Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
Company A—“Arkansas Travelers”
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Arkansas Travelers,” was organized at Portland, Ashley county, Arkansas, May 20, 1861, by Captain William H. Tebbs. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company A, July 1861. On September 25, 1862, forty-two members of disbanded Company L—also from Ashley county—were assigned to this company. During its four years of service, 147 men served in Company A. Only twenty of them remained when the company was surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Their paroles were signed on April 12, 1865, and they were released to go home.
The information on these pages was edited and graciously given to the Edward G. Gerdes Arkansas Civil War page by Bryan R. Howerton, who we thank so much.
Adams, Nathaniel
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, April 29,
1862; born in South Carolina, c1822; occupation carpenter.
Austin, James F
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed third sergeant,
May 20, 1861; died in February 1862, cause not stated; born c1837.
Bagley, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; detailed as provost guard at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, January 20, 1863; no further record; born c1840.
Banks, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September 25, 1862;
wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox,
Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1843.
Barlow, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; captured at Amelia Court House,
Virginia, April 6, 1865; paroled at Nashville, Tennessee, May 24, 1865;
born in Louisiana, c1843; married Mary Jane Jeffries in Ashley county,
December 20, 1865; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.
Beasley, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; no further record; enlisted in
Co. A, 29th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 14, 1862;
captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863; confined at Alton, Illinois;
exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, May 1865; born in Alabama, April
26, 1843; died in Arkansas, March 26, 1902; buried in Snyder Cemetery,
Ashley county, Arkansas; married Nancy L. Dean in Ashley county, January
20, 1875; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Privates Alexander P. and Elias A. Beasley (Co. K).
Beavers, Henry James
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
20, 1863; left leg amputated; retired to Invalid Corps at Camden, Arkansas,
December 24, 1864; born in Alabama, c1837; married Nancy Saucer in Ashley
county, May 21, 1865; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Berryman, William L
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July
2, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas, where he enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; died of typhoid
fever in Rock Island Military Prison, Illinois, September 3, 1864; buried
in Grave #1479; born in Tennessee, c1827; married Matilda K. Greer, December
31, 1857; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought
land in Drew county in 1857 and 1861.
Billingsley, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; deserted, June 10, 1863; captured in Maryland,
June 20, 1863; enlisted in 3rd Maryland Cavalry (Union), at Fort Delaware;
born in North Carolina, c1836.
Blackburn, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability; August
14, 1862; born in Morehouse parish, Louisiana, c1843; married M.E. Hill
in Ashley county, May 16, 1864; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Brazeale, David R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; died of disease at Charlestown, West
Virginia, November 15, 1862.
Britton, John D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, March 12, 1862; born c1840.
Brown, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded in 1864; paroled at Lynchburg, Virginia,
April 13, 1865; born in Maine, c1826; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Bull, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, October 12, 186; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates Robert C. and William Bull.
Bull, Robert Campbell
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; on detached duty at Richmond, Virginia, August 4, 1864; no further
record; born in Mississippi, c1841; married Miss C. E. Denson in Ashley
county, March 27, 1873; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates John C. and William Bull.
Bull, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 10, 1863; wounded in the neck and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; died of wounds at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 12, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; brother of Privates John C. and Robert C. Bull.
Butler, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted corporal, July 1, 1861; promoted
fifth sergeant, September 1, 1861; promoted third sergeant, November 1862;
wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; no further record;
born in Alabama, May 22, 1840; died in Arkansas, September 28, 1869; buried
in Parkdale Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Jennie M.; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Caldcleugh, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for chronic hepatitis at
Richmond, Virginia, October 6, 1862; born in Davidson county, North Carolina,
November 10, 1821; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, February 25, 1880;
buried in Snyder Cemetery, Ashley county; married (1) Margaret S.; married
(2) Elizabeth S.; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private Robert A. H. Caldcleugh.
Caldcleugh, Robert A H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, February 25, 1863; captured on Darbytown Road, Virginia,
October 7, 1864; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City
Point, Virginia, February 17, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1834; married
Margaret Moore in Ashley county, March 18, 1884; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private James S. Caldcleugh.
Calhoun, Milton
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded on Greenbrier River, Virginia,
October 2, 1861; captured at Suffolk, Virginia, May 4, 1863; no further
record; born in Georgia, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Cameron, John Archibald
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
May 20, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, March 11, 1862; promoted second
lieutenant, September 11, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July
2, 1863; wounded in the left shoulder at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; paroled at Bainbridge, Georgia,
May 19, 1865; born at Fayetteville, North Carolina, October 24, 1833; died
at Savannah, Georgia, June 17, 1917; buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah,
Georgia; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation overseer.
Cammack, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted corporal; absent without
leave in Ashley county, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; dropped from the rolls,
September 10, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 13th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, July 11, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1840; married Martha
Jane Sanders in Ashley county, November 10, 1859; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Cammack, Michael D “Mike”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; severely wounded in the foot at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; permanently disabled; born in Alabama, c1844;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
William E. Cammack.
Cammack, William Edward
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of typhoid fever at Petersburg,
Virginia, July 3, 1862; born in Alabama, c1837; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Michael D. Cammack.
Campbell, Charles P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Staunton, Virginia, July 17, 1861; deserted at Camp McDowell, Virginia,
July 27, 1861; captured and returned to company, August 22, 1861; deserted
at Madison Court House, Virginia, November 10, 1862; a citizen of Virginia.
Carroll, David V
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for absence
without leave, August 31, 1864; born c1839; brother of Private Thomas S.
Carroll.
Carroll, Thomas S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for absence
without leave, August 31, 1864; born c1838; brother of Private David V.
Carroll.
Carter, James E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; wounded in the right arm at Chickamauga,
Georgia, September 19, 1863; furloughed by Medical Board at Marion, Alabama,
December 16, 1863; discharged for disability, May 2, 1864; born in Perry
county, Alabama, c1838; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county
in 1860.
Carter, Reuben A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; died of wounds, October 8, 1862; born in Alabama, c1837; married
Margaret Jane Shockley in Ashley county, March 25, 1858; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in
1861.
Cash, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863; born c1842.
Chavis, Matthew
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease, January 30, 1862;
buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born c1815.
Clark, James J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, September 3, 1861; transferred to Co.
A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; presumably discharged; later enlisted
in Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry; discharged at Rome, Georgia, September
26, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1837; married Priscilla E. Cameron in Saline
county, July 24, 1859; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Clary, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; no further record; born c1842; married
Mary A.L. Milender in Ashley county, May 4, 1867.
Clary, Nathaniel O
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; died of wounds,
May 18, 1864; born c1831; wife Mary Ann.
Cleveland, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for general debility at
Richmond, Virginia, August 1, 1861; enlisted in Co. G, 29th Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 10, 1862; died in hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas,
February 20, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1837; married Mary Ann Hicks in
Ashley county, July 5, 1860; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Conner, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia, May 4, 1863,
and took oath of allegiance; born c1839.
Cook, Joseph M
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed second corporal,
May 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Richmond, Virginia, July 26,
1861; born c1835.
Daly, Hezekiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, May 1, 1863; deserted in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1863;
captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1863; enlisted in Ahl’s Battery,
Delaware Heavy Artillery, at Fort Delaware, July 27, 1863.
Daniel, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough, February 22, 1864;
dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born
in Tennessee, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
bought land in Drew county in 1860; brother of Private William H. Daniel.
Daniel, Jesse Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; wounded in the upper right thigh
at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; killed in action on Williamsburg
Road, Virginia, October 27, 1864; buried in private lot at Richmond, Virginia;
born in Chicot county, Arkansas, January 31, 1846; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private William W. Daniel.
Daniel, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, November
30, 1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31,
1864; enlisted in Co. I, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas in 1865; born
in North Carolina, c1835; filed Arkansas pension application #22680 from
Drew county, August 11, 1915; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1860; brother of Private James A.
Daniel.
Daniel, William Waller
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born in Greene county, Alabama, September 25, 1839;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation law student; brother of
Private Jesse T. Daniel.
Day, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 9, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1832; married Priscilla Ann Cleveland in Ashley county,
October 6, 1866; bought land in Ashley county in 1859.
Doniphan, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 9, 1863; no further record.
Drake, Holden J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for epilepsy at Richmond,
Virginia, September 14, 1862; born in Shelby county, Alabama, c1838; occupation
farmer.
Elam, Richard
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 20, 1863; enlisted in 6th United States Volunteer Infantry at
Camp Douglas, Illinois, May 5, 1865; born in Kentucky, c1816; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census with wife B.A.; occupation farmer.
Finlayson, Angus
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; hospitalized for burns at Richmond, Virginia,
November 20, 1862; no further record; born c1837.
Fisher, Ira W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted third corporal, April 29,
1862; wounded in the left shoulder and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged,
March 13, 1863; furloughed for ninety days to recover from wounds, April
28, 1863; no further record; born in Chicot county, Arkansas, July 2, 1843;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
James M. Fisher.
Fisher, James Monroe
Musician—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician, May 20, 1861;
discharged for disability at Richmond, Virginia, July 15, 1861; later served
in Madison Light Artillery of Louisiana; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 10, 1865; born in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 29, 1845; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Ira
W. Fisher.
Geddie, Joseph B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 8, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in Florida, c1830; filed Florida pension application #A11659
from Leon county in 1899; listed in Ashley county 1860 with wife Elizabeth;
occupation farmer.
Gerrin, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; captured on Greenbrier River, Virginia,
October 3, 1861; exchanged, date not stated; transferred to Co. A, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Richmond, Virginia, April
25, 1865; born c1828.
Gray, Madison
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; discharged for disability, May
1, 1863.
Gregory, Joshua Gore
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded in the left leg at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; transferred to Invalid Corps at Columbia, South Carolina,
September 6, 1864; retired as invalid at Lauderdale, Mississippi, March
3, 1865; born in Carroll county, Mississippi, April 18, 1840; died in Ashley
county, Arkansas, October 6, 1907; buried in Trafalgar Cemetery in Ashley
county; married (1) Sarah Jane Watkins in Ashley county, October 9, 1870;
married (2) Elizabeth Lindsey in Ashley county, March 19, 1876; filed Arkansas
pension application #2959 from Ashley county, August 7, 1906; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private William
E. Gregory.
Gregory, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in Mississippi, c1842; buried in Trafalgar Cemetery in Ashley
county; married Martha Ann Green in Ashley county, January 8, 1867; filed
Arkansas pension application #4321 from Drew county, August 16, 1901; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Joshua
G. Gregory.
Hadley, Thomas James
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, October 10,
1861; appointed first sergeant, October 10, 1861; promoted second lieutenant,
September 17, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September
25, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, September 25, 1862; wounded in the
right arm at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; promoted captain,
July 14, 1864; severely wounded in the head in the Petersburg trenches,
July 16, 1864; captured in hospital at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865;
paroled at Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1865; born in Tennessee, May 13,
1841; died in Arkansas, September 5, 1871; buried in Hamburg Cemetery,
Ashley county, Arkansas; wife Mary E.; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Hannah, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, December 12, 1861, as a substitute for Corporal Columbus
C. Wolfe; appointed fourth corporal, December 12, 1861; promoted third
corporal, March 1, 1862; promoted second corporal, April 15, 1862; promoted
first corporal, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September
25, 1862; killed in action in the Petersburg trenches, June 20, 1864; born
in Mississippi, c1838; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private William C. Hannah.
Hannah, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in Mississippi, c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private John A. Hannah.
Harrell, Chester A
Born c1843
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Memphis, Tennessee, June 4, 1861; deserted in east Tennessee; captured
at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, May 20, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born c1843.
Harris, Charles A “Charlie”
Fourth sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant,
May 20, 1861; promoted third sergeant, 1862; absent on sick furlough for
thirty days in Arkansas, January 16, 1863; absent without leave, February
20, 1863; reduced to ranks, June 30, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August
31, 1864; enlisted in Co. G, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Ashley county, Arkansas,
December 14, 1863; elected captain, December 14, 1863; no record after
February 29, 1864; born c1839; married Sallie E. Pool in Ashley county,
February 21, 1865.
Harris, Ptolemy Tinsley Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Camp Alleghany,
Virginia, August 20, 1861, born in Alabama, c1827; listed in Ashley county
1860 census, a widower; occupation physician; bought land in Ashley county
in 1858 and 1859; brother of Captain Sampson L. Harris.
Harris, Sampson L
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected first lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted captain, March 11, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; died of wounds at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1829; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with
wife Caroline; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1861;
brother of Private Ptolemy T. Harris, Jr.
Hartsfield, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease, February 10, 1862;
buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born in Alabama, c1838;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Hays, Robert F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 14, 1862; wounded in the arm at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; captured at Amelia Court House, Virginia, Aprl 6,
1865; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, May 24, 1865.
Hazzard, Frank
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for absence
without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, c1829; married Martha
Jane Holloway in Ashley county, February 15, 1865; married Hattie Yount
in Ashley county, February 16, 1901; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation merchant.
Herren, Patrick C “Pat”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1838; died in Arkansas, January 1, 1878; buried in Snyder Cemetery in
Ashley county; married Maria Louisa Files in Ashley county, April 1867;
married Martha Jackson in Ashley county, December 19, 1872; widow filed
Arkansas pension application #14579 from Ashley county, August 7, 1914;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Herren, R Pinkney “Pink”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 14, 1862; died of disease in March 1862.
Hogue, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born c1832 in Alabama; married Mary D. Stevens in Ashley
county, September 23, 1857; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Matthew G. Hogue.
Hogue, Matthew G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, December
19, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, at Hamburg,
Arkansas, March 7, 1862; promoted corporal; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 10, 1863; born in
Alabama, c1840; married Eliza U.; filed Arkansas pension application #4331
from Drew county, August 10, 1907; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private John W. Hogue.
Holloway, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Richmond, Virginia,
July 10, 1861; born in Mississippi, c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation clerk; brother of Private Porter M. L. Holloway.
Holloway, Porter Marcus Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record; born in Mississippi,
c1844; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation clerk; brother of
Private James M. Holloway.
Johnson, Bart W Jr
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected second lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted first lieutenant, March 11, 1862; promoted captain,
September 18, 1862; wounded; furloughed to Arkansas for sixty days, July
15, 1863; furloughed again to Arkansas, January 1864; captured at Pointe
Coupee, Louisiana, July 5, 1864; relieved as captain of Co. A for absence
without leave, July 14, 1864; escaped at New Orleans, Louisiana, August
23, 1864; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; resigned, September
11, 1864; born c1837; filed Arkansas pension application #2015 from Ashley
county, August 20, 1895.
Johnson, Solomon S
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded at Loudon, Tennessee, November 17,
1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1834.
Johnson, William Pugh “Pizarro”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, July 14,
1864; paroled in Mississippi, May 6, 1865; born at Selma, Alabama, February
22, 1842; died at Malvern, Arkansas, June 14, 1908; buried in Oak Ridge
Cemetery at Malvern; filed Arkansas pension application #5384 from Hot
Spring county, August 10, 1905; occupation student.
Keen, L B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, December
16, 1861; born c1837.
Kelly, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; appointed musician, July 30, 1861;
reduced to ranks, April 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
c1837.
Kelly, Joseph D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; severely wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
c1827.
Kimball, Thomas G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 8, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863; born
c1839.
Lewis, Elisha
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 14, 1862; discharged for general debility
at Camp McIntosh, North Carolina, May 2, 1862; born in Lawrence county,
Mississippi, 1830; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 18, 1899;
buried in Judson Cemetery in Ashley county; married Elizabeth Jane Ford
in Ashley county, December 4, 1862; occupation farmer.
McGill, Elijah J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863; born in Mississippi,
c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
McGinty, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863; born in Georgia,
c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
McKoin, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; died of wounds, January 11, 1863; born c1839.
McPhail, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia, May 4, 1863;
born c1835; bought land in Ashley county in 1861.
McPhail, Rufus
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Ashley county, Arkansas, March 10, 1863; deserted at Suffolk,
Virginia, May 4, 1863, and took oath of allegiance; bought land in Ashley
county in 1861.
McRae, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, June 1, 1862; captured at Knoxville, Tennessee,
March 26, 1864; died of chronic diarrhea at Camp Chase Military Prison
in Ohio, October 25, 1864; buried in Grave #363; born in Alabama, c1844;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Manning, Elind Sadoc
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; absent without leave, October 30, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in DeSoto county, Mississippi, January
22, 1845; died in DeSoto county, Mississippi, February 19, 1890; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Mears, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Lynchburg, Virginia,
June 22, 1861; born c1838.
Minshew, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of pneumonia at Farmville, Virginia,
May 4, 1863; born in Alabama, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Mock, George Y
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; wounded in the right side at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
in Georgia, c1840; married Leanna Jane Miller Stavenger in Ashley county,
June 3, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Moore, S Duncan “Dunk”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no record after 1863; born c1839.
Moore, William Allen “Allen”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1841.
Morris, Henry N
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 8, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1838.
Mullis, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, September
5, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, at Hamburg,
Arkansas, March 7, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863;
paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 10, 1863; transferred to Co. C,
2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry; born in Mississippi, c1842; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Mulvey, Michael “Mike”
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; discharged for chronic rheumatism, January
13, 1863; born in Ireland, c1819; occupation farmer.
Mundy, Michael “Mike”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia, May
4, 1863, and took oath of allegiance; born c1837.
Nevills, Thomas G
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 6, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, May 21, 1865; born in Mississippi, c1834; married Mary Ann Jones
in Ashley county, June 26, 1852; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
O’Connell, Michael
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Staunton, Virginia, July 17, 1861; no further record.
O’Neill, Sidney W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability in August
1861; born c1839.
Owens, Erasmus M
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; died of chronic diarrhea at Richmond, Virginia,
October 24, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860
census; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1861.
Parker, Madison D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; paroled at Monroe, Louisiana, June
9, 1865; born c1840.
Parks, Washington “Wash”
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in North Caroline, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation laborer.
Piles, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; captured on North Anna river near Spotsylvania,
Virginia, May 24, 1864; enlisted in United States Army at Point Lookout,
Maryland, June 1, 1864.
Porter, King David Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease, February 12, 1862;
buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born in Mississippi,
c1835; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation mail rider.
Price, Thomas S
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed first sergeant,
May 20, 1861; died of disease at Richmond, Virginia, July 10, 1861; born
in North Carolina, c1835; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Pugh, John Demarcus
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted second corporal, July 1,
1861; promoted first corporal, 1862; promoted first sergeant, January 1863;
wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; wounded in the left
thigh at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; furloughed to Arkansas
to recover from wounds; born in Marshall county, Mississippi, March 28,
1839; died at Hamburg, Arkansas, October 13, 1898; buried in Hamburg Cemetery
in Ashley county; married Charlotte Hampton in Bradley county, Arkansas,
January 29, 1867; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation clerk;
bought land in Ashley county in 1860; attended 1889 and 1899 Confederate
reunions at Hamburg, Arkansas; brother of Private Robert A. Pugh.
Pugh, Robert Augustus
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant, April 16,
1862; reduced to ranks, January 1863; paroled at Monroe, Louisiana, June
7, 1865; born in Mississippi, December 29, 1840; died in Arkansas, January
7, 1907; buried in Portland Cemetery in Ashley county; married Martha A.
Wilson in Ashley county, November 22, 1871; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation schoolteacher; attended 1889 and 1899 Confederate reunions
at Hamburg, Arkansas; brother of Sergeant John D. Pugh.
Ralph, Harrison A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted first corporal; promoted
fifth sergeant, June 30, 1863; promoted fourth sergeant, 1864; promoted
second sergeant; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
in Drew county, Arkansas, February 23, 1841; married Sophronia Donovan
in Ashley county, February 21, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Ramsaur, Francis E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; missing in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born c1837.
Ramsaur, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; paroled at Charlotte, North Carolina, May 19, 1865; born in North
Carolina, c1834; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
bought land in Ashley county in 1860 and 1861.
Randle, John D
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed fourth corporal,
May 20, 1861; reduced to ranks, June 1, 1861; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged
at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; appointed musician in 1863;
paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Reinhardt, Alexander S “Alex”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; born c1839.
Roberts, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; retired to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1865;
born in Madison county, Mississippi, c1810; occupation farmer.
Sanders, John P
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; deserted and captured at Chattanooga, Tennessee,
October 12, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, October
23, 1863; born c1842.
Saucer, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; died of pneumonia at Richmond, Virginia,
June 14, 1864; born c1839.
Scarborough, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, March 1,
1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September 25, 1862;
promoted third corporal, 1862; promoted second corporal, 1863; no record
after April 30, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1842; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private James S. Scarborough
(Co. L).
Scoggin, William D
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected third lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, March 11, 1862; promoted first
lieutenant, July 14, 1864; captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 4, 1865;
took oath of allegiance at Richmond, Virginia, April 11, 1865; born c1834.
Shaver, Noah
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Staunton, Virginia, July 17, 1861; deserted in 1861.
Sherrer, James Cyrus
Musician—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician, May 20, 1861;
discharged as a minor, December 6, 1861; born in Alabama, c1845; died at
Portland, Arkansas, May 15, 1871; married Caroline Barringer in Ashley
county, March 21, 1867; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; after the war he graduated from Memphis Medical University.
Smith, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in Alabama, October 23, 1840; died in Arkansas, April 21, 1912;
buried in Big Creek Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; married Barbara
Ann Crabb in Hot Spring county, December 22, 1880; filed Arkansas pension
application #5408 from Hot Spring county, August 10, 1905; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Benjamin F.
and Reuben M. Smith (Co. H).
Smith, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; promoted fourth corporal, February 1, 1864; wounded at Cold Harbor,
Virginia, June 3, 1864; promoted third corporal, 1864; paroled at Burkeville
Junction, Virginia, April 1865; born c1839.
Smoot, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Richmond, Virginia, March 1, 1862; discharged for general debility at
Winchester, Virginia, October 4, 1862; born at Washington, D.C., c1846;
occupation clerk.
Stephens, Charleston W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 4, 1862; discharged for disability, April 1862;
born in Alabama, c1832; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife E.;
occupation mechanic.
Stephens, S Franklin “Frank”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; slightly wounded on Greenbrier river,
Virginia, October 3, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20,
1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Alabama,
c1842; died in Arkansas, February 4, 1910; married Mary Matheny in Ashley
county, January 25, 1867; married Lillian Gocher in Ashley county, September
14, 1904; filed Arkansas pension application #2289 from Ashley county,
August 14, 1896; filed Arkansas pension application #3004 from Ashley county,
August 7, 1901; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Swayze, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; promoted fourth corporal, May 30, 1863; promoted
third corporal, 1863; promoted second corporal, 1864; no further record;
born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Sweeney, James A
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed first corporal,
May 20, 1861; reduced to ranks, July 1861; detailed as cook in hospital
at Petersburg, Virginia, August 1, 1862; no further record; born c1840.
Taylor, George A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Richmond, Virginia,
June 26, 1861; born c1837.
Taylor, J H M
Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; no further record; born c1839.
Taylor, J W J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; right foot amputated; discharged for disability at Greenville,
Alabama, November 30, 1864; born in Macon county, Alabama, c1839; married
Narcissa Jane Atkins in Ashley county, April 18, 1867; occupation farmer;
served as Ashley county assessor, 1874-1876.
Tebbs, Obediah B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; furloughed to Arkansas; absent without
leave, February 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; elected captain, March 24, 1862;
transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; resigned,
August 18, 1862; born in Virginia, January 22, 1825; died in Arkansas,
August 11, 1870; buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married
Susannah C.; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Captain William H. Tebbs.
Tebbs, William H
Captain—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected captain, May 20, 1861; elected
lieutenant-colonel, March 11, 1862; resigned, January 11, 1863; born in
Virginia, c1823; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Martha C.;
occupation farmer; brother of Private Obediah B. Tebbs.
Tompkins, Herbert Baker
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Richmond, Virginia, July 12, 1861; appointed first sergeant,
July 12, 1861; no further record; a Virginian, he later served in Co. A,
46th Virginia Infantry; he reportedly also served in 23rd Virginia Infantry.
Truly, Bennett R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; absent without leave, February 25,
1864; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; paroled at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, June 20, 1865; born c1838; died in Arkansas, September 25, 1910;
widow J.E. filed Arkansas pension application #3652 from Cleveland county,
August 8, 1911.
Turnbow, Joseph E
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed third corporal,
May 20, 1861; promoted second corporal; promoted second sergeant; wounded
at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps at
Marion, Alabama, October 24, 1864; born in Alabama, c1839; married Sarah
H. Holloway in Ashley county, April 12, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; bought land in Ashley county in 1858.
Venters, Augustus
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860
census with wife Julia J.; occupation farmer; brother of Private John Venters.
Venters, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1838; brother of Private Augustus Venters.
Wallace, Richard E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 14, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; dropped from the
rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born April 18, 1843;
died March 3, 1911; buried in Promise Land Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas;
married Nancy; filed Arkansas pension application #3011 from Ashley county,
August 14, 1910; attended 1889 and 1899 Confederate reunions at Hamburg,
Arkansas.
Ward, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded in the side and captured at
the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; reportedly died of wounds shortly
thereafter; born c1843.
Watkins, Lemarcus
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; captured at Chafin’s Farm, Virginia, September
29, 1864; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point,
Virginia, March 17, 1865; born in Mississippi, December 30, 1842; died
in Arkansas, April 4, 1894; buried in Cleveland Cemetery, Ashley county,
Arkansas; widow Florida C. filed Arkansas pension application #14398 from
Ashley county, August 4, 1902; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Samuel Watkins.
Watkins, Samuel “Sam”
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; promoted fourth corporal, 1862; promoted
third corporal, 1863; promoted second corporal; promoted first corporal,
1864; captured at Chafin’s Farm, Virginia, September 29, 1864; confined
at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February
13, 1865; born in Mississippi, January 8, 1841; died in Arkansas, April
15, 1914; married Elizabeth Marian Grant in Ashley county, January 2, 1867;
widow filed Arkansas pension application #26826 from Garland county, August
10, 1925; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed
in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Wilmot, Arkansas; brother of Private
Lemarcus Watkins.
Whitehead, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; no record after February 29, 1864; born c1841.
Wilson, Augustus Harris “Harris”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, February
1862; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, in 1862; promoted fourth
sergeant; promoted third sergeant; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; dropped from the
rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Russell county,
Alabama, July 16, 1842; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, February 1, 1896;
buried in Hamburg Cemetery in Ashley county; married Abby Eliza Thompson
in Ashley county, July 2, 1874; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Elias Wilson (Co. L).
Wilson, John E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, April 3, 1862; died of disease at Goldsboro, North
Carolina, August 18, 1862; born c1845.
Wilson, Peter W
Privte—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; no further record; born c1817.
Wiltshire, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, , Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Variety Springs,
Virginia, December 24, 1861; born in Mississippi, c1825; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith.
Worsham, William L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Richmond, Virginia, July 15, 1861; promoted first sergeant, 1861; transferred
to Co. E, 19th Arkansas Infantry, as second lieutenant; transferred to
Co. E, 20th Arkansas Infantry, as second lieutenant; promoted first lieutenant,
June 11, 1862; appointed adjutant; promoted captain, February 27, 1863;
wounded at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, in 1863; later served as assistant
inspector-general on staff of Brigadier-General Thomas Pleasant Dockery;
born in Dinwiddie county, Virginia, c1834; occupation lawyer.
Worthington, Frederick J “Fred”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, April 29,
1862; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; born
in Tennessee, c1843; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation clerk.
Worthington, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Portland, Arkansas, February 14, 1862; paroled at Albany, Georgia, May
18, 1865.
Wright, George Lewis
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Latonia, Arkansas, July 1, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 25, 1862; detailed as shoemaker at Richmond, Virginia,
November 17, 1862; temporarily attached to 21st Virginia Battalion (Local
Defense); returned to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry; paroled at Appomattox,
Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Virginia, c1837; listed in Ashley county
1860 census with wife Martha; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley
county in 1860.