Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
Company C—“Confederate Stars”
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Confederate Stars,” was organized at Monticello, Drew county, Arkansas, June 10, 1861, by Captain Thomas M. Whittington. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company C, July 1861. During its four years of service, 154 men served in Company C. Only thirteen 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.
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Allen, Riley P
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed first corporal,
June 10, 1861; discharged for heart disease, September 17, 1862; born in
Fayette county, Tennessee, 1839; died in Drew county, Arkansas, 1868; buried
in Old Monticello Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas; never married; listed
in Drew county 1860 census; occupation student.
Baker, John A
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed fourth corporal,
June 10, 1861; discharged for chronic pulmonaria at Goldsboro, North Carolina,
April 1, 1862; born in Meriwether county, Georgia, c1840; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Baldy, Samuel Stephen “Stephen”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in railroad accident at
Staunton, Virginia, July 17, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton,
Virginia; born in Alabama, March 25, 1842; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; brother of Private Thomas H. Baldy.
Baldy, Thomas Hamilton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 31, 1862; captured at Front Royal, Virginia,
while on a detail to supply scouts, July 21, 1863; reported as absent without
leave, July 22, 1863; confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C.,
until released on oath of allegiance on March 22, 1864; dropped from the
rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, March 17, 1838; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation carpenter; bought land in Drew county in
1861; attended 1889 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas, giving his
residence as Union township in Ashley county; brother of Private Samuel
S. Baldy.
Bardin, James Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the shoulder on Darbytown
Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1835; filed Arkansas pension application
#13005 from Union county, August 14, 1903; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmhand; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Strong,
Arkansas.
Barker, David Edward
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted second sergeant, October
27, 1861; promoted first sergeant, December 17, 1861; promoted third lieutenant,
December 1, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, June 1, 1863; wounded in
the left thigh at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; retired to Invalid
Corps, December 6, 1864; born in Tennessee, July 1836; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation lawyer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census
at Monticello, Arkansas; brother of Private James C. Barker.
Barker, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for epilepsy, July 14,
1862; born in Tennessee, c1837; listed in Drew county 1860 census with
wife Nancy A.; occupation farmer; brother of Private David E. Barker.
Barnes, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, March 17, 1862; born c1839; bought land in Ashley county in 1861.
Barnes, Nathaniel H “Nat”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; died of disease at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, May 11, 1862; born in Georgia, c1842; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Barnett, James D
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, March 17, 1862; born c1839 (one source says 1834).
Bennett, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent on sick furlough in 1862;
absent without leave in Arkansas, November 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. F,
12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent
on sick furlough, February 10, 1864; captured at Memphis, Tennessee, February
16, 1864; born c1839.
Biggs, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no further record; enlisted in
Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863;
no record after February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, c1826; listed in Drew
county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer; bought land
in Drew county in 1861.
Boatner, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; absent without leave, October 15, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Boring, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no further record; born c1834.
Bowden, Edward “Ed”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for chronic diarrhea
at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 6, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; appointed first sergeant,
November 10, 1863; promoted third lieutenant, January 6, 1864; no record
after February 29, 1864; born in Franklin parish, Louisiana, August 23,
1837; died at Monticello, Arkansas, June 23, 1911; buried in Troy Cemetery,
Drew county, Arkansas; filed Arkansas pension application #3999 from Drew
county; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Boyd, David J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease, November 20, 1861.
Bradley, William M “Red”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, December 9, 1862; absent without leave, December
31, 1863; deserted in East Tennessee, March 30, 1864; dropped from the
rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; captured at Memphis, Tennessee, February
9, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census
with wife Martha; occupation farmer.
Bridges, Hiram M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, February 9, 1863; wounded in the hand at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas to recover from wounds;
absent without leave in Arkansas, September 20, 1863; dropped from the
rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; died in Arkansas, April 2, 1918;
widow filed Arkansas pension application #27816 from Cleveland county,
August 15, 1927; son of Private Wiley Bridges.
Bridges, Wiley
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; no further record; born c1821;
father of Private Hiram M. Bridges.
Brooks, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded and captured on Greenbrier
river, Virginia, October 3, 1861; confined at Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged
at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1863; absent without leave in
Arkansas, May 3, 1864; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in
Mississippi, c1845; died in Arkansas, October 7, 1928; married Bashie M.;
filed Arkansas pension application #15097 from Drew county, August 4, 1909;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Bryant, Michael W “Mike”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 1st North
Carolina Regiment, March 31, 1862; born c1839.
Bulloch, Cyprian
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; rejected as unfit for service at
Lynchburg, Virginia, June 20, 1861; enrolled in Captain Zellner’s Company
(Local Defense) in 1864; born in Georgia, c1837; died in Arkansas, January
30, 1907; married Frances Baker; widow files Arkansas pension application
#15088 from Drew county, August 10, 1914; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Burks, William Pinkney “Pink”
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected second lieutenant,
June 10, 1861; resigned, June 20, 1861; enlisted in Monticello Artillery
at Monticello, Arkansas, February 8, 1862; elected first lieutenant, February
8, 1862; resigned, May 26, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; elected captain, October 15,
1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1839; died
in Arkansas, July 22, 1905; widow filed Arkansas pension application #19460
from Jefferson county, August 9, 1906; bought land in Drew county in 1858
and 1859.
Burton, James J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no further record; born c1835.
Carpenter, Henry Laban “Labe”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 17, 1862; killed in action at Suffolk, Virginia,
May 3, 1863; born c1827; bought land in Drew county in 1861.
Carpenter, Samuel H “Sam”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 17, 1862; discharged as a minor, September
30, 1862; born c1846; died in Arkansas, June 15, 1918; married (1) Julia
Mullins Walker, (2) Dorothy Caroline Kispert Smith". filed Arkansas
pension application #10751 from Saline county, August 20, 1902.
Carter, Lafayette H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 9, 1862; no further record; born c1843.
Cash, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of chronic dysentery at Petersburg,
Virginia, May 30, 1863; born c1843.
Chambers, Ransom L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Lynchburg,
Virginia, July 17, 1861; reenlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at
Monticello, Arkansas, March 29, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; absent on furlough to Arkansas, January 19, 1863; absent
without leave in Arkansas, August 1, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February
29, 1864; born in Holmes county, Mississippi, c1842; married Sarah Jane
Barnes in Ashley county, Arkansas, June 7, 1864; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Coatney, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent without leave, June 20,
1861; born c1842; married Martha A. A. Kennedy in Ashley county, Arkansas,
November 18, 1863.
Collier, Needham B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 27th North
Carolina Regiment, November 25, 1862; reportedly died of smallpox; born
c1838.
Collins, Andrew Jackson
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; captured in Kentucky; exchanged
at Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 11, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1840;
died in Arkansas, January 30, 1913; widow Frances filed Arkansas pension
application #7613 from Mississippi county; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Collins, Pleasant B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent without leave, December
15, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born c1842.
Conley, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted first corporal, November
1862; promoted third sergeant, February 1864; promoted first sergeant in
1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; bought land in Drew
county in 1856.
Cox, Archibald G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at McDowell, Virginia,
August 15, 1861; born c1831.
Crain, George W
Private—Enrolled in Desha County Militia at
Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, November 1862; promoted fourth corporal; promoted second corporal;
reduced to ranks; born in Tennessee, c1838; listed in Desha county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Crain, Howell P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, November 1862; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, May 21, 1865.
Cryer, Thomas E
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for heart disease at
Petersburg, Virginia, October 1, 1862; enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, February 27, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; absent on detached duty as nurse in hospital
at Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 1, 1863; born in Talbot county,
Maryland, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.
Cunningham, James Martin “Mart”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; “deserted in front of the enemy”
near Knoxville, Tennessee, November 25, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February
29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 6, 1864;
born in Mississippi, c1838; filed Arkansas pension application #24478 from
Lincoln county, August 8, 1916; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Cunningham, Joshua W “Josh”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; deserted near Knoxville, Tennessee,
November 18, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Knoxville, Tennessee, December
29, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February 29, 1864; born c1842.
Davis, Daniel Webster
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; transferred to Co. I, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, August 1, 1861; discharged for disability, September 4, 1861;
born at Orangeburg, South Carolina, September 20, 1827; died in Arkansas,
May 17, 1903; buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas;
occupation schoolteacher.
Denton, Matthew M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease, November 30, 1861;
buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia.
Douglas, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; deserted in East Tennessee, November
18, 1863; captured at Kingston, Tennessee, November 19, 1863; took oath
of allegiance at Knoxville, Tennessee, December 29, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, February 29, 1864; born c1840.
Durham, Henry J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cut Off, Arkansas, March 23, 1862; deserted, November 18, 1863; dropped
from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born c1841.
Dykes, Hector M “Heck”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Camp Bartow,
Virginia, August 5, 1861; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Easley, Dunbar T
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed third corporal,
June 10, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, February 2, 1862; no further record;
born c1839.
Ellis, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died, October 25, 1861, cause not
stated; born c1840.
Erwin, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Winchester,
Virginia, January 12, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia;
born in Mississippi, c1839; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Fartheree, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Staunton, Virginia,
August 1861; born c1839.
Ferguson, Edward R “Ed”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no record after June 30, 1863;
born in Mississippi, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1859.
Ferguson, James O
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died, December 18, 1861, cause
not stated.
Ferguson, John Ashford
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Mississippi, c1838; died in Arkansas, February
16, 1916; married Laura Roberts; filed Arkansas pension application #14565
from Ashley county, August 7, 1911; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Morrell,
Arkansas.
Ferguson, Marmaduke E “Duke”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the left thigh and right
hand at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; dropped from the rolls
for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; took oath of allegiance at
Wheeling, West Virginia, April 18, 1865; born in South Carolina, November
5, 1839; died in Arkansas, February 13, 1901; widow J. M. filed Arkansas
pension application #16804 from Drew county, August 11, 1902; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.
Ferguson, William F “Frank”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no record after June 30, 1863;
born in Mississippi, c1839; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Flemister, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for disability at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, May 5, 1862; born in Jasper county, Georgia, c1835.
Fry, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the right eye and left
hip and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined
at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged in October 1862; discharged
for disability, June 21, 1863; born in Murray county, Tennessee, c1827;
married Cena Bardin in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 11, 1863; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Gaster, John
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed third sergeant,
June 10, 1861; discharged, August 31, 1861, provided substitute Thomas
M. Payne; enlisted in Monticello Artillery at Monticello, Arkansas, February
8, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, May 26, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1835;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Gibson, Samuel “Sam”
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant,
June 10, 1861; appointed quartermaster-sergeant, August 23, 1861; discharged
to resume duties as Drew county clerk, October 12, 1861; enlisted in Co.
B, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 3, 1862; elected
captain, May 3, 1862; promoted major, May 26, 1864; born in Georgia, c1838;
bought land in Drew county in 1858; served as Drew county clerk, 1860-1862.
Gibson, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; born in Georgia, c1836; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census with wife Martha A.; occupation farmer.
Glossup, Benjamin J “Bo”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the right shoulder at
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, June 19, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Georgia, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Harmon, Milford L “Mil”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, in 1862; wounded in the left side and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged
at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; retired to Invalid Corps
at Camden, Arkansas, in 1863; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Haynes, Frank D
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, November
20, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, December 1, 1862; resigned for tuberculosis,
June 1, 1863; born in Kentucky, c1838; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation medical student; served as Drew county surveyer, 1892-1896.
Haynes, Thomas W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; deserted in East Tennessee, November
18, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Knoxville, Tennessee, December 29,
1863; dropped from the rolls; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; served as Drew county sheriff, 1872-1874.
Hemingway, Sullivan S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; deserted in 1862 and took oath of allegiance; born
in Vermont, c1838; married Nancy Bailey in Ashley county, Arkansas, January
13, 1859; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought
land in Drew county in 1860.
Hereford, Thomas “Keno”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; deserted during the withdrawal
from Gettysburg, July 6, 1863; captured at Fairfield, Pennsylvania, July
7, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Fort Delaware, April 19, 1864; born
in Missouri, c1837.
Hightower, Joshua “Josh”
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected third lieutenant,
June 10, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, June 20, 1861; promoted first
lieutenant, November 20, 1862; promoted captain, December 1, 1862; wounded
at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Georgia, c1835; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation clerk.
House, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Goldsboro, North
Carolina, April 25, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed in Drew county
1860 census; occupation mechanic; bought land in Drew county in 1860.
Hudspeth, Henry S
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed first sergeant,
June 10, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, June 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, November 20,
1862; promoted first lieutenant, December 1, 1862; absent detailed on recruiting
service in Arkansas, August 16, 1864; born c1839.
Hyatt, Benjamin Flavius
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, August
24, 1861; promoted second sergeant; appointed sergeant-major; no further
record (one source states he was killed in action at Chickamauga); born
in Alabama, c1839; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation student;
brother of Privates Elijah L. and Robert F. Hyatt.
Hyatt, Elijah Lycineus
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; died of wounds in Samuel Bealer’s house at
Sharpsburg, October 2, 1862; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Drew county
1860 census; brother of Privates Benjamin F. and Robert F. Hyatt.
Hyatt, Robert Fee
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 14, 1862; wounded in the left leg and captured
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; leg amputated; confined at
Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged on January 31, 1863; furloughed
to Arkansas; born in South Carolina, November 27, 1844; died at Monticello,
Arkansas, December 12, 1900; married Mattie Ridgell; married Mrs Effie
C. Daniels; widow filed Arkansas pension application #29458 from Drew county,
August 1927; listed in Drew county 1860 census; bought land in Drew county
in 1888; served as Drew county clerk, 1872-1882; served as Drew county
coroner, 1886-1890 and 1892-1894; brother of Privates Benjamin F. and Elijah
L. Hyatt.
Ivey, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; furloughed to Arkansas; absent without leave, December
2, 1862; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Georgia, c1842;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Jackson, Phineas T “Phinney”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; absent without leave in Arkansas, October 1, 1863;
dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; appointed first sergeant,
December 1, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee,
c1838; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Virginia; occupation
farmer; killed in the great flood at Galveston, Texas, September 8, 1900.
James, Jasper J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cut Off, Drew county, Arkansas, April 1, 1862; captured at Fairfield,
Pennsylvania, July 6, 1863; enlisted in 3rd Maryland Cavalry (Union) at
Fort Delaware, September 22, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1843; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation laborer.
Jeter, Charles W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed second corporal, June
10, 1861; promoted first corporal; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born c1839; filed Arkansas pension application #4343 from Drew
county, August 8, 1908.
Johnson, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed color bearer; killed
in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; born in Arkansas,
c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Jones, James B R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent without leave, June 20,
1861; dropped from the rolls; enlisted in Monticello Artillery at Monticello,
Arkansas, May 1, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1834; listed in Drew county
1860 census with wife Martha D.; occupation farmer.
Jordan, Claiborne “Clabe”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of measles at Richmond, Virginia,
March 10, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860
census; occupation laborer.
Jordan, James T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; deserted in East Tennessee, November
18, 1863; took oath of allegiance in Roane county, Tennessee, December
1863; dropped from the rolls, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1839;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation laborer.
Kanaday, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cut Off, Arkansas, April 1, 1862; no further record; born c1832.
Kidd, Robert A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; rejected as unfit for service at
Lynchburg, Virginia, June 20, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry
Battalion, at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co.
B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; furloughed, December 20,
1862; born c1837; died October 3, 1883; buried in Troy Cemetery, Drew county,
Arkansas.
Kimbro, William Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp
Alleghany, Virginia, August 19, 1861; born c1835; after the war he was
a Baptist minister at Tyro, Arkansas.
Law, Peyton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for general debility,
March 24, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1811; listed in Drew county 1860 census
with wife Susan; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1859.
Law, Wyatt L
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 9th Arkansas Infantry,
in 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas,
February 7, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Lewis, Hamilton W “Hamp”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for general debility
at Camp McIntosh, North Carolina, April 1, 1862; born in White county,
Tennessee, in 1812; died in Drew county, Arkansas, November 15, 1867; married
Elizabeth; married Rebecca; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Littleton, Samuel H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, December 9, 1862; absent on sick furlough, November
10, 1863; absent without leave, March 1, 1864; dropped from the rolls,
August 31, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, September
12, 1864.
Lytle, Josiah T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry; deserted in East Tennessee, February 22, 1864; born in Tennessee,
c1837; married Jacka Ann Thompson in Desha county, Arkansas, August 17,
1855; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of
Privates Harmon O. and Trevalon L. Lytle (Co. D)
McAlister, Francis Marion “Red”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; discharged for periostitis at
Drewery’s Bluff, Virginia, July 5, 1862; born in Carroll parish, Louisiana,
c1821; married Cynthia E Bradshaw in Ashley county, Arkansas, March 16,
1858; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
McCall, James R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; died of apoplexy at Petersburg,
Virginia, May 21, 1863; born c1842.
McCall, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; absent on sick furlough, June
19, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February 29, 1864; enlisted in Co. F,
12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent
without leave, February 18, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.
McCall, William K
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; died of disease at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, in 1862; born in Mississippi, c1835; listed in Ashley county
1860 census with wife Matilda; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley
county in 1858.
McClure, Christopher Columbus
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Winchester,
Virginia, February 10, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester,
Virginia; born c1843.
McFarland, Dennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Camp Bartow,
Virginia, August 1861; born c1838.
McKinney, Edmund Jones “Jones”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; furloughed;
absent without leave, February 12, 1864; born at Hokes Bluff, Alabama,
c1829; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith.
Middleton, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease, January 8, 1862;
buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Millard, Nathaniel “Nat”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted third corporal, February
2, 1862; promoted second sergeant, December 19, 1862; absent without leave,
December 4, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born c1837.
Mitchell, Joseph W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 5, 1863; absent on sick furlough, February
10, 1864; absent without leave, March 1, 1864; captured at Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, May 18, 1865; born in Tuscaloosa county, Alabama, August 1830;
married Mary Ann Trigleth in Arkansas in 1860; married Margaret G. Allen
in Arkansas in 1876; filed Arkansas pension application #6604 from Drew
county, August 11, 1905; occupation farmer.
Neal, Reason L “Reese”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas,
October 20, 1862; absent without leave, February 1, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
April 4, 1864; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Nelson, Arnold J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Camp Alleghany,
Virginia, August 7, 1861; born in South Carolina, c1834; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.
Nichols, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 8, 1863; discharged for tuberculosis, October
26, 1863; born in Drew county, Arkansas, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Otts, Samuel Perry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born c1837.
Palmer, Abraham W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 12, 1862; promoted third sergeant, December
19, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, June 1, 1863; killed in action at
Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1832;
listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife B.A.J.; occupation blacksmith.
Palmer, Daniel L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 18, 1862; took oath of allegiance; born in New York, c1832; listed
in Drew county 1860 census; occupation preacher.
Parker, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; detailed to division pioneer corps,
December 1, 1862; captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865; born c1836.
Patton, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in action at Suffolk, Virginia,
May 3, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Payne, Thomas M “Mit”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Camp Bartow, Virginia, as a substitute for Sergeant John Gaster, August
31, 1861; appointed third sergeant, August 31, 1861; killed in action at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863.
Phillips, Joab L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent on detached service, May
1862 to July 1864; born in Alabama, c1838 (one sources states 1828); listed
in Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic; bought land in Drew county
in 1857 and 1858.
Powell, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Lynchburg, Virginia,
July 14, 1861; buried in Confederate Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg,
Virginia.
Price, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; discharged for disability; born c1842.
Pritchard, Barton R “Bart”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; detailed as regimental orderly;
killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Tennessee,
c1837; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land
in Drew county in 1860.
Rasberry, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; wounded in the legs and captured
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry,
Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, November 10, 1862; furloughed
to Arkansas; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31,
1864; born c1836; filed Arkansas pension application #1697 from Garland
county.
Reynolds, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; detailed as provost guard in 1862;
absent on sick furlough in Arkansas in 1863; absent without leave, June
15, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February 29, 1864; born c1837.
Rhodes, Adam Clark
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the left knee and captured
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry,
Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; wounded
in the shoulder at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; promoted corporal;
wounded in the left wrist at Richmond, Virginia, date not stated; furloughed
to the end of the war; born in South Carolina, c1845; died in Arkansas,
May 30, 1931; married Lula —; filed Arkansas pension application #22692
from Drew county, August 11, 1915; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Richardson, Jesse C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
date and place unknown; service record missing from microfilm; from other
sources he appears to have assigned to the regimental field and staff at
some point; a muster roll states he was killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863.
Ridgell, Arkansas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, date and place unknown; service record missing
from microfilm; appears to have been discharged; enlisted in Monticello
Artillery at Monticello, Arkansas, January 15, 1864; born in Alabama, c1841;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Ringo, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
date and place unknown; service record missing from microfilm; a muster
roll states he was hospitalized at Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 25,
1862.
Ringo, Marion A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
date and place unknown; service record missing from microfilm; a muster
roll states he was hospitalized at Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 25,
1862.
Robertson, Aaron T “Til”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862 (lost tip of little finger on right hand); no record
after June 30, 1863; born c1838; occupation farmer.
Robertson, Amos T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; “deserted while in front of the
enemy” on Darbytown Road, Virginia June 15, 1863; dropped from the rolls
for desertion, February 29, 1864; born c1839.
Robertson, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the leg at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865;
born c1841.
Rowland, Sumter
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in action at Suffolk, Virginia,
May 3, 1863.
Rust, James Aristides
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; detailed as acting assistant commissary,
July 26, 1861; appointed captain and assistant quartermaster, November
20, 1861; discharged, July 15, 1862; reported on detached service to division,
March 1864; resigned, September 15, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
as captain and brigade quartermaster, April 12, 1865; born in Virginia,
June 21, 1829; died, January 1, 1924; listed in Drew county 1860 census
with wife Indiana A.; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in
1857 and 1858.
Rust, Robert Singleton
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 4th Texas Infantry,
at Austin, Texas, March 18, 1862; appointed first sergeant, July 24, 1862;
wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined
at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November
10, 1862; appointed third sergeant, May 1, 1863; transferred to Co. C,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, in 1863; appointed commissary sergeant, August 1,
1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Fauquier
county, Virginia, June 30, 1842; died at Front Royal, Virginia, November
18, 1915.
Sackett, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for disability at Drewry’s
Bluff, Virginia, June 21, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 26th Arkansas Infantry,
at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 4, 1863; absent on sick furlough, September
1, 1863; captured and confined at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 9, 1863;
born in Arkansas, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Sawyers, Harrison H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the back and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New
York; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, August 28, 1863; no further record;
born in Arkansas, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Sinclair, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in action at Cold Harbor,
Virginia, June 2, 1864; born c1838.
Skipper, Everett
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cut Off, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; appointed ordnance sergeant, June
20, 1863; transferred to Mississippi, January 24, 1864; born at Fayetteville,
North Carolina, c1826; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife M. A.;
occupation merchant.
Stone, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected first lieutenant, June 20, 1861;
resigned, September 7, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; discharged for chronic diarrhea
at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia, June 21, 1862; born in De Soto county, Mississippi,
c1841; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Summers, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; died of disease at Monterey, Virginia,
August 20, 1861; born c1832.
Sumner, Simon Peter
Musician—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed musician, June 10, 1861;
reduced to ranks; deserted from the battlefield at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, February 29,
1864; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry: enlisted at Lake Village,
Arkansas, November 10, 1863; appointed third corporal, November 10, 1863;
captured at Memphis, Tennessee, June 12, 1865; born in Illinois, c1835
(one source says 1837); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation waggoner.
Thompson, Samuel D
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, in 1862; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Georgia,
c1832; died in Arkansas, December 12, 1903; widow Henrietta filed Arkansas
pension application #6688 from Lincoln county, August 12, 1903; listed
in Desha county 1860 census with wife Amanda; occupation farmer.
Thompson, Thomas L “Easy”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Fort Delaware, November 15, 1863;
enlisted in United States Navy at Fort Delaware, March 16, 1864; born in
Wayne county, Tennessee, c1835; after the war he was a Baptist minister
at Ella, Arkansas
Tuggle, Robert L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed; born in Georgia, c1835; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private William T. Tuggle.
Tuggle, William Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 28, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Georgia, c1841; died in Arkansas, August 18, 1922;
married Ella P. Quinn in Union county, Arkansas, January 16, 1872; married
Sarah Jane —; filed Arkansas pension application #19308 from Hempstead
county, August 8, 1908; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmhand;
listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Hope, Arkansas; brother of
Private Robert L. Tuggle.
Veasey, Leonidas S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; absent without leave in Arkansas, December 1, 1862;
dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Georgia, c1842; listed
in Drew county 1860 census; occupation student.
Vick, Iredell R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 1st Texas
Infantry, January 14, 1863; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; appointed chaplain, July 15, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1832;
died in Arkansas, November 27, 1895; widow M. A. filed Arkansas pension
application #6690 from Lincoln county, August 23, 1901; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Thaddeus W. Vick.
Vick, Thaddeus Wassaw
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; right
foot amputated; retired to Invalid Corps at Goldsboro, North Carolina,
December 13, 1864; born in North Carolina, September 18, 1838; died in
Arkansas, April 7, 1921; filed Arkansas pension application #578 from Lincoln
county, August 15, 1892; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
laborer; brother of Private Iredell R. Vick.
Vining, Oregon J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; killed in action in the Petersburg
trenches, June 22, 1864; born c1844.
Wade, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September
27, 1862; reportedly died of wounds, date not stated; born c1835.
Walker, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the leg and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; leg amputated; exchanged and
retired to Invalid Corps at Richmond, Virginia, November 11, 1864; born
in Alabama, c1835; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private William P. Walker.
Walker, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; rejected for service at Lynchburg,
Virginia, June 20, 1861; born c1839.
Walker, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; left as nurse to care for his wounded
brother and was captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; exchanged
and furloughed to Arkansas; absent without leave in Arkansas, October 15,
1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; enlisted in Co. F, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent
without leave, February 1, 1864; born in Alabama, c1833; listed in Drew
county 1860 census; occupation schoolteacher; brother of Private John A.
Walker.
Waters, William T
Musician—Enlisted as musician in Co. C, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; reduced to ranks
in 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, 1861/62; detailed as acting assistant
quartermaster, April 1, 1862; promoted first sergeant, December 19, 1862;
wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; lost two
toes on left foot; confined at Davids Island, New York; exchanged at City
Point, Virginia, 1863; absent on detached service in commissary department
at Atlanta, Georgia, November 4, 1863; born c1842.
Welch, Robert L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted third corporal, December
19, 1862; promoted second corporal in 1863; absent without leave, November
1, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in Mississippi,
c1843; listed in Drew county 1860 census.
Wells, Frank S
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
June 10, 1861; died of disease in camp on Greenbrier river, Virginia, September
25, 1861; born c1842.
Wells, Thomas L S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the back and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New
York, until paroled on August 24, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas; absent
without leave in Arkansas, October 15, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August
31, 1864; born c1839; died in Arkansas, October 22, 1902; widow Mattie
filed Arkansas pension application #6592 from Lincoln county, August 4,
1904.
White, Charles S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no further record; enlisted in
Monticello Artillery at Monticello, Arkansas, February 8, 1862; born in
Tennessee, c1839; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Whittington, Thomas M
Captain—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected captain, June 10, 1861;
resigned, December 1, 1861; appointed lieutenant-colonel, 24th Arkansas
Infantry, June 6, 1862; resigned, December 24, 1862; born at Greensboro,
North Carolina, August 7, 1832; died in Arkansas, August 8, 1900; buried
in Gaster Hill Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas; married Mollie R. Cordell
at Monticello, Arkansas, March 17, 1861; married Mattie Belser at Monticello,
Arkansas, June 1873; attended Trinity College in North Carolina, 1848-1852;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; served as Arkansas
State Senator (District 17), 1879-1882.
Williams, Mark A
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected first lieutenant,
June 10, 1861; died of disease at Madison Court House, Virginia, November
20, 1862; erroneously promoted captain, December 1, 1862; born c1836.
Wilson, Elias Newton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, April
30, 1862; reduced to ranks in 1863; severely wounded in the groin and captured
at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Griffin, Georgia,
May 19, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, July 2,
1865; born in Georgia, c1838; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Warren, Arkansas.
Wilson, Henry S “Indian”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia,
May 3, 1863; born c1842.
Wilson, Thomas Jefferson
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; severely wounded in the right hand
at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, June 17, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born c1837; died in Arkansas, November 1, 1919; filed Arkansas
pension application #20232 from Drew county, August 13, 1917; listed in
1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Lacey, Arkansas.
Wooten, Bailey L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cut Off, Arkansas, April 1, 1862; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born c1832.
Young, Spencer
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the right thigh at the
Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; wounded in the groin at Chafin’s Farm,
Virginia, September 29, 1864; appointed ensign, October 18, 1864; retired
to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1865; born in Mississippi, c1843; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.