Thirty-first Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company C—Conway County.

This company was organized at Springfield, Arkansas, on January 8, 1862, Captain Samuel H. Nichols commanding.  When McCray’s Battalion was organized on January 25, 1862, the Springfield company was assigned as Company C.  The company retained this designation when McCray’s Battalion was reorganized as the 31st Arkansas Infantry on May 27, 1862.  A total of 77 men are known to have served with Company C.  Nearly a third of them died of disease during the war; none of them were left at the surrender in April 1865.  One member, Private James N. Garvin, was awarded the Confederate equivalent of the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Battle of Chickamauga.
 

Atkinson, Joseph B
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 22; absent sick in hospital at Dalton, Georgia, September 12-23, 1862; absent on furlough for thirty days, April 30, 1863; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, October 2, 1863; released on oath of allegiance, June 14, 1865.

Austin, Philip M
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 30; appointed captain, May 12, 1862; resigned for disability, December 12, 1862.

Baskins, Isaac W
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 37; promoted second sergeant; deserted, March 1, 1863.

Beavers, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 17; died of disease, April 1, 1863.

Beavers, William H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 22; appointed third lieutenant, May 27, 1862; absent on detached duty since November 16, 1862; absent with leave, December 31, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls April 30, 1863; captured in Conway county, Arkansas, February 10, 1865; sent to Little Rock, Arkansas; died in prison, March 21, 1865.

Bennett, Green
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 29; died of disease, June 13, 1862.

Bennett, William R
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 24; absent, detailed as hospital nurse, October 31, 1862; absent, detailed as hospital nurse, December 31, 1862; absent, detailed as hospital nurse, February 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Bond, James
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 23; died of disease, June 17, 1862.

Bond, Joseph W
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 24; appointed second lieutenant, May 27, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, February 20, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Bryant, Humphrey
Second Corporal—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; promoted first corporal; promoted third sergeant; promoted second sergeant, March 1, 1863; absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; absent sick, October 31, 1863.

Cagle, William T
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 36; died of disease, June 24, 1862.

Carr, James P
Corporal—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; left sick at Memphis, Tennessee, April 22, 1862; absent sick, December 31, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Carroll, Philip
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 22; captured as a deserter near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana, August 7, 1863; enlisted in U.S. Army, August 1863.

Clayton, Malon
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 30; absent sick, October 31, 1862; returned to duty, February 12, 1863; present, February 28, 1863; captured as a deserter near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana, August 7, 1863; enlisted in U.S. Army, March 22, 1865.

Edes, Henry J
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 40; died of disease, October 20, 1862.

Eddleman, Alexander L
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 35; died of disease, April 22, 1862.

Freeman, Jesse
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 33; deserted, March 10, 1863.

Freeman, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 35; appointed corporal; absent on furlough since January 11, 1863; captured at Reynoldsburg, Tennessee, February 2, 1863; sent to Fort Henry, Tennesseee; exchanged; present, August 31, 1863.

Garvin, James N Medal of Honor
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; left sick on the retreat from Corinth, Mississippi, May 29, 1862; captured at Farmington, Mississippi, May 31, 1862, and exchanged; Medal of Honor for Battle of Chickamauga.

Gibson, William
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 30; left sick in Arkansas, April 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Gordon, Joseph P
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 29; not reelected at the reorganization and relieved, May 24, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 8th Arkansas Cavalry, at Clinton, Arkansas, March 7, 1863; deserted on the retreat from Little Rock, Arkansas, September 12, 1863; paroled at Jacksonport, Arkansas, June 5, 1865.

Halbrook, John R
Third Corporal—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 22; deserted, August 29, 1862.

Hale, John A
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 39; not reelected and relieved at the reorganization, May 27, 1862.

Harris, Joshua
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; present through August 31, 1864; died of disease, November 7, 1864.

Hern, Prestus B
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 36; present through February 28, 1863; deserted, March 10, 1863.

Hill, William
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 16; absent sick in hospital at Chattanooga, Tennessee, since July 27, 1862; present, October 31, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; died of disease, April 13, 1863.

Huie, W T
Second Corporal—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; promoted first corporal; promoted fourth sergeant, March 1, 1863; present through April 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Jackson, Julius Caesar
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 16; died of disease, May 17, 1862.

Jackson, Martin H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 22; killed in action at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Jennings, Thomas D
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 24; left sick in Arkansas, April 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Jett, John
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 17; present through April 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Jones, Festus
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 22; appointed third corporal; died of disease, April 29, 1863.

Jones, Jesse A
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 21; absent, left sick in hospital in Mississippi, August 31, 1862; absent sick in hospital at Dalton, Georgia, since October 2, 1864; absent on furlough for sixty days since October 24, 1862; absent sick in hospital in Mississippi, October 31, 1862; absent in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, December 31 1862; absent sick in hospital in Mississippi, February 28, 1863; absent sick in hospital in Mississippi, April 30, 1863.

Jones, John H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 18; died of disease, April 26, 1862.

Jones, William C
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 23; reported as a deserter, June 30, 1863; absent sick and returned, August 31, 1863; present, October 31, 1863.

Jones, William F
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 25; appointed corporal; present through April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; captured as a deserter by 62nd Illinois Infantry at Little Rock, Arkansas, September 11, 1863.

Keen, William Jasper
Second Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; promoted first sergeant, May 27, 1862; reduced to private; absent without leave, October 31, 1862; captured at Reynoldsburg, Tennessee, January 31, 1863; exchanged at Fort Monroe, Virginia, February 15, 1863; captured as a deserter at Corinth, Mississippi, August 1, 1863; relesed on oath of allegiance.

Lewis, Miller
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 24; appointed first sergeant before October 31, 1862; present through April 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

McCuen, Alexander
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 36; present through February 28, 1863; deserted, March 10, 1863.

McGinty, Thomas H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 22; discharged for disability, July 18, 1862.

Martin, Jesse O
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 22; absent sick in hospital in Mississippi, June 30, 1862.

Martin, Michael
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 24; absent sick in hospital in Mississippi, June 30, 1862.

Martin, Swimpfield A
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 30; died of disease, August 12, 1862.

Maxwell, George Allen
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 25; dropped from the rolls.

Maxwell, Solomon
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 20; “ran away and went to the other side of the Mississippi River”, August 31, 1862.

Maxwell, William F
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant before December 31, 1862; reduced to private before February 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Miller, William C
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 17; deserted, October 4, 1862.

Mitchell, Marion
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 22, born in Arkansas; appointed fourth sergeant before February 28, 1863; promoted third sergeant before June 30, 1863; died of disease, June 15, 1863.

Nichols, Alexander P
Private—Enlisted at Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 13, 1862; age 20; detailed as acting commissary sergeant since July 8, 1862; present through August 31, 1863; absent without leave, October 31, 1863.

Nichols, Samuel H
Captain—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 25; not reelected at the reorganization, May 27, 1862; absent without leave since June 21, 1862.

Nichols, W L
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 28; detailed to commissary department and appointed first lieutenant, May 27, 1862; promoted captain, February 20, 1863; absent on detached service to apprehend deserters since August 23, 1863; accused of murder of James W. Mahun, citizen of Lauderdale county, Mississippi, August 28, 1863; in arrest, October 31, 1863; deserted, January 6, 1864.

O’Barr, Lavelle Calhoun
Second Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 28; absent without leave, September 30, 1862; absent without leave, December 31, 1862; captured at Reynoldsburg, Tennessee, January 31, 1863; sent to Fort McHenry, Maryland, February 11, 1863; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1863; enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas (Union) Cavalry, in Conway county, Arkansas, October 28, 1863; appointed sergeant.

Oliver, Henry
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 22; present through April 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1863.

Oliver, William
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 24; left sick in Arkansas, April 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Owen, Robert G
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 38; present through April 30, 1863; died of disease, June 5, 1863.

Perine, George
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 17; died of disease.

Reynolds, James W
First Corporal—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 21; deserted, July 29, 1862.

Richmond, Ezekiel J
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 30; absent without leave, October 31, 1862; deserted, December 1, 1863.

Riggs, Reuben
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 16; died of disease, April 21, 1863.

Roane, Jonathan
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 30; not reelected and relieved at the reorganization, May 27, 1862.

Roberts, William
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 35; deserted, February 1, 1863.

Scroggins, Franklin M
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 28; absent, left sick during the retreat from Kentucky, August 31, 1862; absent sick in hospital, April 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls, believed dead, June 30, 1863.

Scroggins, Robert H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; captured as a deserter near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; enlisted in 7th U.S. Cavalry, August 1863.

Shewmake, James M
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 24; dropped from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Battalion U.S. Volunteers, at Batesville, Arkansas, June 10, 1862; appointed sergeant; died of disease, December 4, 1862.

Shipp, George W
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 25; appointed musician; detailed to drive headquarters wagon; dropped from the rolls for desertion, June 30, 1862.

Smith, James B
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; age 37; detailed as waggoner; present through June 30, 1863; captured as a deserter near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; enlisted in 12th Michigan Battery, August 1863.

Sorrells, Samuel S
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 21; detailed to 1st Arkansas Light Artillery, November 20, 1862; absent on detached service in 1st Arkansas Light Artillery, August 31, 1864; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 27, 1864.

Stafford, Edmond S
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 16; absent, detailed to drive ordnance wagon since August 28, 1862; wounded in action in Georgia, July 19, 1864.

Stobaugh, William J
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 20; died of disease, June 29, 1862.

Sweeten, John
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 36; absent sick in Arkansas since April 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Upchurch, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 21; absent sick in hospital, June 30, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Upchurch, David H
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 17; present through October 31, 1862; deserted and enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas (Union) Cavalry, at Lewisburg, Arkansas, September 23, 1863.

Welch, P T
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 30; reported as a deserter in Arkansas, August 31, 1862.

Whitehead, Thomas H
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 23; died of disease, October 27, 1862.

Whiteside, William
Third Sergeant—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 42; died of disease in 1862.

Williams, Leroy
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 19; reported as a deserter in Arkansas, August 31, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Battalion U.S. Volunteers, June 10, 1862; died of disease, August 9, 1862.

Yeates, William B
Private—Enlisted at Springfield, Arkansas, January 8, 1862; age 17; left sick in Arkansas, April 15, 1862; dropped from the rolls; enlisted in Co. K, 32nd Arkansas Infantry, at Springfield, Arkansas, July 14, 1862; absent without leave since May 15, 1863.

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