The information on these  pages was edited and graciously  given to thelEdward G. Gerdes Arkansas Civil
War page by Bryan R. Howerton, who we thank so much.   

Organized at El Dorado, Union county, Arkansas, September 23, 1861, by Captain John R. Lacy.  Company composed mainly of men from Union county.

The following roster is compiled from the three surviving company muster rolls:  October 11-31, 1861, at Camp Holmes, Evansport; November 1 to December 31, at Camp Holmes; and January 1 to February 28, 1862, at Evansport.  Additional military and biographical information has been included to aid researchers.  Most of the soldiers marked, “no further record,” are presumed to have been killed at the Battle of Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862.

ALFORD, JOHN H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; killed in action at Seven Pines, Virginia, June 1, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

ANDERSON, ALBERT A
Fourth Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; detailed at shoemaker at Richmond, Virginia, November 21, 1862; detailed as shoemaker at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 13, 1863; captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863.

ATKINS, ROBERT H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, May 26, 1862; born in Ireland, c1840; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

BRIDEWELL, WILLIAM
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent, waiting on sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; died of disease at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 31, 1862; born in Georgia, c1840; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

BROWN, JAMES W
First Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed first corporal, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent, sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, February 28, 1862; no further record; born in Georgia, c1836; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.

BROWN, WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Third Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed third sergeant, September 23, 1862; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; paroled at Burkeville Junction, Virginia, April 27, 1865; born in Georgia, c1828; filed Florida pension application #A12765 from Manatee county, 1903; listed in Union county 1860 census; bought land in Union county in 1857.

BUIE, JOHN D
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 11, 1861; born in Mississippi, c1843; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

BURNS, WILLIAM A
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; absent without leave, November 7, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application #4797 from Union county, August 29, 1901; bought land in Union county in 1860 and 1869.

CALLOWAY, HENRY C
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; “absent sick in hospital of N.C. Regt below Brooks Station,” December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; transferred to Invalid Corps at Jackson, Mississippi, September 18, 1864.

CAMERON, FRANCIS MARION
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; died of chronic diarrhea at Danville, Virginia, July 3, 1862; born in Georgia, c1837; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

CAMERON, JOHN Y
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 10, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 27, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, October 6, 1863; appointed first sergeant, October 6, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Georgia, November 8, 1837; died in Union county, Arkansas, August 2, 1915; buried in Scotland Presbyterian Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; married Sarah Elizabeth Murphy in Union county, November 1861; filed Arkansas pension application #13019 from Union county, August 7, 1909; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1861 and 1885.

CAMERON, WILLIAM L
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; promoted corporal; present, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; discharged for rheumatism at Camp Lee, Virginia, June 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 13th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion, at Berlin, Arkansas, December 25, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 5th Louisiana Cavalry, 1863; born in Tallapoosa county, Alabama, February 17, 1842; died in Union county, Arkansas, April 14, 1917; buried in Scotland Presbyterian Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; married Mary J.; filed Arkansas pension application #13026 from Union county, August 14, 1903; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

CANTERBERRY, JAMES H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; promoted second corporal, July 4, 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

CARRINGTON, PAUL R
First Lieutenant.  Enlisted in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Infantry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, May 2, 1861; furloughed from Virginia to Arkansas, July 15, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; elected first lieutenant, September 23, 1861; detailed as acting adjutant, October 29, 1861; present, acting adjutant, October 31, 1861; present, acting adjutant, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; later served as adjutant, 26th Arkansas Infantry, 1862; resigned, January 28, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1839; listed in Union county 1860 census, with wife V.H.; occupation farmer.

CATE, JEFFERSON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; died of typhoid fever at Petersburg, Virginia, July 26, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

CATE, THOMAS
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; died in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, November 1, 1861; born in Tennessee, c1841; listed in Union county 1860 census, with wife Sarah J.; occupation farmer.

COLEMAN, DANIEL W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; no further record; born in Arkansas, c1841; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

COLEMAN, JOHN T
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; died of chronic diarrhea at Richmond, Virginia, June 3, 1862.

CORNISH, ANDREW J
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no further record; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Union county 1860 census.

CRAVY, MILTON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, October 11, 1861.

CRAVY, THOMAS H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; wounded at Seven Pines, Virginia, June 1, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; died of wounds at Richmond, Virginia, May 15, 1864; born in Alabama, c1833; widow Mary A. filed Arkansas pension application #1545 from Union county, August 22, 1893; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

CRAWFORD, ALEXANDER G
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; absent without leave, May 12, 1863.

CUMMINGS, ALEXANDER P
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1836; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

DAVIS, JOHN HICKLAN
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded and captured at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; born c1837; occupation farmer.

DUMAS, WILLIAM HENRY
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; promoted fourth corporal, August 16, 1864; promoted fifth sergeant, late 1864; paroled at Appomattox, April 12, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1846; died in Arkansas, November 18, 1919; married Martha J.; filed Arkansas pension application #16013 from Columbia county, August 2, 1910; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census, residing at Emerson, Arkansas.

FULLER, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; severely wounded in the legs at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.

GILBERT, ALEXANDER H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; absent sick, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no further record.

GILBERT, AUGUSTUS W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, waiting on sick in camp, December 31, 1861; absent sick, February 28, 1862; no further record.

HARE, JAMES W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, October 11, 1861; severely wounded in the arm at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, April 28, 1862; died of pneumonia at Catoosa Springs, Georgia, March 3, 1863.

HARE, STEPHEN
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Marion county, Georgia, c1838; occupation farmer.

HUNTER, JAMES FRANKLIN
Private.  Enlisted in Co. G, 1st Arkansas Infantry, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, May 1, 1861; appointed first sergeant, May 1, 1861; adminitratively transferred to Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, December 1, 1861, and immediately appointed sergeant-major, December 1, 1861; discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 14, 1862; enlisted in Co. M, 30th Arkansas Infantry, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, August 1, 1862; elected captain, August 1, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 30th Arkansas Infantry; resigned, May 28, 1863; later enlisted in Co. F, 15th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion; born in Tennessee, August 27, 1833; died at Newport, Arkansas, November 8, 1880; married Sophronia Caroline Selvidge, April 23, 1857; occupation clerk.

INGRAM, RICHARD P
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; born in Tallapoosa county, Alabama, c1844; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

JENNINGS, ALBERT C
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; no further record.

JOHNSON, EDWIN L
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 11, 1861; captured, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 2, 1862; killed in action at Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864; married Nancy P. Gardner in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 23, 1859; widow filed Arkansas pension application #2972 from Ashley county, August 7, 1901.

JONES, THOMAS J
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; absent, detailed to battalion, “on leave in Fredericksburg to buy provisions,” December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863.

KEELING, WILLIAM J
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; severely wounded in the left hand at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1843; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

KEMP, JOB
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 18, 1861; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Calhoun county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

KERSEY, JOHN B
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 25, 1861.

LACY, JOHN R
Captain.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; elected captain, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; absent sick at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; no further record; born c1828; residence, Ouachita parish, Louisiana.

McELROY, THOMAS
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; detailed to Captain W. Kemp Tabb’s Company camp guard, Camp Winder, Virginia, February 1, 1863; detailed as puddler in Tredegar Iron Works, unfit for field service, September 18, 1863; transferred sick to Arkansas, December 1863.

McGINTY, ROBERT H
Second Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Infantry, June 1861; discharged, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed second sergeant, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861, “wounded by a shell from enemies battery;” absent wounded in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, February 28, 1862; discharged for wounds at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 18, 1862; born in Georgia, c1824; listed in Union county 1860 census, with wife E.J.; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1860 and 1869.

McGOOGAN, JOHN CALVIN
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; reportedly died at Ashland, Virginia, in early 1862, cause not stated; born in North Carolina, c1836; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

McGOOGAN, MALCOLM D
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded in the right arm at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; discharged for disability at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, February 21, 1864; born in Robertson county, North Carolina, c1843; filed Arkansas pension application #2377 from Lafayette county, August 22, 1896; occupation farmer.

McHENRY, WILSON L
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863.

McKINNON, ANGUS W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; wounded at Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 26, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged; later enlisted in Co. G, 8th Louisiana Cavalry; born in Alabama, December 11, 1840; died in Arkansas, October 9, 1899; buried in Scotland Presbyterian Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; widow E.J. filed Arkansas pension application from Union county, August 29, 1901; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McKINNON, THOMAS H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 22, 1862; reportedly died at Ashland, Virginia, early 1862, cause not stated; born in Alabama, c1838; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

MARABLE, HYPOLITE L
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, February 28, 1862; died of disease at Richmond, Virginia, April 18, 1862.

MARCUS, CHARLES H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; killed in action near Richmond, Virginia, June 1862 [presumably at Seven Pines, June 1]; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

MARTIN, AUGUSTUS
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; no further record.

MIEARS, LORENZO A
Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed corporal, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded on Darbytown Road, Virginia, August 16, 1864; born in Alabama, c1842; died in Arkansas, April 11, 1902; widow Missouri S. filed Arkansas pension application #6427 from Hempstead county, August 11, 1902; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

MILES, JAMES H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; “order was made by Gen. French for discharge but papers not made out;” no further record; born in Alabama, c1832; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

MOOTY, ANDERSON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; died of pneumonia at Richmond, Virginia, January 15, 1863.

MOOTY, URBIN ERSKINE
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; absent without leave in Arkansas, July 1863; enlisted in 15th Arkansas Infantry, August 1, 1863; born in Georgia, October 20, 1835; died in Arkansas, July 27, 1896; buried in Burns Ebenezer Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; widow Adeline M. filed Arkansas pension application #12281 from Union county, August 29, 1901; listed in Union county 1860 census with wife Ruth; occupation laborer.

MURPHY, HENRY CLAY
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; promoted first corporal, June 30, 1865; captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864; confined at Elmira, New York, until paroled on February 18, 1865; born in Arkansas, October 5, 1843; died in Arkansas, December 25, 1911; buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; filed Arkansas pension application #4854 from Union county, August 10, 1906; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1875.

NEELY, ALBERT
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, February 28, 1862; died of cardiac disease at Danville, Virginia, July 9, 1862; born in Louisiana, c1836; listed in Ouachita county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

NEW, NATHAN W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 19, 1861; born in Tennessee, c1846; listed in Union county 1860 census.

NORRIS, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Richmond, Virginia, December 12, 1862; born in Newton county, Georgia, c1827; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

NORRIS, JOHN
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded near Knoxville, Tennessee, December 1, 1863; captured and died of wounds at Middle Brook, Tennessee, December 5, 1863; born in Alabama, c1842; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

NORRIS, PASCHAL H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps, October 6, 1864; born in Georgia, c1836; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

O’NEAL, HENRY HARRISON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 10, 1861.

O’NEAL, HUGH L W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; reportedly died at Richmond, Virginia, early 1862, cause not stated; born in Georgia, c1836; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

PARNELL, S R
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; reportedly died in 1862, cause not stated.

PEOPLES, JOHN C
First Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed first sergeant, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, May 20, 1862; discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 17, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, February 8, 1863; elected first lieutenant, February 8, 1863; promoted captain, January 1, 1864; sick furlough for 30 days, August 13, 1864; born in Troup county, Georgia, c1834; listed in Union county 1860 census, with wife M.E.; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1861.

PHARR, SAMUEL JESSE
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent, detailed as nurse in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no record after August 31, 1863; born in Georgia, c1840; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

PICKENS, JAMES D
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, March 10, 1864; promoted first lieutenant, May 26, 1864; severely wounded in hand on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.

PICKERING, JOHN W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded in the chest at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; wound furlough to Okolona, Mississippi, July 1, 1864; born in Arkansas, January 28, 1838; died in Arkansas, June 28, 1927; buried in New Parker Chapel Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; married Susan A.; filed Arkansas pension application #23568 from Union county, August 21, 1915; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1882.

PONDER, DANIEL T
Second Lieutenant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; elected second lieutenant, September 23, 1861; absent on sick leave at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; later enlisted in Co. K, 26th Arkansas Infantry; promoted third lieutenant; born in Georgia, c1834; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation physician.

QUINN, ALONZO W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; promoted second lieutenant; discharged, July 17, 1862; later appointed sergeant-major, 17th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion; born in Talladega county, Alabama, c1839; occupation schoolteacher; in 1861 was teaching school in Chicot county, Arkansas, and returned home to Union county to enlist.

RAY, HARRIS
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, June 17, 1864; born in Alabama, c1826; listed in Columbia county 1860 census, with wife Sarah; occupation farmer.

REYNOLDS, PHILLIP HENRY
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1832; occupation farmer.

ROBB, WILLIAM
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, December 20, 1861; bought land in Union county in 1860.

SALYERS, ERASTUS B
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; died of typhoid fever at Richmond, Virginia, April 30, 1863.

SANDERSON, BENJAMIN C
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; the left company at Chattanooga, Tennessee, before mustering in, September 1861; born in Georgia, c1830; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.

SEHORN, WILLIAM JACKSON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; no further record; born in Arkansas, c1840; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1860.

SHEPPARD, LEWIS H
Third Lieutenant.  Enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861; appointed second corporal, June 19, 1861; dropped from the rolls, July 5, 1861, did not report to Virginia; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; elected third lieutenant, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, in Union county, Arkansas, December 5, 1863; elected captain, December 5, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, March 10, 1834; died in Arkansas, February 27, 1915; buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; wife Mattie; filed Arkansas pension application #12274 from Union county, August 14, 1903; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1860.

SLEDGE, HARRIS A
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; discharged for disabililty at Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 30, 1862; born in Troup county, Georgia, c1841; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

SMITH, JAMES MONROE
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware until exchanged; furloughed to Arkansas, December 1863; born in Union county, Arkansas, February 12, 1845; died in Union county, Arkansas, April 18, 1921; filed Arkansas pension application #21651 from Union county, August 13, 1919; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation student.

SMITH, ROBERT W
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in private house at Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; no further record; born in Arkansas, c1842; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county in 1860.

STEVENSON, JESSE A
Fifth Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed fifth sergeant, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded in the arm at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; deserted and captured at Suffolk, Virginia, May 3, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Fort Monroe, Virginia, May 9, 1863; bought land in Union county in 1848.

TATUM, THOMAS CHAMPION
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; appointed commissary sergeant, January 1, 1862; present, February 28, 1862; discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia, May 17, 1862; born in Union county, Arkansas, c1844; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

TATUM, TIMOTHY P
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent, detailed as nurse in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; absent waiting on sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no record after August 31, 1864.

THOMAS, JOHN H
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; captured at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at Coxes Landing, Virginia, February 13, 1865; born in Alabama, c1844; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

VICK, LAWSON
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent on detached service in Captain Cooke’s Artillery Company, October 31, 1861; “absent sick in hospital of N.C. Regt below Brooks Station,” December 31, 1861; absent sick, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Fayette county, Alabama, c1845; occupation farmer.

WATKINS, THOMAS N
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no record after August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, c1840; occupation farmer.

WEBB, NATHAN D
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; “left the Company at Fredericksburg & enlisted in 2d N.C. Regt.,” October 31, 1861.

WELCH, JAMES M
Private.  Enlisted in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Infantry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, May 2, 1861; discharged, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Copiah county, Mississippi, c1835; died in Arkansas, 1899; filed Arkansas pension application #1448 from Union county, August 22, 1893; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

WELCH, TURNER GOODALL
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; present, sick in camp, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; discharged for wounds, February 21, 1864; born in Hickman county, Tennessee, May 1, 1840; died in Union county, Arkansas, September 10, 1912; buried in Old Parker Chapel Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; married Sophronia C.; filed Arkansas pension application #1552 from Union county, August 22, 1893; filed Arkansas pension application #13148 from Union county, August 21, 1903; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census, at El Dorado, Arkansas.

WESSON, THOMAS J
Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; appointed corporal, September 23, 1861; present, sick in camp, October 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 31, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Fredericksburg, Virginia, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, 1862; at the end of the war he was a clerk in the Inspector-General’s Department, Forney’s Division, Department of the Trans-Mississippi; born in Union county, Arkansas, c1845; died in Arkansas, July 10, 1917; filed Arkansas pension application #18126 from Garland county, August 6, 1910; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation student.

WILBURN, JOHN R
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; absent sick in hospital at Dumfries, Virginia, October 31, 1861; died of disease at Dumfries, Virginia, November 1, 1861.

YARBOROUGH, WILLIAM M
Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Battalion, at El Dorado, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; present, October 31, 1861; present, December 31, 1861; present, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no further record; born in Alabama, c1831; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation laborer; bought land in Union county in 1858, 1860 and 1869.