Third Arkansas Regiment Infantry, CSA
Company F—“Hot Spring Hornets”
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Hot Spring Hornets,” was organized at Rockport, Hot Spring county, Arkansas, June 20, 1861, by Captain Daniel A. Newman, sheriff of Hot Spring county. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company F, July 1861. On July 18, 1862, thirty-three members of disbanded Company A, Second Arkansas Infantry Battalion, were assigned to this company; however, most of them were soon discharged for various wounds and illnesses. During its four years of service, 119 men served in Company F. Only ten 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.
Adair, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, May 1863;
promoted second corporal; wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 10, 1864;
promoted fourth sergeant, August 1864; promoted first sergeant, late 1864;
paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born c1842.
Adams, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded and captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; left leg amputated; paroled, November 12, 1863;
furloughed, December 7, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps, November 23, 1864;
paroled at Charlottesville, Virginia, May 18, 1865; born c1841; filed Arkansas
pension application #990 from Saline county, July 6, 1892.
Akin, Samuel L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; promoted fourth
sergeant; transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged
for disabililty at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 19, 1862; born in Saline county,
Arkansas, December 19, 1838; died, July 16, 1864; married Elizabeth Ann
Newkirk in Saline county, February 9, 1859; listed in Saline county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Alexander, Joseph Harris
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal; promoted
third corporal; promoted first corporal; promoted fourth sergeant; promoted
second sergeant; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; right
arm amputated; retired to Invalid Corps at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, October
6, 1864; born in Hickman county, Tennessee, May 3, 1833; died at Malvern,
Arkansas, March 6, 1908; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery at Malvern; married
Emily Margaret Sivley in Hot Spring county, November 30, 1858; widow filed
Arkansas pension application #19645 from Hot Spring county, August 9, 1911;
listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation stage-driver.
Anderson, Franklin A “Curt”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third lieutenant, March
28, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, June 16, 1863; promoted captain, July
27, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Alabama,
c1830; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
Ashbrook, Jacob S
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease during the winter
of 1861-62; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in Louisiana,
c1834; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Baldwin, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; rejected at Fredericksburg, Virginia,
July 5, 1861; born c1843.
Barnes, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; hospitalized for erysipelas at Jackson, Mississippi,
July 1864; born in Mississippi, c1839; married Julia Ann Roberson in Hot
Spring county, Arkansas, January 29, 1865; listed in Hot Spring county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Basey, Granville
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged
at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; absent without leave; dropped
from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born c1841.
Beason, Jesse
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the right thigh and captured
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; exchanged, October 1862; furloughed
to Arkansas to recover from wounds, January 1863; no further record; born
in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Jonathan Beason.
Beason, Jonathan
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; born in Alabama, c1842; listed in Hot Spring county 1860
census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Jesse Beason.
Beauchamp, Samuel Morgan
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware until exchanged on March 7, 1865;
born in North Carolina, May 1, 1836; died in Arkansas, May 14, 1901; buried
in Rockport Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; married Louisa Jane
Norton in Hot Spring county, January 6, 1870; married Adeline Louise Haltom
in Hot Spring county, February 17, 1881; listed in Hot Spring county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Broadway, William “Bill”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Brown, Larkin C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for desertion;
August 31, 1864; born c1840.
Brown, Mathew Thomas “Math”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for broken arm
and myopia at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 19, 1862; born in Ripley county,
Indiana, c1830; occupation farmer.
Bryan, Charles K
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, August
1863; wounded in the foot at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863;
promoted second corporal, August 1864; transferred to Co. H, 5th Mississippi
Cavalry, January 11, 1865; no further record; born c1840; bought land in
Garland county in 1882.
Burgauer, Isaac “Ike”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, January
1862; promoted second lieutenant, May 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; died of wounds, July 1863; born in Germany, c1837; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation merchant.
Burks, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Winchester, Virginia,
February 23, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia;
born in Alabama, c1838; married Manora Grant in Hot Spring county, December
16, 1860; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Buster, Columbus R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born c1843; married Sarah E. Holsomback in Hot Spring county,
Arkansas, August 21, 1866.
Buttram, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; wounded in 1862;
transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; no further
record; filed Arkansas pension application #612 from Logan county, August
15, 1892.
Cain, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Benton, Arkansas, February 10, 1863; absent without leave, July 12,
1863; enlisted in Co. G, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, in Saline county, Arkansas,
February 10, 1864; no record after February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee,
c1843; married Frances Abigail Dunbar Holland in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
May 22, 1870; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Chamberlain, Ewell
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant in 1861;
wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; promoted third sergeant,
February 1864; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; leg amputated;
died of wounds at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 16, 1864; buried in Confederate
Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia; born in Tennessee, October
30, 1825; married Hannah Emerson Miller in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
December 21, 1854; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Chastain, Larkin D V
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Lynchburg, Virginia,
in 1862; buried in Confederate Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Clem, Mason C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the left leg and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New
York, until exchanged on August 31, 1863; absent without leave; dropped
from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born c1837.
Coffman, Harrison C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; severely wounded in the left temple
and through the eyes, and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,
1863; confined at Davids Island, New York; exchanged at City Point, Virginia,
August 28, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps, permanently blinded; born c1843;
filed Arkansas pension application #167 from Hot Spring county, August
15, 1892; filed Arkansas pension application #7900 from Montgomery county,
August 24, 1901.
Collie, John Berry
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; died of consumption at Richmond,
Virginia, November 30, 1862; born in Mississippi, October 16, 1843; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Collie, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Winchester, Virginia,
February 8, 1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia; born
in Tennessee, c1834; married Narcissa P. Wilson; listed in Hot Spring county
1860 census.
Cooper, Jacob M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; wounded at Mechanicsville,
Virginia, June 26, 1862; left arm amputated; transferred to Co. F, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee,
Virginia, August 6, 1862; born in Saline county, Arkansas, c1841 (another
source says c1845); died in Saline county, June 24, 1902; married Eliza
Jane Geurin in Saline county, March 18, 1875; filed Arkansas pension application
#1080 from Saline county, July 6, 1892; widow filed Arkansas pension application
#10762 from Saline county, August 12, 1905; listed in Saline county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Crawford, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Richmond, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1836; occupation
farmer.
Cummings, W A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Cross Plains, Alabama, October 18, 1863; wounded at Bermuda Hundred,
Virginia, June 17, 1864; wounded in the right knee at White Oak Swamp,
Virginia, August 16, 1864; furloughed to recover from wounds; no further
record.
Daly, Hezekiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Battalion,
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
May 1, 1863; deserted in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1863; captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 4, 1863; enlisted in Ahl’s Delaware Heavy Artillery
at Fort Delaware, July 27, 1863.
Davis, Martin J
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded and captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New York, until
paroled on ugust 24, 1863; absent without leave in Arkansas, February
29, 1864; dropped from rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born c1842.
Denham, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Staunton, Virginia,
December 28, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born
in Georgia, c1819; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Dewberry, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; furloughed to Arkansas; permanently disabled, did not
return to the regiment; married Patsy Fuller in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
December 17, 1863; born c1839.
Downey, William Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; born c1842.
Elliott, Jackson
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of measles at Camp Bartow, Virginia,
December 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in
Arkansas, c1846; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Elliott, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent without leave; dropped from
the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born c1843.
Elmore, Elias Overton “Overton”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent on sick furlough, January
1, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Washington, D.C., April 12, 1865; born
in Arkansas, c1846; married Miss M. A. Jenkins in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
October 26, 1865; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Emerson, Samuel Henry “Sam”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the head at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; wounded in the foot at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born at Rockport,
Arkansas, October 5, 1846; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas;
married Mary Catherine Gill in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, October 10,
1865; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation student; elected
mayor of Malvern in 1874.
Ewing, Newton C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of pneumonia at Camp Bartow,
Virginia, August 28, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia;
born in Arkansas, c1839; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Farris, Thomas D “Tom”
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected first lieutenant,
June 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; resigned,
April 8, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1817; married Evaline —; married Lucinda
Jane Campbell in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, July 10, 1873; listed in
Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
France, James B
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed first corporal,
June 20, 1861; promoted second corporal, June 1863; killed in action at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1835; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
Gaines, William C
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed third corporal,
June 20, 1861; no further record; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Hot
Spring county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
Geurin, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until
exchanged; killed in action at Suffolk, Virginia, June 2, 1863.
Geurin, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Van Buren, Arkansas, June 1, 1863; no record after June 30,
1863; born in Rockingham county, North Carolina, c1842; occupation farmer.
Gibbs, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, April 22, 1862; born in Jackson county, Alabama, c1838;
occupation farmer.
Giles, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hot Springs, Hot Spring county, Arkansas, March 28, 1863; killed in
action at Suffolk, Virginia, June 2, 1863.
Giles, Greensville F “Green”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for chronic rheumatism
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 10th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Saline county, Arkansas, December 9, 1863; promoted second
lieutenant, December 23, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; born
in Rhea county, Tennessee, c1827; married Jane Evans in Saline county,
August 26, 1861; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
bought land in Saline county in 1856 and 1861.
Glenn, Anderson Sharp
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Saline county, Arkansas,
c1842; died in Arkansas in 1900; married Jeannette A.; filed Arkansas pension
application #1205 from Garland county, August 1892; listed in Saline county
1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Garland county in 1882.
Glenn, Calvin Thompson
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed first
sergeant, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; deserted, March 5, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Beverly,
West Virginia, April 19, 1865; born in Jackson county, Tennessee, October
2, 1835; married Amanda Howard in Saline county, Arkansas, November 16,
1854; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Godwin, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Illinois, c1843; married
Leonora Fulfer in Hot Spring county, April 12, 1866; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Garland county in
1884.
Gooden, Monroe
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; dropped the from rolls for desertion,
August 31, 1864; born c1838.
Grant, Ira Thomas Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; no further record; born in Arkansas,
c1838; married Sarah Cooper in Hot Spring county, August 12, 1858; married
Caroline Baxter in Hot Spring county, July 9, 1860; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Garland county in
1873.
Green, Daniel Houston
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 6, 1862; born in Meigs county, Tennessee,
August 13, 1836; filed Arkansas pension application #5849 from Logan county;
listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in
Garland county in 1860; bought land in Logan county in 1891; brother of
Private Thomas B. Green.
Green, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalio, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed third
corporal, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; dropped from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born
in Tennessee, July 20, 1841; died in Arkansas, April 10, 1921; wife Mary;
filed Arkansas pension application #24195 from Logan county, August 18,
1915; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of
Private Daniel H. Green.
Grigsby, Andrew Jackson
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1839; married Sarah Ann Paston in Hot
Spring county, Arkansas, August 12, 1866; listed in Hot Spring county 1860
census; occupation wagonmaker.
Guest, John V
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disabililty
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 29, 1862; born in Saline county, Arkansas,
c1845; listed in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Hall, Elijah B “Lige”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for disability, March
21, 1863; born in Alabama, c1841; died in Arkansas in 1891; buried in Social
Hill Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; married Martha Ann Tisdale
in Hot Spring county, June 22, 1862; widow filed Arkansas pension application
#5380 from Hot Spring county, August 21, 1901; listed in Hot Spring county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Hamilton, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for infected leg,
January 6, 1863; born in Monroe county, Kentucky, c1821; filed Arkansas
pension application #17980 from Garland county, August 20, 1901; listed
in Saline county 1860 census with wife Phereby; occupation farmer; bought
land in Garland county in 1877.
Harp, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded in the leg and captured at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; confined at Davids Island, New
York, until exchanged in August 1863; captured at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; no further record.
Harry, Dempsey C “Demps”
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas State
Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged in September 1861;
enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, March
1, 1862; died at Richmond, Virginia, April 17, 1863.
Hefley, Andrew H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in South Carolina, c1838; married Martha
Elizabeth White in Saline county, Arkansas, December 27, 1860; listed in
Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private John Hefley,
Jr.
Hefley, John Jr “Jack”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; enlisted in Co.
F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 20, 1863; deserted at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865; took
oath of allegiance at Washington, D.C., April 10, 1865; born in South Carolina,
c1843; died in Arkansas, January 26, 1918; wife Nancy; filed Arkansas pension
application #10804 from Saline county, August 13, 1912; listed in Saline
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Andrew H. Hefley.
Heilbron, Henry
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
June 20, 1861; captured at Hagerstown, Maryland, July 12, 1863; confined
at Point Lookout, Maryland, until released on oath of allegiance, January
12, 1864; born in Germany, c1838; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census;
occupation merchant.
Henson, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded and captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Gettysburg, July
17, 1863.
Holtzman, Benjamin N
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; confined at Elmira, New York, until released on oath of allegiance
on February 13, 1865; born c1842.
Hulin, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for pneumonia at
Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Hardin county, Tennessee, c1838;
occupation farmer.
Hurst, Conner R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed second
corporal, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, August
8, 1862; reportedly died shortly after returning home; buried in Newkirk
Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; born in Lincoln county, Tennessee,
c1826; married Esther Ann Grant in Hot Spring county, October 8, 1848;
occupation farmer.
Ingram, Lawson
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent sick at McDowell, Virginia,
July 22, 1862; died of disease, date not stated; buried in Thornrose Cemetery,
Staunton, Virginia; born in Tennessee, c1838; listed in Hot Spring county
1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer.
Johnson, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease in August 1861; born
in Arkansas, c1838; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Johnson, Simeon B “Sim”
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed fourth corporal,
June 20, 1861; promoted third corporal, April 1862; promoted second corporal;
promoted first corporal; wounded in the right forearm at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 20, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps, February 15, 1865; paroled
at Selma, Alabama, June 1865; born at Rockport, Arkansas, c1843; married
Mary Frances Farris in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, April 22, 1866; filed
Arkansas pension application #2651 from Garland county, August 20, 1897;
occupation farmer.
King, Alfred B
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured in east Tennessee, November
20, 1863; no further record; born c1837; married Susan P. Anderson in Hot
Spring county, Arkansas, October 1, 1857.
King, David A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of pneumonia at Front Royal,
Virginia, March 8, 1862; born in Arkansas, c1841; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Lee, William C H
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant,
June 20, 1861; died of measles at Camp Alleghany, Virginia, in 1861; buried
in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in Arkansas, c1846; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Levering, Henry E
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of typhoid and pneumonia at
Lynchburg, Virginia, July 14, 1861; born in Ohio, c1840; listed in Hot
Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Lockett, Enoch S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disabililty
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 19, 1862; born in Amelia county, Virginia,
c1835; married Janthrice Coats in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, July 12,
1854; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought
land in Garland county in 1850, 1855, 1856, 1885 and 1890.
McClendon, Eli Thomas “Tom”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 20, 1863; confined at Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at New
Orleans, Louisiana, May 23, 1865; born c1841; filed Arkansas pension application
#18035 from Garland county, August 20, 1901.
McClure, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of measles at Monterey, Virginia,
August 26, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born
c1840.
McCollum, John S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed fifth
sergeant, September 17, 1862; reduced to ranks, May 20, 1862; wounded in
the left hand at Frazer’s Farm, Virginia, June 30, 1862; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 15, 1862; born in Moore county, North Carolina,
c1819; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith.
Magby, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured on Cheat Mountain, Virginia,
September 12, 1861; confined at Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at Vicksburg,
Mississippi, September 11, 1862; deserted at Richmond, Virginia, April
3, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Washington, D.C., April 10, 1865; born
in Arkansas, c1840; married Martha Ann Atkins in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
April 30, 1870; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Miller, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of pneumonia at Richmond, Virginia,
January 1, 1863; buried in Confederate Section, Richmond Cemetery, Richmond,
Virginia; born in Rockingham county, Virginia, 1834; married Susan Catherine
Chamberlain in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, February 1, 1855; listed in
Hot Spring county 1860 census.
Miller, John A
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected second lieutenant,
June 20, 1861; resigned for chronic rheumatism, June 16, 1863; born in
Arkansas, February 20, 1836; died in Arkansas, February 11, 1912; buried
in Rockport Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; married Martha R. Miller
in Hot Spring county, October 3, 1865; listed in Hot Spring county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Newman, Christopher G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured near Knoxville, Tennessee,
December 18, 1863; enlisted in United States Army at Rock Island, Illinois,
October 6, 1864; born in Alabama, c1841; married Nancy E. Ross in Hot Spring
county, Arkansas, October 31, 1865; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; son of Captain Daniel A. Newman.
Newman, Daniel A
Captain—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected captain, June 20, 1861; resigned,
July 10, 1862; born in Marshall county, Mississippi, June 17, 1819; died
in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, August 19, 1895; buried in Rockport Cemetery
in Hot Spring county; wife Sarah; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; served as Hot Spring county sheriff, 1858-1862 and 1866-1868;
served as Hot Spring county judge, 1874-1876; father of Private Christopher
G. Newman.
Newton, Richard M
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed third sergeant,
June 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant in 1863; wounded at Chickamauga,
Georgia, September 19, 1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, August
31, 1864; enlisted in Co. E, 1st Battalion Arkansas State Troops, October
17, 1863; appointed second lieutenant; transferred to 10th Arkansas Mounted
Volunteers (State service), January 16, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1835;
listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land
in Hot Spring county in 1859.
O’Connor, Roderick W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; detached duty as nurse in hospital
at Liberty, Virginia, September 1862 to November 1864; no further record.
Phelps, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; absent without leave, February 12,
1863; dropped from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born in Illinois,
c1834; married Frances Grigsby in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, July 4,
1854; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Phelps, Austin
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted third corporal in 1863;
promoted fifth sergeant in 1864; promoted second sergeant in 1865; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Illinois, c1845; married
Sarah Young in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, June 9, 1867; listed in Hot
Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Power, Reuben J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Goldsboro, North
Carolina, April 12, 1862; born in Georgia, c1842; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation clerk.
Pruitt, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; wounded in the
left arm at Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 26, 1862; transferred to Co.
F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for paralyzed left
arm at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 8, 1862; born in White county, Arkansas,
c1835.
Reynolds, Elijah H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of erysipelas at Petersburg,
Virginia, July 26, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Hot Spring
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Roberson, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; discharged for “camp fever” [typhus]
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 16, 1862; born in Lawrence county, Alabama,
c1841; buried in Ouachita Cemetery, Donaldson, Arkansas; married Eliza
Blakely in Hot Spring county, May 28 1885; listed in Hot Spring county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Rowland, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens
Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; absent on detached service to division
artillery, June 9, 1863; captured at Amelia Court House, Virginia, April
5, 1865; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until released on oath of
allegiance on June 17, 1865; born c1829; died in Arkansas, March 12, 1902;
widow Mary C. files Arkansas pension application #7041 from Montgomery
county, August 4, 1904; bought land in Montgomery county in 1890.
Scarborough, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 28, 1862; born in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
c1843; married Frances Jane Woods in Hot Spring county, February 8, 1866;
listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Smith, Hiram G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the neck at Bermuda Hundred,
Virginia, June 17, 1864; furloughed to recover from wounds, June 20, 1864;
no further record; born c1843.
Sparks, James E
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band, May 15, 1863; captured at Amelia Court House, Virginia,
April 7, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Point Lookout, Maryland, June
19, 1865.
Speer, Francis Marion “Frank”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded in the left arm at
the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; captured at Jeterville, Virginia,
April 4, 1865; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until released on oath
of allegiance on June 19, 1865; died in Arkansas, August 14, 1906; married
Sarah Frances; filed Arkansas pension application #4698 from Garland county,
August 20, 1901.
Staner, Willis
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; killed in action at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1835; married Pertrina Brooks
in Saline county, Arkansas, August 21, 1854; listed in Saline county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Stanley, William M “Will”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; wounded in the right thigh at
the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Muhlenburg county, Kentucky, September 4, 1841;
died in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, January 31, 1907; buried in Ouachita
Cemetery, Donaldson, Arkansas; married Lucinda Williams in Hot Spring county,
November 3, 1865; married Nancy Ann Darnell Stanley in Hot Spring county,
May 2, 1897; widow filed Arkansas pension application #29542 from Hot Spring
county; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Stribling, Richard M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant in 1862;
promoted second lieutenant, June 1863; wounded in the leg at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; promoted first lieutenant, July 27, 1864; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Arkansas, March 19, 1842;
died in Arkansas, November 13, 1899; buried in Social Hill Cemetery, Hot
Spring county, Arkansas; married Mary Ann Beauchamp in Hot Spring county,
November 8, 1860; married Margaret Ann Graham in Hot Spring county, December
11, 1866; widow filed Arkansas pension application #18741 from Hot Spring
county, August 9, 1912; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Taylor, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863.
Thompson, Ennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; deserted, March 5, 1865; took oath of allegiance at
Beverly, West Virginia, April 19, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1833; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census with wife Rebecca A.; occupation farmer;
brother of Privates William M. and Willis Thompson.
Thompson, William M “Willie”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded in the right hand at the
Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; retired to Invalid Corps, March 2, 1865;
born in Tennessee, c1836; died in Arkansas, June 17, 1888; buried in Ebenezer
Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates Ennis and Willis Thompson.
Thompson, Willis
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; died of disease at Staunton, Virginia,
December 12, 1861; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born
in Tennessee, c1840; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates Ennis and William M. Thompson.
Thrasher, Thomas J “Tom”
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed first sergeant,
June 20, 1861; promoted second lieutenant; promoted first lieutenant; wounded
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; promoted captain; furloughed
for ninety days to recruit and arrest deserters in Arkansas, February 1864;
absent without leave in Arkansas, June 1864; dropped from the rolls, July
27, 1864; born in Mississippi, June 19, 1836; died in Arkansas, January
31, 1920; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas; married Mary
Elizabeth Emerson in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, December 22, 1859; filed
Arkansas pension application #18743 from Hot Spring county, August 9, 1913;
listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Tillery, Hugh Taylor
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1843; listed in Saline
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Turner, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; deserted at Chattanooga, Tennessee,
July 3, 1861; returned to Arkansas and enlisted in Co. B, 11th Arkansas
Infantry; captured at Island No. 10, Tennessee, April 8, 1862; confined
at Camp Douglas, Illinois, until exchanged; transferred to Co. A, 11th
& 17th Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated); born in Georgia, c1837; listed
in Saline county 1860 census.
Tyler, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; absent without leave,
March 20, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1845; died in Arkansas, March 9, 1922;
married Mary L. Gill in Hot Spring county, Arkansas, November 12, 1868;
filed Arkansas pension application #6869 from Lincoln county, August 13,
1909; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Waits, Browder B
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed second corporal,
June 20, 1861; died of measles at Meash Hollow, Virginia, August 7, 1861;
born c1840.
Ward, Benjamin Franklin
Musician—Enlisted as fifer in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Camp Bartow, Virginia, September 25, 1861; transferred to
regimental band, May 1, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; born in North Carolina, April 29, 1839; died in Arkansas, September
8, 1872; buried in Rockport Cemetery, Hot Spring county, Arkansas; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
William J. Ward.
Ward, William J
Musician—Enlisted as drummer in Co. F, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; transferred to
regimental band as chief musician, June 1863; born in North Carolina, c1843;
listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of
Private Benjamin F. Ward.
Whitaker, James C “Jim”
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected third lieutenant,
June 20, 1861; promoted second lieutenant; resigned for disability, May
19, 1862; born c1838.
White, Andrew P
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; captured at Falling Waters, Maryland,
July 14, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Washington, D.C., December 13,
1863; born in Georgia, 1838; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
White, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disability
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 10th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Saline county, Arkansas, January 4, 1864; captured at Longview,
Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at Rock Island, Illinois, until released
on oath of allegiance on May 24, 1865; born in Carroll county, Tennessee,
c1838; married Sarah Buster in Hot Spring county, September 3, 1857; listed
in Saline county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
White, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; captured at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; confined at Elmira, New York, until exchanged on
October 29, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
c1832; died in Arkansas, January 3, 1885; married Sarah Davis in Saline
county, Arkansas, September 12, 1880; widow filed Arkansas pension application
#24285 from Saline county, August 10, 1916.
Williams, Russell W “Willie”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; furloughed to recover from wounds; absent without leave;
dropped from the rolls for desertion, August 31, 1864; born in Georgia,
November 6, 1840; died in Arkansas, April 7, 1884; buried in Ouachita Cemetery,
Donaldson, Arkansas; married Nancy Jane Burt in Hot Spring county, Arkansas,
February 28, 1867; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private William D. Williams.
Williams, William D
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; died of disease in 1862; buried in
Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia; born in Georgia, c1844; listed
in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
Russell W. Williams.
Williamson, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; wounded at Mechanicsville,
Virginia, June 26, 1862 (lost left arm); discharged for disabililty at
Camp Lee, Virginia, July 17, 1862; transferred through clerical error to
Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Regiment Infantry, July 18, 1862; born at Fort Pickens,
Tennessee, c1846; died in Arkansas, March 31, 1899; filed Arkansas pension
application #815 from Saline county, July 6, 1892; widow Charlotte filed
Arkansas pension application #18122 from Garland county, August 20, 1901;
occupation farmer.
Woods, John G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Rockport, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; no record after June 30, 1863; born
at Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, [West] Virginia, 1835; married Sallie
E. Slocum in 1868.