.

Hicks, William H
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted first corporal; born c1835.

Hines, John J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured in Drew county, Arkansas, April 6, 1864; enlisted in United States Army at Rock Island, Illinois, October 31, 1864; born c1843.

Hunter, Joseph L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, September 12, 1862; died, July 12, 1912; widow Effie P. Hunter filed Arkansas pension application #29628 from Lincoln county, August 1928.

James, Cyrus
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted, May 30, 1862.

Jenkins, J H
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second sergeant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 15, 1862.

Johnson, L H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; died at Okolona, Mississippi, August 30, 1862.

Jolly, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, May 10, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; born c1837; occupation farmer.

King, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, May 19, 1862.

Knott, C W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reduced to private; discharged at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Bertie county, North Carolina, c1821; occupation farmer.

Lawrence, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted sergeant; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 11, 1864; born c1839.

Lawrence, W F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Oxford, Mississippi, June 1, 1862.

Leach, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 12, 1862, suffering from pneumonia; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; presumed to have died of disease; born c1842.

Logue, Hubbard
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Buck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; born in Madison county, Mississippi, c1838; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #6648 from Lincoln county, August 23, 1901; occupation farmer.

Lowry, D B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured on picket duty at Grand Junction, Tennessee, October 26, 1862; born c1830.

Lowry, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for being over age at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Henry county, Tennessee, c1822; occupation farmer.

McCarty, Nelson
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for being over age at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Georgia, c1815; died in Arkansas, August 16, 1885; widow Alice McCarty filed Arkansas pension application #6658 from Lincoln county, August 21, 1903; occupation farmer; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.

McGehee, J M
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; reduced to private, June 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862n farmer; re.

Miller, W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1829.

Morgan, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted, June 25, 1862.

Murray, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; detailed as farrier, May 28, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Grenada, Mississippi, January 14, 1863; born in County Clare, Ireland, c1815; occupation farmer.

Noble, Marcus  “Mark”
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed third corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, July 14, 1864; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, May 6, 1865; released on oath of allegiance at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 10, 1865; born in Arkansas, December 20, 1840; died in Arkansas, June 16, 1919; buried in Bethel Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Georgia Alabama Noble in Ashley county, March 22, 1864; married Sarah A. E. Brewer Hendrick in Ashley county, October 4, 1866; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #14338 from Ashley county, August 7, 1912; occupation “gentleman;” attended 1889 and 1899 Confederate reunions at Hamburg, Arkansas; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Crossett, Arkansas.

O’Neil [O’Neill], Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Brownsville, Arkansas, February 22, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; hospitalized at Shreveport, Louisiana, April 6, 1865; born c1845.

Paine, J N
Captain—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected captain, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; resigned, May 17, 1862.

Paine, R B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1840.

Peasley, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured on picket at Bay Springs, Mississippi, August 29, 1862; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 8, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 5th Confederate Cavalry Regiment; paroled at Hartwell, Georgia, May 18, 1865; born c1835.

Peasley, S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; born in Lincoln county, Maine, c1839; occupation laborer.

Portis, James M
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted captain, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; wounded at captured at Denmark, Tennessee, September 1, 1862; paroled, October 7, 1862; resigned, May 7, 1863; born c1832.

Ragsdale, A R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; born in Greene county, Alabama, c1844; occupation farmer.

Robertson, Mansel M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1833; bought land in Jefferson county in 1861.

Robertson, T M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1839.

Robertson, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1837; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.

Rogers, R R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1836.

Ruth, Mathew Harley
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, March 1, 1862; discharged, May 9, 1862; later enlisted in unidentified Arkansas infantry regiment; promoted first sergeant; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 4, 1865; paroled at Marshall, Texas, August 3, 1865; born in Haywood county, Tennessee, March 11, 1839; died in Bradley county, Arkansas, July 25, 1913; buried in Garrison Cemetery in Bradley county; married Carolina Ford in Union county, Arkansas, January 21, 1869; occupation clerk; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Draper, Arkansas.

Self, R P
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died, June 1, 1862, cause or location not stated.

Shelby, James L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 4, 1864; born c1840; occupation farmer.

Shelby, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted second corporal, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 6, 1864; born c1836.

Smith, Jefferson J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; bought land in Jefferson county in 1861; captured on picket at Grand Junction, Tennessee, October 26, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 4, 1864; born c1838; occupation farmer.

Smith, S M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged at Tupelo, Mississippi, June 12, 1862; born in Johnston county, North Carolina, c1816; occupation farmer.

Smithwick, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1841.

Stone, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; court-martialed for insubordination, August 1862; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, January 1865; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance; born c1832.

Studdard, Augustus M  “Gus”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; born in Walton county, Georgia, c1846; died in Arkansas, January 17, 1899; widow M. E. Studdard filed Arkansas pension application #19822 from Jefferson county, August 13, 1902; occupation farmer; bought land in Jefferson county in 1892.

Studdard, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1834; bought land in Cleveland county in 1861.

Tabor, David
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; reportedly enlisted in 12th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 19, 1864, listing his residence as Jefferson county, Arkansas; born c1837.

Teague, William L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; enlisted in Co. K, 4th United States Volunteer Infantry, at Rock Island, Illinois, October 13, 1864; born c1844.

Todd, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 8, 1864; died of scorbutus at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, July 25, 1864, and buried in grave #1340; born c1829.

Turner, A B
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; elected first lieutenant, March 1, 1862; resigned, May 15, 1862.

Valliant, R J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died, June 11, 1862.

Valliant, W A
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first sergeant, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged, July 4, 1862.

Vasser, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 10, 1864; born c1839.

Weaver, Isaiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1830; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #10311 from Pulaski county, August 27, 1901; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.

Webb, E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1842.

Webb, Jonas
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; detailed as sutler, May 26, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1835; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.

Weir, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Okolona, Mississippi, June 1862.

Weir, S B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, January 30, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863; born in Edgefield district, South Carolina, c1838; occupation farmer.

Wiley, Thomas W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged at Grenada, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, c1821; occupation carpenter.

Williams, C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1839.

Williams, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; promoted third corporal, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born c1829.

Williams, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; discharged at Panola, Mississippi, April 30, 1863; born in Madison county, Tennessee, c1822; occupation farmer; bought land in Jefferson county in 1856 and 1860.

Woodard, Elijah V  “Lige”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; captured on picket at Matamoras, Tennessee, October 4, 1862; born c1829; died, March 29, 1908; married (1) Mittie Hutson; married (2) Mary Ann Fisher; widow filed Arkansas pension application #21625 from Lincoln county, August 15, 1917; bought land in Jefferson county in 1857 and 1860.

Woodard, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; died at Meridian, Mississippi, July 26, 1862; bought land in Jefferson county in 1856 and 1859.

Worthen, Absalom S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, April 12, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.


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