Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
Company B—“ Berlin Beauregards”
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Berlin Beauregards,” was organized at Berlin, Ashley county, Arkansas, June 9, 1861, by Captain James H. Capers. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company B, July 1861. During its four years of service, 110 men served in Company B. Only eight 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, Elihu
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September 27, 1862;
born in Tennessee, c1834; married Virginia Pogue in Ashley county, Arkansas,
March 6, 1861; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Armstrong, Thomas D
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas,
January 31, 1863; absent without leave, April 10, 1863; born in North Carolina,
c1830; married Mary Catherine Elam in Ashley county, Arkansas, April 3,
1859; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land
in Ashley county in 1860 and 1861.
Ashworth, Joseph J
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed fourth corporal,
June 9, 1861; reduced to ranks, November 1862; killed in action at Spotsylvania,
Virginia, May 13, 1864; born in Georgia, c1837; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Attaway, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born c1837.
Bailey, William Julian “Julian”
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
June 9, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled
at Keedysville, Maryland, September 20, 1862; absent without leave, November
10, 1862; born c1840.
Baker, Dennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; severely wounded in the abdomen on Darbytown
Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; died of wounds at Richmond, Virginia,
October 8, 1864; born c1835.
Brown, Thomas C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, April 4, 1862;
promoted third sergeant in 1862; promoted first sergeant, January 1863;
no record after June 1, 1863; born c1839.
Bullard, Charles W
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed third sergeant,
June 9, 1861; no further record; born in Georgia, c1830; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
Burney, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas,
July 1863; no further record; married Rebecca H. Burney in Ashley county,
Arkansas, February 5, 1861.
Byrd, Young G
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; elected second lieutenant,
June 9, 1861; resigned, October 2, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; transferred to
Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co.
E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted second lieutenant,
September 1, 1863; born in Alabama in 1827; died in Arkansas, December
9, 1889; buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; 1860 bought land in Ashley county in 1860;
brother of Private Richard J. Byrd (Co. H).
Capers, James Hixon
Captain—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; elected captain, June 9, 1861; promoted
major, March 11, 1862; resigned, April 23, 1862; later served as major,
13th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion and 5th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born
in South Carolina, c1815; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife
Susan W.; occupation merchant.
Chandler, Joshua S “Josh”
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; promoted second sergeant, November
1862; died of diptheria at Fredericksburg, Virginia, February 16 1863.
Chandler, Leonard M
Musician—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed musician, June 9, 1861; died
of disese, October 3, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia;
born c1842.
Cobb, Samuel D
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1833.
Cooper, Norphlet H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; deserted and captured at Kingston, Tennessee,
November 19, 1863; took oath of allegiance, December 29, 1863; born in
Alabama, c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Cranford, W P
Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; wounded and captured at Frederick
City, Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September
27, 1862.
Denton, Greenberry S “Green”
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the right hand at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; captured at Chafin’s Farm, Virginia, September 29,
1864; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia,
February 10, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1839; married Mary Jane Hoover in
Ashley county, Arkansas, December 21, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Donaldson, Peter L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease at Lynchburg, Virginia,
February 7, 1862; born in South Carolina, c1830; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation manufacturer; bought land in Ashley county in 1857.
Englishbee, Thomas A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; died of typhoid fever at Petersburg,
Virginia, July 19, 1862.
Ferguson, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1830; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Fleming, James L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas,
March 10, 1863; born in Georgia, c1828; listed in Ashley county 1860 census
with wife Margaret; occupation farmer.
Fogle, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; left sick at Camp Bartow, Virginia,
July 31, 1861; no further record; born c1843.
Foote, William Augustus
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed first sergeant,
June 9, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, October 2, 1861; promoted captain,
March 11, 1862; resigned, June 16, 1863; born in Virginia, December 2,
1827; died in Arkansas, September 30, 1879; buried in Hamburg Cemetery,
Ashley county, Arkansas; married Margaret E.; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1859 and 1860.
Fuller, Nelson J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1840.
Gaston, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born c1837.
Gillespie, Seaborn P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease at Staunton, Virginia,
July 20, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in
Mississippi, c1838; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private William H. H. Gillespie.
Gillespie, William Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; died of wounds at Marietta, Georgia, October 11, 1863; born in
Mississippi, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private Seaborn P. Gillespie.
Goldsmith, Daniel R
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged on October
27, 1862; absent without leave at Richmond, Virginia, July 22, 1863; born
c1841.
Goodwin, Theophilus S
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, February 16,
1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; promoted second
sergeant, October 24, 1863; furloughed to Macon, Mississippi, to recover
from wounds; absent without leave in Arkansas, December 3, 1863; dropped
from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, November 7, 1837; died
in Arkansas, December 25, 1905; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Ashley county,
Arkansas; married Rachel Woods in Saline county, Arkansas, December 16,
1858; married Nancy S Nolan in Ashley county, April 19, 1864; widow A.
V. Goodwin filed Arkansas pension application #14568 from Ashley county,
August 7, 1912; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
bought land in Union county in 1855 and 1856; bought land in Ashley county
in 1894.
Griffin, George C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of pneumonia at Richmond, Virginia,
April 4, 1863.
Hamilton, David T
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent without leave, May 4, 1864; born
in South Carolina, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Haynes, Albert H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the face and left thigh and
captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined in Federal
Hospital at Baltimore, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, November
17, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps at Jackson, Mississippi, November 3,
1864; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private Jesse F. Haynes.
Haynes, Jesse F
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded and captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined in Federal Hospital at Baltimore,
Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, November 17, 1863; furloughed
to Macon, Mississippi, to recover from wounds, October 20, 1863; absent
without leave in Mississippi, December 3, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1843;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
Albert H. Haynes.
Henson, John T
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861: appointed fourth sergeant,
June 9, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, April 4, 1862; promoted second
lieutenant, December 20, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, June 16, 1863;
died, October 1, 1863, cause not stated; born c1839.
Hill, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant in 1862; promoted
second sergeant, February 16, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863; born
in Alabama, c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Holcomb, Thomas C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; died of disease at Goldsboro, North
Carolina, April 13, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1830; listed in Ashley county
1860 census with wife Sarah C.; occupation farmer.
Holt, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; died of disease at Bath, Virginia,
January 7, 1862; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private Jonathan Holt.
Holt, Jonathan
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease at Lynchburg, Virginia,
July 15, 1861; buried in Confederate Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg,
Virginia; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private Francis M. Holt.
Hughes, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1841.
Hughes, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; captured at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee,
November 25, 1863; enlisted in United States Navy at Rock Island, Illinois,
February 5, 1864; served as Ashley county surveyor, 1854-1862, 1872-1876
and 1878-1888.
Jones, Harry H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; confined at Elmira, New York, until exchanged on October 29,
1864; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Jones, Joseph White
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed second corporal,
June 9, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant; promoted second lieutenant, April
4, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, December 10, 1862; promoted captain,
June 16, 1863; on leave of absence, January 20, 1865; born in Bibb county,
Alabama, April 22, 1835; filed Arkansas pension application #4895 from
Union county, August 14, 1912; occupation overseer.
Keener, Benjamin Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1843; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Keesee, Benton
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted first sergeant; killed in action
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; born in Saline county, Arkansas,
c1843; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Keesee, William H
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; elected third lieutenant,
June 9, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, October 2, 1861; promoted first
lieutenant, March 11, 1862; died of smallpox at Richmond, Virginia, December
10, 1862; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Key, Drury H
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; elected first lieutenant,
June 9, 1861; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, March 3, 1862;
appointed captain, March 3, 1862; resigned, October 28, 1862.
Kinnaird, James Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; wounded in the right forearm at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; furloughed to Macon, Mississippi,
to recover from wounds, October 1863; absent without leave, December 14,
1863; dropped the from rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Bibb county, Alabama,
January 31, 1843; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, May 11, 1918; buried
in Extra Cemetery in Ashley county; married Mary Ann Amanda Smith in Ashley
county, December 14, 1862; filed Arkansas pension application #14611 from
Ashley county, August 8, 1907; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; listed
in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census in Ashley county.
Kitchens, James F
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1835.
Lawrence, Frederick
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed sergeant-major, August 24,
1861; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, September 1, 1862; absent without
leave from hospital, December 5, 1862; born c1832.
Lindsey, Harrison B
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant; paroled at
Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Arkansas, December 19, 1841;
died in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 26, 1911; buried in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery in Ashley county; married Frances Morris in Ashley county, January
1, 1868; filed Arkansas pension application #2908 from Ashley county, August
1910; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate
census in Ashley county.
McKoin, James F
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent without leave, June 20, 1861;
no further record; born in Tennessee, c1831; married Sarah Chandler in
Ashley county, October 26, 1873; married Mary M Adams in Ashley county,
June 17, 1883; married Maude Roswell in Ashley county, July 12, 1891; attended
1899 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation druggist.
McMurray, Robert E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, March 1, 1864;
promoted first sergeant; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865;
born c1841; married Elizabeth Matheny in Ashley county, February 2, 1873.
Marsh, W E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; absent sick at Lynchburg, Virginia,
April 19, 1862; no further record.
Martin, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the wrist and captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland;
exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; killed in action
at Suffolk, Virginia, April 22, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1841; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Milender, Jasper N
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, November 1862;
no record after June 30, 1863; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation carpenter; brother of Private William D.
Milender.
Milender, William D
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; died of disease at Berryville,
Virginia, February 13, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester,
Virginia; born in Alabama, c1845; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
brother of Private Jasper N. Milender.
Moncrief, Sterling D
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; no record after August 31, 1863.
Morris, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted third sergeant, July 1863;
promoted second sergeant, August 31, 1863; captured at Richmond, Virginia,
April 3, 1865; paroled at Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1865; born in Alabama,
c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Private Thomas E. Morris (Co. K).
Morse, Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
June 6, 1863; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; enlisted
in 5th United States Volunteer Infantry at Camp Douglas, Illinois, April
18, 1865.
Murray, Jasper N
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted third sergeant, January 1863;
promoted second sergeant, July 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; died of wounds at Rome, Georgia, October 24, 1863; buried in
Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia; born November 18, 1820; bought land
in Ashley county in 1860.
Nance, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born c1841.
Neel, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas,
February 11, 1862; no further record; born in Alabama, January 11, 1840;
died in Arkansas, June 9, 1906; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Ashley county,
Arkansas; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer
Norris, John T
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no record after June 30, 1863; born
c1838.
Ogletree, James Alexander “Alex”
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the arm at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; born in Georgia, c1835; died in Arkansas, July 2,
1919; married Julia Ann; filed Arkansas pension application #2237 from
Dallas county; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; bought land in Ashley
county in 1874; attended 1899 Confederate Reunion at Princeton, Arkansas
(gave residence as Fordyc, Arkansas).
Owens, Jesse
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; missing in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1842; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Pogue, Thomas A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861: detailed as brigade blacksmith, September
1, 1862; captured in East Tennessee, January 1864; took oath of allegiance
at Louisville, Kentucky, January 15, 1864; born in Alabama, c1830; married
Leah Young in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 21, 1859; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith.
Pursley, Samuel Caruthers
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; detailed as hospital steward at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, February 18, 1863; no further record; born c1843.
Radcliff, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September 19, 1862; born c1840.
Ramsey, Thomas Walter
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent sick, July 19, 1861; no further
record; born in Georgia, c1840; married Ann Elizabeth Boyett in Ashley
county, Arkansas, July 19, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application #22213
from Ashley county, August 6, 1915; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas;
served as Ashley county treasurer, 1904-1910; served as Ashley county judge,
1910-1912; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Rayburn, Benjamin B
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 17, 1862; no further record; married Sarah Jane
Honeycutt in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 24, 1861.
Rayburn, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 17, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; furloughed to recover from wounds, September 20, 1862; absent
without leave in Arkansas, October 1, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 19, 1863; no record after
February 29, 1864.
Reed, Jasper L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; born
c1837; married Caroline Shearer in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 29,
1866.
Reid, James L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; died of disease at Goldsboro, North
Carolina, April 10, 1862; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates John L. and William
E. Reid.
Reid, James Monroe
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in Alabama, c1829; married Sarah —; married Louisa C. Jordan
in Ashley county, Arkansas, July 29, 1865; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Reid, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; no record after February 29, 1864;
born in Alabama, c1845; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates James L. and William E. Reid.
Reid, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged for consumption at Winchester,
Virginia, October 2, 1862; born in Alabama, c1842; married Rachel McCone
in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 8, 1863; married M.A.M.E. Willis in
Ashley county, July 18, 1865; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates James L. and John L. Reid.
Reeves, Jesse W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, in 1861; died of disease at Winchester, Virginia, January 11,
1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Rogers, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born in Georgia,
c1843; listed in Union county 1860 census.
Sanders, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the right thigh and captured
at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia,
c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation overseer.
Sanford, Jesse L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; discharged, provided substitute James
Watson, December 31, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; elected third lieutenant, March 24,
1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862;
transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; promoted
first lieutenant, September 11, 1862; captured at Holly Springs, Mississippi,
December 1862; exchanged; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, July
13, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 7, 1865;
born in Tennessee, c1830; married Ellen Clyde in Ashley county, Arkansas,
October 30, 1870; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation merchant;
bought land in Ashley county in 1860.
Sawyer, James H
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed third corporal,
June 9, 1861; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas, January 13, 1863; absent
without leave, April 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1863; returned
home and enlisted in Co. G, 4th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born in Alabama,
c1842; married Jessie Capers in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 14, 1866;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates
Waymon P. and William E. Sawyer.
Sawyer, Wayman Polk
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged for being under age at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, January 22, 1863; returned home and enlisted in Co. G, 4th Louisiana
Regiment Cavalry; promoted corporal; born in Alabama, February 14, 1846;
buried in Wilmot Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Martha Olivia
Norrell in Ashley county, July 29, 1866; widow filed Arkansas pension application
#14369 from Ashley county, August 8, 1907; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; brother of Corporal James H. Sawyer and Private
William E. Sawyer.
Sawyer, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; left leg amputated; confined at Federal hospital,
Baltimore, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10,
1862; furloughed to Arkansas, January 1863; born in Alabama, c1843; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Corporal James
H. Sawyer and Private Wayman P. Sawyer
Seale, Charles J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, December
20, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, June 16, 1863; promoted first lieutenant,
October 1, 1863; killed in action at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864;
born c1834.
Seale, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; promoted second corporal in 1862; promoted
first corporal in 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863;
promoted fourth sergeant, October 24, 1863; furloughed to Greenville, Butler
county, Alabama; retired to Invalid Corps at Greenville, Alabama, November
28, 1864; born in Alabama, c1836; occupation farmer.
Senn, Daniel
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 16, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in South Carolina, c1839; married Mary Jane White in Ashley
county, Arkansas, January 23, 1860; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Sherrer, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; furloughed to Arkansas, January 22, 1863; born in Alabama,
c1842; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Shippy, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no further record; born in Georgia,
c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Slack, James Quincy
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease in 1863; buried in Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in Georgia, c1833; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmhand; bought land in Ashley county in
1860.
Smith, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; killed in action at Bermuda Hundred,
Virginia, June 16, 1864.
Spears, Edward
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease, January 10, 1862; buried
in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born c1842
Stover, Elijah
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the side and captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 27, 1862; born c1840.
Tarply, David J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; died of disease, July 9, 1861; born
c1839.
Waits, Alfred B
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; discharged for disability at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, May 6, 1862; born in Hale county, Georgia, c1830; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occpuation carpenter; bought land in Ashley
county in 1874
Walden, J F
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent without leave in Arkansas, May
1, 1863.
Walden, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no record after August 31, 1864; born
in Alabama; occupation farmer.
Walden, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; absent on sick furlough in Arkansas,
March 1, 1863; no record after August 31, 1863; born c1843.
Walden, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 21, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; no further recoard.
Waldrop, Francis Marion “Marion”
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; killed in action at Bermuda Hundred,
Virginia, June 16, 1864; born in Alabama, October 19, 1835; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in
1860.
Walker, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded in the thigh and captured at
Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland;
exchanged at Fort Monroe, Virginia, March 13, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas,
April 1863; born in Alabama, c1842; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Wallace, Stephen A
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; wounded in the left arm and thigh and captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; left arm amputated; died of wounds, August
22, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1836; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Watson, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Winchester, Virginia, as a substitute for Private Jesse L. Sandford,
December 31, 1861; discharged for disability, February 13, 1862.
White, Stuart
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; no record after August 31, 1861; born
in Tennessee, c1843.
White, Willis J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; discharged, November 4, 1862; born
in Alabama, February 26, 1845; died in Arkansas, May 2, 1891; buried in
Parkdale Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; served as Ashley county clerk, 1872-1874.
Wilhite, Lewis P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; discharged for disability, December
30, 1862; born in Louisiana, c1819; listed in Ashley county 1860 census
with wife Frances L.; occupation artist; bought land in Ashley county in
1874.
Williams, A J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, December 16, 1861; died of pneumonia at Richmond,
Virginia, April 6, 1862.
Williams, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; captured at Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 3, 1865; confined
at Point Lookout, Maryland, until paroled on June 22, 1865; born in Tennessee,
c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Wilson, Charles E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; discharged for disability, January 16,
1862; born in South Carolina, c1825; listed in Ashley county 1860 census
with wife Betsy A.; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in
1874.
Wyatt, William B
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed first corporal,
June 9, 1861; reduced to ranks, June 1863; no record after August 31, 1863;
born in Kentucky, c1828; married Catherine Jane Armstrong in Ashley county,
Arkansas, May 16, 1856; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1859.
Young, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; captured at Kingston, Georgia, November
19, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Rock Island, Illinois, December 29,
1863; enlisted in United States Navy, January 25, 1864; born in Arkansas,
c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Private William Young.
Young, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas, December 16, 1863; born in Arkansas,
c1838; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Private Thomas J. Young.