37TH (BELL'S) ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT

         CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

COMPANY B

ADAMS, H.A.
Captured 4 Jul 1863 & sent to MP Ft Delaware, DE.

ACLIN JOHN Sgt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.

AKIN, P.C. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 16 Sep 1862.

ARNHEART, GEORGE Pvt
Enl 5 Jun 1862 at Camp Hindman, AR.

BAILEY, LEMUEL A. Pvt 2LT
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Reduced to ranks 1 Feb 1863 & dismissed-
 sentence of court  martial.

BAILY, WILLIAM R. S. Cpl
Enl 29 May 1862 at Searcy, AR.

BANKS, D.D. Pvt
Enl 7 Jun 1862 at Des Arc, AR. Trfd from Matlock's Regt 6 Oct 1862. Paroled 4 Jun 1865   at Alexandria, LA.

BANKS, E.T. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Disch 1 Oct 1862. Age 28, Born TN.

BEARDEN, B.J. Pvt
Enl 8 Nov 1862 at Camp Mulberry, AR. KIA at Helena, AR 4 Jul 1863.

BLACK, M. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 12 Jul 1862 at Hosp at Little Rock, AR.

BONE, ELI J.K.P. Pvt
Enl 2 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Absent, wounded at Prairie Grove, AR 7 Dec 1862. AWOL after 11 Jul 1863.

BRYAN, ASA Pvt
Enl 26 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Captured 7 Dec 1862 at Prairie Grove, AR and died at   Fayetteville, AR 12 Dec 1862.

BUCKLES, V.A. Pvt
Trfd to Co B 16 Mar 1863, Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to Alton, IL. Enlisted  in US Navy 10 Jun 1864

CAMPBELL, T.F. Pvt
Enl 28 Aug 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Trrfd from Blocker's Arty 6 May 1863.

CANADA T.E. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Aptd teamster 22 Mar 1863.

CANADA,   P.F. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 10 Jun 1863 at Ft Smith, AR Hospital.

CARNES, R. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Disch 23 Jun 1862. Age 16. Born TN.

CARTER, M.D.S. Pvt
Enl 11 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Age to Sappers & Miners 7 Aug 1862.

CAVENDER, L. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Detailed as nurse.

CHAMBERLAIN, E.P. Pvt
Enl 2 Jul 1862 at Ft  Hindman. Trfd to Col Glenn's Regt 16 Mar 1862.

CHATHAM, T.  Pvt
Enl 20 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Detailed to Blocker's Arty 20 Dec 1862.

CHESNEY, S.O. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Paroled 7 Jun 1862 at Shreveport, LA.

CARMICHAEL, ISAAC M. Pvt
Enl 15 Mar 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Died 10 Aug1862 at Little Rock, AR. Hosp.

DEATHERAGE, E.L. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 29 Mar 1862.

DRAKES, CHARLES B. Pvt
Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR and Sent to MP Alton, IL. Not here 1 Sep 1864.

ETHRIDGE, W.J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died in Little Rock, AR hosp 6 Feb 1863.

FALKNER, D.B. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 in White Co, AR. Disch 31 Aug 1862.

FALKNER, J. S. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 in White Co, AR. Died 6 Jul 1862 at  hospital at Little Rock, AR.

FLEMING, J.M. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Furloughed 17 Apr-4 May 1863.

FLEMING, WILLIAM G.  Sgt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Absent sick Sep1862.

FLEMING, Z.T. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 14 Feb 1864.

FOSTER, GEORGE W.  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 8 Nov 1862 at Camp Mulberry, AR.

FOSTER, JAMES  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.

FOSTER, JESSEE  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.

GOODRICH, G.J. Pvt
Enl 15 Jun 1862 at Little Rock, AR.

GOODRICH, W.H. Pvt
Enl 15 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Disch 23 Aug 1862.

GORDON, J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 13 Jun 1862.

GRACE.  J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 23 Aug 1863.

GRISHAM, W. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 in White Co, AR.

GRISHAM, A.Q. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 in White Co, AR. Wounded at Prairie Grove, AR 7 Dec 1862. (Cut off third  finger of the left hand and stiffened the two first.)

GUERRY, W.T. Pvt
Enl 29 May 1862 at Searcy, AR. Hospital Nurse. Deserted 14 Feb 1864.

HALE, MACLIN B. 1LT
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to MP  Johnson's Island, OH. Age 32. Born TN. Exchanged 11 Oct 1864.

HAMBY, G.N. Pvt
Enl 7 Aug 1862 at Crystal Hill, AR. Ambulance Driver from 10 Apr 1863. Detailed in butcher  yard
1 Dec 1863.

HAMBY, J.W.  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 24 Jun 1863, GCM fine $30.00.

HEAD, M.Y. Pvt
Enl 27 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Captured 10 Sep 1863 & sent to MP St Louis, MO then to   Alton, IL 4 Apr 1864 then to Camp Douglas, IL 23 Aug 1864, then to Cairo, IL 11 Apr 1865 for exchange.

HENDRICKS, D.C. Pvt
Enl 29 Ma y1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted, apprehended, GCM fined him $30.00.   Captured at Helena, AR 4 Jul 1863 & sent to MP Alton, IL then to Ft Delaware, DE 29 Feb1 864. Forwarded  to City Point, VA 5 Mar 1864. Was in the hospital at City Point, VA 13 Mar 1865.

HENDRICKS, W.W.
Pvt Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Left sick at Clarendon, AR. 28 Jun 1863.

HIDE, WILLIAM Pvt
Enl 8 Feb 1863 at Little Rock, AR. Deserted 21 Aug 1863

HILL, D.L. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. KIA at Prairie Grove, AR 7 Dec 1862.

HILL, FRANKLIN L.  Cpl
Enl 17 May 1862 at Dallas, TX. Trfd from Col Hawks TX Cav 30 Oct 1862.

HILL, JAMES S. Sgt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Wounded in calf of leg at Prairie Grove, AR 7 Dec 1862.   Furloughed 20 Dec 1862 for 30 days. Absent without leave 10 Aug 1863.

HILL, J.B. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Ensign for the regiment. Color Bearer. KIA at Prairie Grove, AR.

HILL, J.G. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Absent sick 20 Dec 1862.

HILL, W.A. Cpl
Enl 29 Mar1 862 at Searcy, AR. Disch 3 Mar 1863. Age 31.

HOUSE, S.B. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Trfd to Matlock's Regt 6 Aug 1862.

HURLEY, GEORGE W. Cpt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Age 36. Born DE. Paroled 7 Jun 1865 at Shreveport,   LA.

IRBY, P.S. Pvt
Enl 10 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR Sick in hospital at Camden, AR 29 Feb 1864.

IRBY, SILAS C. 2LT
Enl 10 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Age 37. Born TN.

JOHNSON, R.A. Pvt
Enl 29 May 1862 at Searcy, AR. Detailed as clerk in clothing bureau Shreveport, LA  18 Mar 1863.

JOHNSTON, R.A. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Clerk in Clothing Bureau Shreveport, LA 1 Apr 1863.

JOINER, J.N. Pvt
Enl 21 Jul 1862 at Searcy, AR.

JOINER, W.H. Pvt
Enl 27 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Disch 23 Jun 1862. Age 31. Born TN.

KING, ALLEN  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.

KING, JASPER  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, Ar. Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to MP Alton, IL  9 Jul 1863 then to Ft Delaware, DE 29 Feb 1864. Exchanged 7 Mar 1865 at City Point, VA.

KIRKLAND, P.  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Disch 23 Aug 1862.

LEE, R.  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 9 Feb 1865 at Camp Morton, IN of Inflammation of lungs.

MARTIN, J.A. Pvt
Enl 26 Apr 1862 at Hillsboro, AR. Died 4 Apr 1863 in Camp near Little Rock, AR.

McMILLON, J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Color bearer from 7 Dec 1862. Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena,  AR. Was in hospital at Richmond, VA 15 May 1865.

McMURRAIN, SILAS Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

McNEW, F.G. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Maj Burton's orderly.

McNEW, I. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Detailed as teamster 26 Apr 1863. AWOL since 1 Feb 1864.

MORRIS, B.P. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 13 Jun 1862.

NESBITT, JOHN B. 1Sgt
Enl 29 May 1862 at Searcy, AR.

NORTON, J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. AWOL after 20 Aug 1863.

NORTON, T. M. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 23 Aug 1863.

OSMENT, BARNEY D. Pvt
Enl 15 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Died 20 Mar 1863 while on sick furlough.

OSMENT, T.J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.

PANNELL J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 16 May 1863 at St John's hospital  Little Rock, AR.

PITTS, B. F. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to Memphis, TN then  to Alton, IL 9 Jul 1863 then to Ft Delaware, DE 4 Apr 1864. Released 9 Jun 1865.

PITTS, J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 13 Jun 1862.

PORTER, JOSEPH J. Bvt 2LT. Age 25, Born VA.

PORTER, J.T. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

PORTER, L.J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. AWOL after 30 Jun 1863.

PRESSLEY, JOHN W.  Pvt
Enl 15 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to MO  Alton, IL then to Ft Delaware, DE 29 Feb 1864. Exchanged 7 Mar 1865 at Point Lookout,   MD. Was  in the hospital at Richmond, VA 12 Mar 1865. Died 13 Mar 1865. (The record also shows   readmitted Washington, D.C. 27 Jul 1865, age 41.)

PRINCE, E. Pvt
Enl 17 Mar 1863 at Little Rock, AR. Age 32. Born GA. Paroled in Ark in 1865.

PRINCE, F.M.
Enl 29 Mar 1863 at Searcy, AR. Disch 23 May 1863.

PRINCE, H.F. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. AWOL after 1 Jun 1863.

PRINCE, JOHN Sgt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 31 Aug 1863.

REEVES, JAMES Sgt
Enl 15 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Promoted to Sgt 28 Feb 1863. Present through  29 Feb 1864.

REYNOLDS, W.D.
REFERENCE Envelope: See 1st (Dobbins) Ark Cav Regt

RIGGS, W.C.  Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Was hospital nurse at Little Rock from 4 Aug 1863 to present  (29 Feb 1864).

ROGERS, J.B. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Detailed as hospital cook 1 Sep 1863.

SMITH, B.F. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR.. Wounded in left arm and breast at Prairie Grove, AR  7 Dec 1862.

SMITH, J.  Pvt
Enl 4 Oct 1862 at Des Arc, AR. Died 7 Dec 1862 at Camp Mazzard, AR.

SMITH, W.H.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 31 Aug 1863.

SMITH, W.J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 29 Mar 1863.

SMITH, W.S. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Regimental Wagonmaster 10 Apr 1863.

SMITH, W.W. Pvt -Absent sick Sep 1862.

SPEAKS, M. Pvt
Enl 20 Mar 1863 at Camp Price. Left with surgeon at Clarendon, AR 28 Jun 1863. Disch  1 Jul 1863.

STEPHENS, J.I.N. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Died 31 Dec 1862 at Ft Smith, AR.

STEPHENS, W.J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Color guard. Deserted 14 Feb 1864.

STRANGE, HENRY C.  Cpl
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

SUTTON, ISAAC W. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 31 Aug 1863.

SUTTON, J.H. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Deserted 29 Mar 1862.

SUTTON, J.V. Pvt
Enl 22 Mar 1863, Died 30 Jun 1863 while on sick furlough.

TANNEHILL, J.G. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Wounded 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & furloughed  10 Jul 1863.

TEVIS, NATHANIEL Cpl
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

TEVIS, T.D. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

TEVIS, THOMAS J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Paroled 4 Jul 1865 at Alexandria, LA.

TEVIS, WILLIAM J. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Wounded in foot at Prairie Grove, AR 7 Dec 1862.   Afterwards it was cut off. Disch 4 Apr 1863. Age 18.

THOMAS, CALVIN, Pvt
Enl 11 May 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Wounded 7 Dec 1862 at Prairie Grove, AR.   Died from wounds 13 Jan 1863.

TILLY, G.W. Pvt
Enl 18 Feb 1863 at Little Rock, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

TRAWICK, D.L. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Hospital Nurse 18 Mar 1863. Wounded and captured  4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR & sent to Memphis, TN  then to MP Alton, IL. Died of smallpox 12 Jan 1864.

UTLEY, D.T. Sgt
Enl 15 Mar 1862 at Little Rock, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

WATKINS, B.R. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Present through 29 Feb 1864.

WHITEHEAD, J.M. Pvt
Enl 29 Mar 1862 at Searcy, AR. Detailed to Ord Dept at Little Rock, AR. Present  through  29 Feb 1864.

WILLIAMS, F.M. Pvt
Enl 16 Sep 1863 at Arkadelphia, AR. In Camden, AR hospital 31 Nov 1863.

WYATTE, JAMES Pvt
Enl 4 Oct 1862 at Des Arc, AR.

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