Thirty-first Regiment Arkansas Infantry.
Company K—Yell County.

This company was organized at Dardanelle, Arkansas, on February 28, 1862, Captain John A. Jacoway commanding. The company was assigned to Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry as Company G.  Williamson’s Battalion was broken up on May 25, 1862, with its component companies being distributed among four other Arkansas units in Mississippi.  The Dardanelle company was assigned to McCray’s Battalion, which was reorganized as the 31st Arkansas Infantry on May 27, 1862.  A total of 62 men are known to have served with Company K.  This company had the smallest number of deaths in the regiment during the war, less than twenty percent dying of disease, but had a higher desertion rate than the other companies; only one man was left at the surrender in April 1865.  One member, Private James E. Coker, was awarded the Confederate equivalent of the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Bailey, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 30; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; “west of the Mississippi River and has never been with the command;” reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Berry, Decatur F
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. H, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; age 26; transferred to Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, May 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, May 8, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed captain and assistant commissary, July 17, 1862; absent on detached duty since January 15, 1863; promoted captain, March 8, 1863; resigned, February 4, 1864.

Berry, Robert W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; died of disease, June 3, 1862.

Brooks, Green M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 40; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent, left in hospital at Loudon, Tennessee, August 31, 1862; reported absent without leave, December 31, 1862; dropped from the rolls.

Brown, Mathew
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Brown, Nathan A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 40; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with command”, October 31, 1862.

Burruss, Giles
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 32; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi; absent and under sentence of court-martial for desertion; returned to duty, May 11, 1863.

Carter, Anderson W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 37; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with command”, October 31, 1862; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Cathey, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1863.

Cline, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 28; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent sick, October 31, 1862; died of disease, November 12, 1862.

Coker, James E  Medal of Honor
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; present through August 31, 1864; Medal of Honor for Battle of Chickamauga; transferred to Co. G, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, April 9, 1865; surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865.

Cole, Jesse
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 28; promoted first lieutenant, May 8, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; resigned for disability, October 1, 1862; resignation approved, November 6, 1862.

Cox, William B
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 23; appointed third sergeant, May 8, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; present through August 31, 1864.

Dodd, Michael
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent sick, October 31, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, April 30, 1863.

Douthet, Cameron S
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 23; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; promoted first sergeant, November 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi.

Douthet, Richard P
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi.

Earls, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted, March 14, 1863.

English, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 28; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed corporal; deserted, August 28, 1863; took oath of allegiance, February 7, 1865.

Faubus, Simpson M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; died of disease, May 25, 1862.

Gallman, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 8th Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry; “absent sick and returned”, April 30, 1863; appointed corporal, May 1, 1863; present through August 31, 1864.

Gateley, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; died of disease, May 15, 1862.

Gladden, Moses E
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 28; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed first corporal, November 1, 1862; present through February 29, 1864.

Halstead, Judson C
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent sick in hospital, October 31, 1862; captured at Cassville, Georgia, May 20, 1864; sent to Rock Island, Illinois, June 1, 1864; enlisted in U.S. Navy, June 10, 1864.

Hood, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; died of disease, April 14, 1863.

Howell, Jasper F
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 32; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; present through August 31, 1864.

Howell, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862.

Hughes, Abijah
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 32; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; discharged for disability, July 22, 1862.

Jacoway, John A
Captain—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 32; promoted captain, April 18, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; relieved from duty due to consolidation and sent to Arkansas, February 28, 1863; promoted lieutenant-colonel, March 8, 1863; absent on detached duty, April 30, 1863; absent in Arkansas, August 31, 1863; absent in Arkansas, October 31, 1863.

Jennings, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, May 1, 1862; age 24; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, June 1, 1862; elected third lieutenant, November 6, 1862; absent on detached duty since August 25, 1863; killed in action at Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1864.

Lamb, Guilford
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; discharged for disability, March 11, 1863.

Marshall, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 25; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with the command”; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Matthews, Stephen M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 20; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; killed in action at Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1864.

May, Jasper L
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed acting commissary sergeant, June 9, 1862; deserted, February 8, 1864.

Mitchell, Luther N
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 40; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; detailed to 1st Arkansas Light Artillery, November 18, 1862; returned from detail, April 20, 1863; deserted, February 8, 1864.

Nunneley, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 37; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed sergeant-major, July 28, 1862; present through February 29, 1864.

Owens, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; died of disese, May 27, 1862.

Park, Levi
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi.

Pendergrass, Jehu J
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; elected first lieutenant, May 8, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent on detached duty since November 17, 1862; absent without leave, February 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls.

Pendergrass, Jesse G
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent on detached duty, June 30, 1863; appointed corporal; present through February 29, 1864.

Pennel, Theodoric H
Corporal—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 25; appointed corporal, May 8, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed sergeant-major, June 1, 1862; elected second lieutenant, July 28, 1862; killed in action at Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31, 1864.

Powers, Van Buren
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with the command”; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Price, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 26; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted, August 28, 1863;.

Priddy, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 23; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with the command”; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Priddy, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 49; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent in Arkansas, “never has been with the command”; reported as a deserter, December 31, 1862.

Putman, James C
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 30; elected second lieutenant; relieved at the reorganization, May 8, 1862.

Rounsaville, John L
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 33; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi;.

Sloan, Randall W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 19; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; discharged for disability, July 23, 1862.

Smith, R Y
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 28; died of disease, May 15, 1862.

Smith, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 40; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent sick in hospital, April 30, 1863; present through February 29, 1864.

Spiva, Jonas B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 49; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; discharged for disability, November 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. D, 4th Arkansas (Union) Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 19, 1864; appointed first lieutenant.

Sutton, Jesse S
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; left sick at Okolona, Mississippi, May 28, 1862.

Underwood, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 37; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; absent on detached duty, December 29, 1863 to February 5, 1864.

Walker, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 43; appointed corporal; died of disease, May 24, 1862.

Wallace, A C
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862.

Wallace, Michael D
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 21; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; left sick at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 20, 1862; dropped from the rolls, April 30, 1863.

Ward, David T
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 34; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; reduced to private, June 1, 1862; discharged for disability, November 9, 1862.

White, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 27; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, November 1, 1862; reduced to private; deserted, August 1, 1863.

Whiteaker, Joel L
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 22; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; left sick at Holly Springs, Mississippi, May 20, 1862; dropped from the rolls, April 30, 1863.

Whitehead, John
Musician—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 34; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; reduced to private after February 28, 1863; deserted, August 1, 1863.

Wilkinson, William C
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 19; reduced to private and transferred to Co. H, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, May 1, 1862.

Woodward, Thaddeus
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 35; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; appointed corporal, June 1, 1862; died of disease, September 1, 1862.

Youngblood, Thomas R D
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, Williamson’s Battalion Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 28, 1862; age 18; transferred to Co. K, 31st Arkansas Infantry, May 25, 1862; died of disease, July 25, 1862.

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