Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

Company D—“Selma Rifles”

This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Selma Rifles,” was organized at Selma, Drew county, Arkansas, June 20, 1861, by Captain Robert S. Taylor, and was composed of men from Drew and Desha counties.  It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company D, July 1861.  During its four years of service, 83 men served in Company D.  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.

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Anderson, William T
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1840.

Arrington, West A Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the leg and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 2, 1862; furloughed for forty days to recover from wounds, December 2, 1862; born in Alabama, c1842; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Atkinson, J Thomas
Private—Conscripted into Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Warren, Arkansas, March 14, 1863; wounded in the left thigh and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New York, until exchanged on May 16, 1864; retired to Invalid Corps at Raleigh, North Carolina, November 27, 1864; paroled at Salisbury, North Carolina, May 19, 1865.

Barrett, John L
Private—Conscripted into Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Cut Off, Arkansas, March 13, 1863; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; died of measles at Fort Delaware, August 23, 1863; born in Georgia, c1843; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Barrett, Thomas L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September 19, 1862; deserted in East Tennessee, March 1864; captured at Morristown, Tennessee, March 14, 1864, and confined at Knoxville, Tennessee; no further record; born c1841.

Bartlett, Joseph R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Jordan Springs, Virginia, July 18, 1863; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born c1831.

Beckerdite, Oliver Cromwell
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for lumbago at Richmond, Virginia, June 21, 1862; born in Randolph county, North Carolina, c1835; occupation schoolteacher.

Beshires, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the left leg at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; furloughed; absent without leave, October 28, 1862; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; married Elizabeth Whitecamp in Saline county, Arkansas, March 7, 1866; born c1832.

Bond, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; transferred to Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, December 31, 1861; no further record; born c1837.

Boyd, Francis Marion  “Frank”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; left as nurse and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at Camp Lee, Virginia, February 18, 1865; born c1840.

Boyd, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no further record; born c1833.

Breedlove, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third corporal; promoted second corporal; promoted fourth sergeant; promoted third sergeant; promoted first sergeant, April 1864; killed in action at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Ransom S., Richard L. and William E. Breedlove.

Breedlove, Ransom S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Capon Bridge, Virginia, January 4, 1862; discharged for heart trouble at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 16, 1862; born in Wilkes county, Georgia, c1842; filed Arkansas pension application #1688 from Drew county, August 25, 1894; occupation farmer; brother of Privates John M., Richard L. and William E. Breedlove.

Breedlove, Richard L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no further record; born in Georgia, c1842; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates John M., Ransom S. and William E. Breedlove.

Breedlove, William E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third corporal; wounded in the right shoulder at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; promoted second corporal; promoted first corporal, 1864; reduced to ranks; no further record; born in Georgia, c1838; died in Arkansas, November 12, 1902; married Susan Jane; filed Arkansas pension application #3997 from Drew county, August 16, 1901; occupation farmer; brother of Privates John M., Ransom S. and Richard L. Breedlove.

Bush, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1839.

Bush, Jesse D
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability, December 1861; born in Georgia, c1842; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Carrick, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Capon Bridge, Virginia, January 4, 1862; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1841; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Carter, Delton H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; paroled at Augusta, Georgia, May 25, 1865; born c1841; died October 15, 1918; filed Arkansas pension application #1690 from Drew county, August 25, 1894; bought land in Drew county in 1901.

Carter, J P
Private—Conscripted into Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Cut Off, Arkansas, March 21, 1863; died of congestion of the brain in camp on Rapidan River, Virginia, June 5, 1863.

Carter, Martin Van Buren
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for phthisis pulmonalis, April 24, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 3, 1862; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Holmes county, Mississippi, c1838; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife M. M.; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1860 and 1894.

Carter, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third corporal, January 1863; promoted first corporal, May 1863; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; born c1838; bought land in Drew county in 1857.

Chambers, William L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1834; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.

Childers, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; captured near Cashtown, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1863; paroled, August 1863; furloughed to Petersburg, Virginia, in 1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born c1835; married Sarah E. Mock in Ashley county, Arkansas, September 23, 1864.

Claypole, Jeremiah  “Jerry”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no further record; born c1838.

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.

Crow, Thomas T
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1844.

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.

Donaldson, Andrew Alexander  “Alex”
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Staunton, Virginia, December 25, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery at Staunton; born in Alabama, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation laborer; brother of Private James P. Donaldson.

Donaldson, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted second corporal, September 23, 1861; promoted first corporal, January 1863; promoted third sergeant, May 1863; promoted second sergeant, May 1864; captured on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; died at Point Lookout, Maryland, April 21, 1865; born in Alabama, c1838; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Andrew A. Donaldson.

Fitzgerald, Wiley
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed first sergeant, June 20, 1861; promoted first lieutenant, September 7, 1861; promoted captain, April 23, 1862; resigned for disability, May 19, 1863; born c1837.

Forrester, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; deserted in East Tennessee, March 24, 1864; captured at Knoxville, Tennessee, April 26, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Camp Chase, Ohio, May 10, 1865; born c1840.

Frazer, Andrew J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; wounded on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 27, 1864; died of wounds at Richmond, Virginia, November 11, 1864; born c1833.

Harle, Armistead B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the right arm at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; wounded in the leg at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; captured at Jonesboro, Tennessee, April 13, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Nashville, Tennessee, May 22, 1865; born c1825.

Harper, Darius M
Musician—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed musician, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Richmond, Virginia, January 10, 1862; born c1826.

Harrell, James A
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed third corporal, June 20, 1861; promoted third sergeant in 1862; promoted second sergeant in 1863; promoted first sergeant in 1864; severely wounded in the head at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1838; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Harrell, Samuel C
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed third lieutenant, June 20, 1861; promoted first lieutenant, April 23, 1862; promoted captain, May 19, 1863; killed in action in the Petersburg trenches, July 1, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1835; listed in Desha county 1860 census.

Harris, Isham W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Cheat Mountain, Virginia, October 3, 1861; confined at Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 25, 1862; no further record; born c1835.

Henderson, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for diarrhea and kidney disease, January 30, 1862; born in Warren county, Tennessee, c1814; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Holcomb, Dennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; rejected for service at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 1861; born c1829.

Jones, Marion C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Capon Bridge, Virginia, January 4, 1862; wounded in the right thigh at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; killed in action in the Petersburg trenches, July 13, 1864; born in Alabama, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.

Kerr, John D
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Hickory Flats, Tennessee, February 13, 1864; listed absent without leave, February 20, 1864; confined at Camp Douglas, Illinois; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; exchanged at New Orleans, Louisiana; born c1842.

Level, Lycurgus T
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; detailed as divison teamster, November 1, 1863; deserted in East Tennessee, April 2, 1864; born c1841.

Lusby, John B
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed fourth corporal, June 20, 1861; detailed as scout and captured at Cheat Mountain, Virginia, August 22, 1861; confined at Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 25, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant; died of brain hemorrhage at Lynchburg, Virginia, March 2, 1863; buried in Confederate Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia; bornin Tennessee, c1833; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation laborer; bought land in Drew county in 1856.

Lusby, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; killed in action on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; born c1840.

Lytle, Harmon O
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed second corporal, June 20, 1861; died of disease, date and place not stated; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in Tennessee, c1835; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Josiah T. and Trevalon L. Lytle.

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 Corporal Harmon O. Lytle and Private Trevalon L. Lytle.

Lytle, Trevalon L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the neck at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; deserted in East Tennessee, February 22, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1846; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Corporal Harmon O. Lytle and Private Josiah T. Lytle.

McDuffey, Patrick
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Suffolk, Virginia, April 12, 1863; dropped from rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born c1830.

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.

Martin, Amos G
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Memphis, Tennessee, February 21, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, November 6, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, May 19, 1863; promoted first lieutenant, June 27, 1864; promoted captain, July 1, 1864; captured on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; paroled at Fort Delaware, June 17, 1865, giving his residence as Ritchie county, Virginia.

Mason, Jesse N
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed second sergeant, June 20, 1861; absent sick, August 1861; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Mitchell, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; deserted and captured at Morristown, Tennessee, March 14, 1864; born c1838.

Nations, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; rejected for service at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 1861; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Paschall, John Wesley
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no further record; born in Mississippi, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Paschall, Michael E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; oath of allegiance at Fort Delaware, June 9, 1865; born c1841.

Peacock, Lovett M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; born in Georgia, c1832; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife E. E.; occupation farmer.

Peacock, Walter G
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for dropsy, February 10, 1862; born in Wilkes county, Georgia, c1840; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Phillips, David P
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed first corporal, June 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant; died on furlough at Memphis, Tennessee, February 27, 1862; born in Tennessee; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Pittman, Giles C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; detailed as nurse in hospital at Emory, Virginia, March 22, 1864; transferred to Captain Chisholm’s Company Florida Scouts, January 11, 1865; born in Georgia, c1835; died in Arkansas, September 25, 1904; married Amanda C.; filed Arkansas pension application #4392 from Drew county, August 11, 1901; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

Pruitt, Cass
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed third sergeant, June 20, 1861; promoted second sergeant in 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Keedysville, Maryland, September 19, 1862; promoted first sergeant in 1863; wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined in U.S. Army General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, September 22, 1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, c1837; married Mary Jane Touchstone in Desha county, Arkansas, January 13, 1859; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Richards, Robert E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, date and place unknown; service record missing from microfilm.

Rowell, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant, September 23, 1861; reduced to ranks, June 16, 1863; deserted in East Tennessee, February 22, 1864; born in Georgia, c1836; died in Arkansas, April 26, 1910; widow M. J. filed Arkansas pension #21910 from Drew county, August 15, 1921; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Stone, John L
First Lieutenant—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.

Stone, Thomas Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed captain and assistant commissary, December 5, 1862; appointed assistant commissary, Field’s division, Army of Northern Virginia, July 17, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Taylor, Robert Samuel
Captain—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected captain, June 20, 1861; promoted major, April 23, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colonel, January 11, 1863; detailed to recruiting service in Arkansas, February 1, 1863; captured at Madisonburg, Louisiana, April 8, 1863; escaped or was released, no record of confinement; severely wounded in the side at the the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Kentucky, c1825; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1856.

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.

Tillar, J Thomas W
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected second lieutenant, June 20, 1861; resigned April 23, 1862; born in Virginia, c1833; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Tiner, Jacob H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic; brother of Private Luke M. Tiner.

Tiner, Luke M
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the leg at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; leg amputated; retired to Invalid Corps at Columbia, South Carolina, September 16, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860 census; brother of Private Jacob H. Tiner.

Tinsley, William N
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no further record; born c1838.

Touchstone, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent on sick leave at Staunton, Virginia, July 19, 1861; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith; brother of Private Pembroke S. Touchstone.

Touchstone, Pembroke S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third sergeant; promoted second lieutenant, November 6, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, May 19, 1863; deserted in East Tennessee, February 5, 1864; dropped from the rolls, June 27, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1830; married Artemisia K. Stone in Desha county, Arkansas, October 29, 1851; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith; bought land in Drew county in 1857; brother of Private George W. Touchstone.

Tribble, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent on sick furlough, May 10, 1863; died in hospital at Greensboro, Georgia, February 11, 1864; born c1823.

Walker, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Memphis, April 4, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, April 23, 1862; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1833; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Weatherall, James M
Private—Conscripted into Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Cut Off, Arkansas, March 7, 1863; died of disease at Culpeper, Virginia, June 13, 1863; born in South Carolina, c1830; widow Elizabeth C. filed Arkansas pension application #1689 from Drew county; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

White, John H
Musician—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed musician, June 20, 1861; reduced to ranks, March 1862; born in South Carolina, c1834; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Wiley, Edward
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability, October 25, 1861; born in Missouri, c1830; married Caroline D. Touchstone in Desha county, Arkansas, October 30, 1851; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Williams, John G
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for prolonged absence, August 31, 1864; born c1842.

Wilson, Thomas E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no record after February 29, 1864; born c1842.

Wise, Ephraim A
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, July 15, 1861; captured at Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 2, 1863; confined at Camp Morton, Indiana, until exchanged on February 19, 1865.

Yates, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; furloughed, January 11, 1865; born c1845 in Wake county, North Carolina; died in Arkansas, December 13, 1895; widow E. J. filed Arkansas pension application #4392 from Drew county, August 11, 1902.


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