Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment,
CSA
Company K—”Ashley Volunteers”
This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Ashley Volunteers,” was organized at Hamburg, Ashley county, Arkansas, May 20, 1861, by Captain Van H. Manning. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company K, July 1861. During its four years of service, 134 men served in Company A. Only twenty-four 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.
Adams, Samuel J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged at Camp Price, Virginia,
“to accept a captaincy,” May 14, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 13th Louisiana
Cavalry Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas, July 11, 1862; appointed first
sergeant, July 11, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 5th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment,
and promoted captain; born April 14, 1837; died February 19, 1889; married
Alabama Hearne in Robertson county, Texas, October 16, 1867.
Albright, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Memphis, Tennessee, October 3, 1861; transferred to Co. K,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; absent without leave at Charleston,
South Carolina, October 1, 1863 (joined the Gist Guard Artillery of South
Carolina); returned to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, under arrest, August
31, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Bailey, S W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record.
Barefield, Charles S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for chronic rheumatism at
Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 22, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; no record after February
29, 1864; born in Jefferson county, Mississippi, c1830; bought land in
Drew county in 1858, 1859 and 1860.
Barham, W O
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for affliction of the spine,
January 19, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1833; listed in Ashley county
1860 census with wife M.A.; occupation farmer.
Bateman, Peter F
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal, August 9,
1861; appointed musician and transferred to regimental band in 1862; reduced
to ranks and returned to Co. K, January 11, 1863; killed in action at Gettysburg,
Virginia, July 2, 1863; born in Georgia, c1832; listed in Ashley county
1860 census with wife M.E.; occupation carpenter.
Beasley, Alexander P
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Private Elias A. Beasley.
Beasley, Elias A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, April 2, 1862; returned to Arkansas and enlisted in Co.
F, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana,
July 9, 1863; paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 10, 1863; born in
Conecuh county, Alabama, c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Alexander P. Beasley.
Bell, Joseph H
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, February 11, 1862; appointed captain, February 11, 1862; resigned,
October 2, 1862; appointed adjutant, 29th Arkansas Infantry, at Little
Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1863; captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863;
confined at Johnson’s Island, Ohio, until exchanged in 1864; paroled at
San Antonio, Texas, September 18, 1865; born in Alabama, c1831; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; brother of Corporal William
W. Bell.
Bell, William W
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed second corporal,
May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September 20,
1861; appointed third corporal, September 20, 1861; promoted second corporal,
March 1, 1862; absent without leave, provided unacceptable substitute,
April 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 29th Arkansas Infantry at Hamburg, Arkansas,
May 10, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 10, 1862; promoted captain,
October 21, 1862; killed in action at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December
7, 1862; born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
clerk; brother of Private Joseph H. Bell.
Bennett, Abraham P “Abe”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865.
Bigham, Elias L
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician; wounded at Chickamauga,
Georgia, September 19, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865.
Blackburn, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31,
1864.
Blair, James J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted third corporal; wounded at
Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; discharged for disability, March
1864; detailed as shoemaker at Columbus, Georgia, 1864; absent without
leave, June 25, 1864; paroled at Talladega, Alabama, May 22, 1865; born
in Georgia, c1834 (another record says c1827); occupation farmer; bought
land in Ashley county in 1860.
Brewer, Thomas P
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted third corporal; promoted second
sergeant, October 31, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, March 20, 1864;
paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born at Marshall, Texas,
c1841; died at Mobile, Alabama, June 9, 1914; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation clerk.
Cameron, A W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded; absent sick, September 17,
1863; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864;
born in Mississippi, c1843; married Miss S. J. Ready in Ashley county,
January 8, 1877; filed Arkansas pension application #14540 from Ashley
county, August 7, 1911; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private William H. H. Cameron.
Cameron, William Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Jerusalem, Virginia,
May 14, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1841; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; brother of Private A. W. Cameron.
Campbell, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Bull’s Gap, Hamblen county, Tennessee, March 12, 1864; paroled at Appomattox,
Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Carlock, Frederick C “Fred”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; absent without leave, March 17, 1862;
dropped from the rolls, December 31, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas
Cavalry Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; transferred to
Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co.
E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, August 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1843;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Clyde, Robert B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted second corporal; appointed
musician and transferred to regimental band, February 28, 1862; captured
at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry,
Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 2, 1862; later
served as first sergeant in Co. G, 4th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born
in Chickasaw county, Mississippi, c1841; married Susan Elizabeth Wood in
Ashley county, Arkansas, April 3, 1864; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation post-office clerk; brother of Private William F. Clyde.
Clyde, William F
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, February 15, 1863; absent sick, December 1, 1863;
no further record; born in Mississippi, c1843; married Charlotte C. Wood
in Ashley county, January 27, 1867; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
brother of Private Robert B. Clyde.
Cochran, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant, July 15, 1861;
promoted third lieutenant, December 1862; promoted second lieutenant, January
1864; under arrest, October 15, 1863; cashiered and reduced to ranks, October
26, 1863; wounded in the right shoulder on Darbytown road, Virginia, October
7, 1864; absent, wounded, on furlough for the rest of the war; born in
Mississippi, October 8, 1831; died in Arkansas, August 9, 1896; buried
in Snyder Cemetery in Ashley county; married Louisa Frances Dean in Ashley
county, October 2, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
clerk; served as Ashley county assessor, 1866-1868; bought land in Ashley
county in 1891.
Cole, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; on detached service at Richmond, Virginia,
August 19, 1863; paroled at Lynchburg, Virginia, April 13, 1865; died in
Arkansas in 1899; married Eliza E. Brawley McGill in Ashley county, October
5, 1865; widow filed Arkansas pension application #14535 from Ashley county,
August 7, 1901; bought land in Ashley county in 1882; attended 1899 Confederate
reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Cole, S S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for ulceration of the knee,
April 22, 1862; born in Pickens county, Alabama, c1843; occupation farmer.
Compton, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; wounded in the
hip at Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 26, 1862; transferred to Co. K, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded in the thigh and face and captured
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; no further record; born in Tennessee,
c1844; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Craig, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; absent on sick furlough in 1863; absent
without leave, October 14, 1863; died of dyspepsia at Cross Plains, Alabama,
December 27, 1863; born in Alabama.
Davis, Patrick Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record; born in Mississippi,
c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Ferreta T.; occupation
farmhand.
Delaney, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band, February 28, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged,
October 27, 1862; deserted in east Tennessee, February 1864; took oath
of allegiance at Knoxville, Tennessee, February 29, 1862; born in St Francis
county, Missouri, c1838; married Cynthia Peniston in Ashley county, Arkansas,
March 27, 1865; occupation painter; bought land in Ashley county in 1860.
Denson, Isaac Newton
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1842; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Nicholas C. and Norphlet
E. Denson.
Denson, Nicholas Council
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted second corporal, October 31,
1862; promoted second sergeant, February 1864; wounded in the head at Spotsylvania,
Virginia, May 10, 1864; promoted first sergeant in 1865; paroled at Appomattox,
Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Rankin county, Mississippi, May 13, 1841;
died at Warren, Arkansas, July 21, 1929; buried in Oakland Cemetery, Bradley
county, Arkansas; married Penelope Ann Rebecca Hughes in Ashley county,
December 27, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Dermott, Arkansas; brother
of Privates Isaac N. and Norphlet E. Denson.
Denson, Norphlet E “Norph”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; on sick furlough to Arkansas, July
14, 1863; absent without leave in Arkansas, October 14, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, August 31, 1864; enlisted in Co. H, 12th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment,
in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 19, 1863; promoted corporal; no record
after February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1840; died in Arkansas,
March 20, 1867; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
bought land in Ashley county in 1861; brother of Privates Isaac N. and
Nicholas C. Denson.
Donoho, Dennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia, May
3, 1863.
Dowling, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; discharged for chronic rheumatism, April
17, 1862; born in Baldwin county, Alabama, c1841; died January 20, 1864;
widow Martha Jane filed Arkansas pension application #12911 from Union
county, September 8, 1903; occupation professor.
Durham, Albert A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; died of wounds at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 15, 1864; buried
in Confederate Section, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia; born in
Georgia, c1838; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation engineer;
bought land in Ashley county in 1860.
Erwin, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted first corporal, July 16, 1861;
wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; furloughed, October
29, 1862; no further record.
Everett, William Dudley
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, February 15, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in North Carolina, c1845; listed in Drew county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Farther, C C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record.
Files, James Samuel
Musician—Enlisted as musician in Co. K, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until
exchanged, October 20, 1862; transferred to regimental band, January 1863;
later served as sergeant in Co. G, 4th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born
in Alabama, c1843; listed in Ashley county 1860 census.
Fleming, Columbus L
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; believed killed in action at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; bought land in Drew county in 1859.
Fleming, Mark Monroe Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded in the left leg at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; discharged for chronic diarrhea at Selma,
Alabama, October 14, 1862; enlisted in Co. I, 53rd Alabama Regiment (Partisan
Rangers), January 10, 1863; born in Talbot county, Georgia, c1842; filed
Arkansas pension application #10123 from Pulaski county, August 19, 1902;
listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Drew
county in 1860 and 1895.
Fountain, J H J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; severely wounded in the breast on Darbytown
Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865.
Geurin, Archibald “Arch”
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disabililty
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 22, 1862; born in Rockingham county, North
Carolina, May 19, 1824; died in Saline county, Arkansas, February 17, 1887;
buried in Ewell-Geurin Cemetery in Saline county; married Matilda Jane
Edgin in Saline county, November 21, 1850; married Elvira Obriant, February
15, 1863; married Mrs Elizabeth Simpson, February 20, 1866; occupation
farmer.
Geurin, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for disabililty
at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 22, 1862; born in Stokes county, North Carolina,
January 9, 1837; died in Arkansas, February 7, 1913; married Alsey Hamilton
in Saline county, Arkansas, November 1, 1866; filed Arkansas pension application
#4659 from Garland county, August 20, 1901; occupation farmer.
Gibbs, Benjamin Carter
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, November
2, 1861; born in South Carolina, c1815; listed in Ashley county 1860 census
with wife Rebecca; occupation painter; served as Ashley county sheriff,
1867-1868.
Gilcrease, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; retired to Invalid Corps, May 24, 1864; born in Alabama,
c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.
Gillam, Joseph G “Jo”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for general debility at
Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 22, 1862; born in Chicot county, Arkansas,
c1838; occupation farmer.
Gilliam, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded on Darbytown road, Virginia,
October 27, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Goldsby, Joseph H
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant,
May 20, 1861; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave; reenlisted
at Morristown, Tennessee, January 24, 1864; restored to rank of fourth
sergeant; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Griffin, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, July 21,
1861; enlisted in Co. F, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas,
March 7, 1862; appointed sergeant-major; captured at Corinth, Mississippi,
October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862;
captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled at Port Hudson,
Louisiana, July 10, 1863; born in Georgia, c1832; married Sarah C. Callaway
in Ashley county, May 24, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
lawyer.
Guise, Enoch S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, January
18, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1833; died in Arkansas, April 13, 1899;
widow M. A. filed Arkansas pension application #27414 from Ashley county,
August 15, 1927; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Hadley, Thomas James
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed second sergeant,
May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, October 10,
1861; appointed first sergeant, October 10, 1861; promoted second lieutenant,
September 17, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, September
25, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, September 25, 1862; wounded in the
right arm at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; promoted captain,
July 14, 1864; severely wounded in the head in the Petersburg trenches,
July 16, 1864; captured in hospital at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865;
paroled at Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1865; born in Tennessee, May 13,
1841; died in Arkansas, September 5, 1871; buried in Hamburg Cemetery,
Ashley county, Arkansas; wife Mary E.; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Hammock, Lewis T
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862.
Hanks, Ira M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; detailed as assistant
quartermaster and ordnance master, December 25, 1861; transferred to Co.
K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; discharged for rheumatism at Camp
Lee, Virginia, July 23, 1862; born in Lincoln county, North Carolina, c1824;
occupation carpenter.
Harmon, James D
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died in November 1862, cause not stated;
born in Alabama, c1834; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmhand.
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.
Harwood, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed third
sergeant, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, July 23,
1862; born in Rhea county, Tennessee, c1826.
Hill, John Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant in 1864; promoted
second sergeant in 1865; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Holcomb, A W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865.
Holland, John Gaines
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed fourth
corporal, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; deserted, March 5, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Beverly,
West Virginia, April 19, 1865; born in Rhea county, Tennessee, February
1, 1826; died in Garland county, Arkansas, January 15, 1908; buried in
Matlock Cemetery in Garland county; married Harriet Ann Dunbar in Hot Spring
county, December 27, 1853; filed Arkansas pension application #4623 from
Garland county, August 20, 1901; bought land in Garland county in 1859
and 1882.
Hughes, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; killed in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; born in Alabama, c1842; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer.
Jackson, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Bulls Gap, Tennessee, March 28, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865.
Jackson, Joshua Blake
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band, July 28, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Chesterfield county, South
Carolina, August 25, 1840; died in Arkansas, April 18, 1913; married Mary
E. Porter in South Carolina, February 4, 1869; widow filed Arkansas pension
application #9008 from Phillips county, August 10, 1914; occupation carpenter;
served as Ashley county surveyor, 1888-1892.
Johnson, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; detached as shoemaker at Columbus,
Georgia, November 10, 1862, to the end of the war.
Lang, Conrad
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; deserted at Suffolk, Virginia, May
3, 1863; born in Missouri, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation laborer.
Lowe, Benjamin Franklin
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected third lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted second lieutenant, June 20, 1861; promoted first
lieutenant, September 19, 1863; absent without leave in 1864; paroled at
Memphis, Tennessee, June 1865.
McAllister, J D
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed quartermaster-sergeant, July
15, 1861; resigned and returned to ranks, August 16, 1861; captured at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; escaped and was recaptured; took
oath of allegiance at Fort Delaware, August 13, 1863.
McCrory, E A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; absent on sick furlough, December 1,
1863; no further record; born in Alabama, c1843; married Martha Jane Thurman
in Ashley county, September 16, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
McCurdy, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no record after October 31, 1861; reportedly
died of disease during the winter of 1861-62; buried in Thornrose Cemetery,
Staunton, Virginia; born in Alabama, c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Marcus L. and William R.
McCurdy.
McCurdy, Marcus Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, April 1864;
wounded in the thigh at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Alabama, c1842; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates J.
H. and William R. McCurdy.
McCurdy, William Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; no record after April 30, 1862; born
in Alabama, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Privates J. H. and Marcus L. McCurdy.
McGuire, Michael W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted second sergeant, October 10,
1861; reduced to ranks, October 31, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware, Delaware; exchanged at City Point,
Virginia, March 7, 1865; born in Ireland, March 17, 1812; died in Arkansas,
June 28, 1874; buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas;
wife Nancy; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
McKinney, Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band, January 1, 1863; reduced to ranks and returned to Co.
K, February 28, 1863; under arrest, January 1864; sentenced to three months
hard labor with ball and chain on the fortification at Richmond; slightly
wounded in the head at the the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; captured
at Amelia Springs, Virginia, April 7, 1865; paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland,
June 27, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation saddlier; brother of Private Lee B. McKinney.
McKinney, Lee B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862;
exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; no further record;
born in Tennessee, c1834; married Mary Jane Wood in Ashley county, Arkansas,
December 11, 1859; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private Henry H. McKinney.
McLarren, M
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record.
McLeod, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for rheumatism at Lynchburg,
Virginia, September 14, 1862; transferred through clerical error to Co.
L, 3rd Arkansas Regiment Infantry, September 20, 1861.
Maddox, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no record after October 31, 1862.
Manning, Elind Sadoc
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; absent without leave, October 30, 1863; dropped from
the rolls, August 31, 1864; born in DeSoto county, Mississippi, January
22, 1845; died in DeSoto county, Mississippi, February 19, 1890; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Jameson
A. Manning.
Manning, Jameson Ashbell
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; furloughed, August 13, 1861; discharged,
provided substitute John C. Bull, October 12, 1861; enlisted in Co. G,
29th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, February 24, 1863; promoted
second lieutenant, February 28, 1863; captured at Helena, Arkansas, July
4, 1863; confined at Johnson’s Island, Ohio; exchanged at Red River Landing,
Louisiana, February 26, 1865; born in Martin county, North Carolina, July
10, 1832; died at Horn Lake, Mississippi, April 18, 1877; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private Elind S. Manning
Manning, Vannoy Hartrog “Van”
Captain—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected captain, May 20, 1861; elected
major, July 9, 1861; promoted colonel, March 11, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; wounded in the upper right thigh and captured
at the the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; confined at Fort Delaware,
June 17, 1864; transferred to Hilton Head, South Carolina, August 20, 1864;
returned to Fort Delaware, March 12, 1865, and confined until paroled,
July 24, 1865; born in Edgecombe county, North Carolina, July 26, 1839;
died at Branchville, Maryland, November 3, 1892; married Mary Zilephro
Wallace in DeSoto county, Mississippi, May 3, 1859; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation lawyer; bought land in Ashley county in 1860; after
the war he was a congressman, elected from Mississippi.
Mays, S H
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant in 1864; seriously
wounded in the right hip on Darbytown Road, Virginia, October 7, 1864;
furloughed to Shallowford, North Carolina.
Melton, George F
Musician—Enlisted as musician in Co. K, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Madison Court House, Virginia, March 1, 1862; transferred
to regimental band; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; paroled
at Selma, Alabama, May 29, 1865; previously served in Co. K, 14th Virginia
Cavalry.
Mock, George Y
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; wounded in the right side at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born
in Georgia, c1840; married Leanna Jane Miller Stavenger in Ashley county,
June 3, 1866; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Moore, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of chronic diarrhea and bronchitis
at Danville, Virginia, February 18, 1863; born c1833.
Morgan, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; promoted fourth corporal, July 1863; died of disease at Petersburg,
Virginia, June 23, 1864.
Morris, Thomas E
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Ashley county 1860 census;
occupation laborer; brother of Private Andrew J. Morris (Co. B).
Morse, Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
June 6, 1863; captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863; enlisted
in 5th United States Volunteer Infantry at Camp Douglas, Illinois, April
18, 1865.
Myrick, T B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; captured at Falling Waters, Maryland;
confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, July 14, 1863; enlisted in United
States Army, February 25, 1864.
Neel, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; appointed second
sergeant, September 17, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 18, 1862; discharged for chronic rheumatism at Camp Lee, Virginia,
July 23, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Benton, Arkansas,
June 19, 1862; no record after June 30, 1863; born in Martin county, Indiana,
c1826; married Nancy M. Mulkey in Saline county, Arkansas, March 15, 1867;
occupation farmer.
Nichols, W O
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no record after April 30, 1862.
Noble, Dallas Mary [Mann]
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 2, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; severely wounded in the leg on Darbytown Road, Virginia,
August 14, 1864; furloughed for fifty days to Clarke county, Alabama, March
10, 1865; born in Alabama, November 14, 1844; died in Arkansas, May 29,
1921; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas; married Phoebe Ann
Stevens in Ashley county, January 21, 1868; filed Arkansas pension application
#18684 from Hot Spring county, August 9, 1913; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; attended 1908 Confederate reunion at Leola,
Arkansas; was given middle name “Mary” for his mother, who died in childbirth;
he later changed his middle name to “Mann;” brother of Private James S.
Noble.
Noble, James Samuel
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fifth sergeant, January 1862;
wounded in the thigh and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,
1863; died of wounds, July 7, 1863; born in Louisiana, October 18, 1847;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
Dallas M. Noble.
Noble, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; dropped from the rolls for absence
without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Louisiana, January 8, 1842; married
Sarah Z. A. Baker in Ashley county, August 27, 1868; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Littleberry R. and
Robert P. Noble.
Noble, Littleberry Rial “Ryle”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; exchanged; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave,
August 31, 1864; born in Alabama, October 9, 1834; died in Arkansas, February
1870; married Martha Ann Ford in Ashley county, July 20, 1865; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county
in 1859; brother of Privates John B. and Robert P. Noble.
Noble, Robert Parshandra
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in Alabama, April 12, 1840; died at Barnett, Mississippi,
February 18, 1935; buried at Laurel, Mississippi; married Helen Dean Love
at Livingston, Alabama, in 1867; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
clerk; brother of Privates John B. and Littleberry R. Noble.
Noble, Stephen Pinckney “Pink”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; dropped from the rolls for absence
without leave, December 31, 1863; rejoined his company at Morristown, Tennessee,
January 9, 1864; severely wounded in the leg at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; furloughed to recover from wounds; paroled at Jackson, Mississippi,
June 13, 1865; born in Alabama, April 29, 1833; died in Arkansas in 1916;
buried in Judson Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Sarah W. Patterson
in Ashley county, October 28, 1857; filed Arkansas pension application
#14339 from Ashley county, August 8, 1907; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1860; attended
1889 and 1899 Confederate reunions at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Norris, Jesse W
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected second lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted first lieutenant, September 19, 1863; slightly wounded
in the thigh at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; promoted captain,
May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee,
October 31, 1836; died in Arkansas, November 4, 1887; buried in Hamburg
Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; wife Willie; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation clerk; bought land in Ashley county in 1874.
Patterson, Joel B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of pneumonia at Gordonsville,
Virginia, November 27, 1862; buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia;
born in Alabama, c1840; listed in Ashley county 1860 census.
Phelan, Jackson T
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Goldsboro,
North Carolina, May 12, 1862; born in Alabama, c1834; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census with wife J. A.; occupation farmer.
Phillips, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April
12, 1865; born in South Carolina, c1826; married Henrietta Gallaspie in
Ashley county, December 4, 1859; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
mechanic.
Pippen, Thaddeus J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1843; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Pitts, W A
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease at Camp Bartow, Virginia,
August 27, 1861.
Reeves, Jesse W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, in 1861; died of disease at Winchester, Virginia, January 11,
1862; buried in Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Reeves, Malachai
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded in the hip and captured at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; died of wounds, July 18, 1863.
Reynolds, Levi
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; no record after April 30, 1862; born
in Tennessee, c1834; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation laborer.
Roberts, Charles R “Charlie”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; absent on sick furlough, August 8,
1863; no further record; born in Alabama, c1846; married Mary Frances Lee
in Ashley county, February 24, 1878; filed Arkansas pension application
#14360 from Ashley county, August 7, 1906; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; brother of Privates Joseph R. and Robert M.
Roberts.
Roberts, Joseph R
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; took oath of allegiance at Clarksburg,
West Virginia; born in Alabama, c1839; married Sarah Shelton in Ashley
county, December 20, 1860; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Privates Charles R. and Robert M. Roberts.
Roberts, Robert M
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Suffolk, Virginia, May 3,
1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Alabama,
c1842; died in Arkansas, August 7, 1901; buried in New Texas Cemetery,
Ashley county, Arkansas; widow S. A. filed Arkansas pension application
#14361 from Ashley county, August 3, 1904; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley in 1889; brother of Privates
Charles R. and Joseph R. Roberts.
Rogers, C B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Lee,
Virginia, July 18, 1862; born in Alabama, c1839; occupation schoolteacher.
Sawyer, John D
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September
19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; dropped from the rolls for
absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1842 (another
source says c1839); listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
brother of Private Richard L. Sawyer.
Sawyer, Richard L
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth corporal in 1862; killed
in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; born in Mississippi,
c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother
of Private John D. Sawyer.
Shelton, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease, August 12, 1861; born
in Tennessee, c1830; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.
Simpson, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; on sick furlough at Tannersville, Alabama,
September 8, 1864; no further record; born in Alabama in 1836; died in
Arkansas in 1893; buried in Flat Creek Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas;
married Nancy E. Boyd in Ashley county, June 13, 1866; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #14374 from Ashley county, August 2, 1909; listed in
Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; attended 1889 Confederate
reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Stell, William Bunyan
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded in the wrist at Malvern Hill,
Virginia, July 1, 1862; wounded in the arm at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; arm amputated; retired to Invalid Corps, March 2, 1865; paroled
at Columbus, Mississippi, May 19, 1865; born in Pickens county, Alabama,
September 17, 1838; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, August 16, 1897; buried
in Promise Land Cemetery in Ashley county; married Della Jane Cook in Ashley
county, September 1, 1864; filed Arkansas pension application #2017 from
Ashley county, August 20, 1895; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1860 and 1861; served as Ashley
county treasurer, 1872-1876; attended 1889 Confederate reunion at Hamburg,
Arkansas.
Stilwell, Robert S
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; hospitalized at Lynchburg, Virginia,
July 13, 1861; no further record; enlisted in Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry
Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; transferred to Co. F,
2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; deserted, June 5, 1862; born
in Mississippi, c1842; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Lieutenant Thomas S. Stilwell (Co. L).
Stinson, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg,
Maryland, September 17, 1862; paroled at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
30, 1862; no further record; born in Georgia, September 14, 1840; died
in Arkansas, September 18, 1907; buried in Snyder Cemetery, Ashley county,
Arkansas; married (1) Martha; married (2) Matilda E. Dean in Ashley county,
August 8, 1907; filed Arkansas pension application #14388 from Ashley county,
August 8, 1907; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer;
attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas.
Stroope, S F
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; detailed as acting assistant surgeon;
paroled as hospital patient at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 29, 1865.
Vernon, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; discharged for disability, November
17, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 29th Arkansas Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas,
March 15, 1862; elected second lieutenant, March 15, 1862; resigned, February
7, 1863; married Martha Ann Shelton Griffith in Ashley county, January
28, 1862.
Watson, Wesley A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Arkansas Infantry
Battalion, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 17, 1861; transferred to
Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 18, 1862; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; paroled at Montgomery,
Alabama, May 9, 1865.
White, Demarcus R “Mark”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred
to regimental band, February 28, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; exchanged at Aikens Landing, Virginia, November 10,
1862, and returned to Co. K; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12,
1865; captured on his way home at Memphis, Tennessee, May 11, 1865; paroled
at Memphis, Tennessee, May 16, 1865; born at Jacksonville, Calhoun county,
Alabama, March 18, 1842; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, June 17, 1902;
buried in Antioch Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Nancy Stanley
in Ashley county, November 1869; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; attended 1889 and 1899 Confederate reunions at Hamburg, Arkansas;
brother of Sergeant Hampton C. White and Private Tyler T. White.
White, Hampton C “Hamp”
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; appointed third sergeant,
May 20, 1861; appointed musician and transferred to regimental band, May
28, 1862; detailed as hospital steward, September 17, 1863; paroled at
Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born at Jacksonville, Calhoun county,
Alabama, c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation printer;
served as Ashley county coroner, 1860-1862; brother of Privates Demarcus
R. and Tyler T. White.
White, Tyler T
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; captured at the Wilderness, Virginia,
May 6, 1864; confined at Elmira, New York, until paroled, February 13,
1865; born in Alabama, October 3, 1839; died in Arkansas, September 15,
1913; buried in Antioch Cemetery, Ashley county, Arkansas; married Fatima
Jane Stanley in Ashley county, September 2, 1866; filed Arkansas pension
application #2933 from Ashley county, August 3, 1904; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; bought land in Ashley county in 1882; listed in 1911
Arkansas Confederate census at Hamburg, Arkansas; brother of Sergeant Hampton
C. White and Private Demarcus R. White.
Wilkins, William K
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected first lieutenant,
May 20, 1861; promoted captain, July 15, 1861; promoted major, September
19, 1863; killed in action at the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; born
in Tennessee, c1831; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Nancy;
occupation carpenter.
Williams, D G
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia,
May 10, 1864; died of wounds, May 27, 1864; born in Kentucky, c1838; listed
in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation carpenter.
Williams, James V
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted first sergeant in 1862; wounded
at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas to
recover from wounds, March 25, 1864; no further record; born in Tennessee,
c1835; died in Arkansas, June 23, 1876; widow Annie filed Arkansas pension
application from Drew county; listed in Chicot county 1860 census.
Wilson, Augustus Harris “Harris”
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, February
1862; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, in 1862; promoted fourth
sergeant; promoted third sergeant; transferred to Co. A, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
September 25, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover from wounds; dropped from the
rolls for absence without leave, August 31, 1864; born in Russell county,
Alabama, July 16, 1842; died in Ashley county, Arkansas, February 1, 1896;
buried in Hamburg Cemetery in Ashley county; married Abby Eliza Thompson
in Ashley county, July 2, 1874; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; brother of Private Elias Wilson.
Wilson, Elias
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; transferred to Co. L, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, September 20, 1861; killed in action at Capon Bridge, Virginia,
January 4, 1862; born in Georgia, November 17, 1836; listed in Ashley county
1860 census; occupation physician; brother of Private Augustus H. Wilson.
Wilson, Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; died of disease, June 19, 1861.
Wood, Adoniram J
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; promoted third sergeant in March 1862;
wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; furloughed to recover
from wounds; dropped from the rolls for absence without leave, August 31,
1864; bought land in Ashley county in 1860.
Wood, Ashley Brice
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, February 15, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; died of wounds at Harrisonburg, Virginia, July 15, 1863;
born in Georgia, c1825; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Rebecca;
occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in 1860.
Wood, Augustus Baldwin
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland,
September 17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens
Landing, Virginia, November 10, 1862; transferred to regimental band as
chief musician, February 1863; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July
2, 1863; no further record; born in Alabama, March 22, 1838; died in Arkansas,
April 12, 1916; married Sallie Lou Robinson; listed in Ashley county 1860
census; occupation merchant; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census
at Fountain Hill, Arkansas; brother of Private William H. Wood.
Wood, S B
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; promoted third corporal, July 16, 1861;
appointed musician and transferred to regimental band, February 28, 1862;
wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; furloughed to Arkansas
to recover from wounds; no further record; died in Arkansas, August 13,
1904; married Virginia Ann Clyde in Ashley county, December 11, 1859; widow
filed Arkansas pension application #4672 from Garland county, August 7,
1908.
Wood, William Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 9th Arkansas Infantry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, August 9, 1861; no record after May 31, 1862;
enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, February
15, 1863; appointed musician and transferred to regimental band; no record
after August 31, 1863; born in Talladega county, Alabama, August 26, 1840;
died in Ashley county, Arkansas, March 25, 1893; buried in Flat Creek Cemetery,
Ashley county; married Miss E. J. Woods in Ashley county, February 28,
1864; married Mary S. Woods in Ashley county, June 10, 1869; widow filed
Arkansas pension application #14405 from Ashley county, August 4, 1902;
listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; brother of Private
Augustus B. Wood.
Woods, Mathew G
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware, Delaware; exchanged at City Point,
Virginia, March 7, 1865; born in Georgia, c1835; died in Arkansas in 1899;
married Nancy Ford in Ashley county, Arkansas, August 10, 1865; widow filed
Arkansas pension application #16887 from Drew county; listed in Ashley
county 1860 census; occupation farmer; bought land in Ashley county in
1860.
Woods, William Henry Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Hamburg, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; wounded in the left leg at Chickamauga,
Georgia, September 19, 1863; wounded at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 10,
1864; permanently disabled; died in Arkansas in 1894; married Elizabeth
P. Hudson in Ashley county, Arkansas, October 12, 1865; filed Arkansas
pension application #460 from Drew county, July 4, 1892; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #16891 from Drew county, August 16, 1901.