Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
Field and Staff Officers
Barton, Seth Maxwell
Lieutenant-Colonel—Appointed lieutenant-colonel,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 8, 1861; resigned, November 1861; appointed
chief engineer, Jackson’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia; appointed
brigadier-general, March 11, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi,
July 4, 1863; exchanged; captured at Sayler’s Creek, Virginia, April 6,
1865; paroled at Fort Warren, Massachusetts, July 1865; born at Fredericksburg,
Virginia, September 8, 1829; died at Washington, D.C., April 11, 1900;
graduated from U.S. Military Academy in 1849; was U.S. Army captain at
the outbreak of the war.
Brevarde, T
Assistant Surgeon—Appointed assistant surgeon,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 1861; resigned, August 11, 1861.
Brown, John R
Surgeon—Enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861; elected second lieutenant, June
19, 1861; assigned as acting assistant surgeon, August 11, 1861; appointed
assistant surgeon, November 15, 1861; appointed surgeon, July 20, 1864;
paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in North Carolina,
c1835; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation physician.
Butler, George Emory
Chaplain—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Tulip, Arkansas, August 12, 1862; appointed chaplain, January 15, 1863;
left to care for the wounded, was captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until exchanged; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in North Carolina, 1840;
married Julia Moores; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; brother of Charles
A., Henry A. and Lewis P. Butler.
Butler, Henry Alexander
Adjutant—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Tulip, Arkansas, June 25, 1861; elected second lieutenant, June 25,
1861; appointed captain and adjutant, November 4, 1863; retired to Invalid
Corps, November 6, 1864; born in Granville county, North Carolina, September
18, 1836; died at Malvern, Arkansas, June 27, 1907; buried in Oak Ridge
Cemetery at Malvern; married Mary Elizabeth Coulter, September 5, 1865;
listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation merchant; brother of Charles
A., George E. and Lewis P. Butler.
Butler, Lewis Peter
Adjutant—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Tulip, Arkansas, June 25, 1861; appointed first lieutenant and adjutant,
September 1, 1862; retired to Invalid Corps, December 30, 1863; born in
North Carolina, 1839; married Jennie Bowman; listed in Dallas county 1860
census; brother of Charles A., George E. and Henry A. Butler.
Capers, James Hixon
Major—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; elected captain, June 9, 1861; promoted
major, March 11, 1862; resigned, April 23, 1862; later served as major,
13th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion and 5th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born
in South Carolina, c1815; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife
Susan W.; occupation merchant.
Craig, Peter G
Hospital Steward—Enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861; appointed hospital
steward, July 19, 1861; returned to ranks, August 1863; captured at Longview,
Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged
at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born at Durrock, County
Antrim, Ireland, March 11, 1828; died in Union county, Arkansas, April
15, 1879; buried in Old Presbyterian Cemetery, El Dorado, Arkansas; widow
Martha A. filed Arkansas pension application #23540 from Union county,
August 21, 1915; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation druggist.
Gibson, Samuel “Sam”
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed
fourth sergeant, June 10, 1861; appointed quartermaster-sergeant, August
23, 1861; discharged to resume duties as Drew county clerk, October 12,
1861; enlisted in Co. B, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas,
May 3, 1862; elected captain, May 3, 1862; promoted major, May 26, 1864;
born in Georgia, c1838; bought land in Drew county in 1858; served as Drew
county clerk, 1860-1862.
Harrison, William Henry
Hospital Steward and Adjutant—Enlisted in
Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Champagnolle, Arkansas, March 4, 1862;
appointed hospital steward, March 14, 1862; promoted first sergeant, November
7, 1862; promoted third lieutenant, March 3, 1863; promoted second lieutenant,
July 30, 1863; promoted first lieutenant, October 13, 1863; appointed adjutant,
1863/64; promoted captain, May 26, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Michigan, c1841; listed in Union county 1860 census.
Holloway, John D
Assistant Quartermaster—Enlisted in Co. E,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Champagnolle, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed
first sergeant, June 20, 1861; appointed captain and assistant quartermaster,
July 13, 1861; resigned, November 20, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 10th Arkansas
Cavalry, at El Dorado, Arkansas, October 6, 1863; elected captain, October
6, 1863; resigned, November 26, 1864; born in South Carol na, c1818; listed
in Union county 1860 census with wife Joanna J.; occupation farmer; served
as Union county sheriff, 1860-1864.
Hyatt, Benjamin Flavius
Sergeant-Major—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; promoted fourth sergeant,
August 24, 1861; promoted second sergeant; appointed sergeant-major; no
further record (one source states he was killed in action at Chickamauga);
born in Alabama, c1839; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation student;
brother of Privates Elijah L. and Robert F. Hyatt (Co. C).
Kleinschmidt, Carl H A
Assistant Surgeon—Appointed assistant surgeon,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, March 3, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Richmond, Virginia, May 29,
1865; graduated from Georgetown University Medical School in 1862; after
the war he was a professor of physiology at Georgetown University Medical
School.
Lawrence, Frederick
Sergeant-Major—Enlisted in Co. B, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Berlin, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; appointed sergeant-major,
August 24, 1861; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, September 1, 1862;
absent without leave from hospital, December 5, 1862; born c1832.
McAllister, J D
Quartermaster-Sergeant—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.
Madison, Benjamin F
Chaplain—Appointed chaplain, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 9, 1861; resigned, January 15, 1862.
Manning, Vannoy Hartrog “Van”
Colonel—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 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.
Miles, Josephus “Joe”
Acting Adjutant—Enlisted in Co. H, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Nashville, Tennessee, June 10, 1861; promoted first corporal,
1862; promoted third lieutenant, February 13, 1863; promoted second lieutenant,
July 2, 1863; seriously wounded in the left forearm at the Wilderness,
Virginia, May 6, 1864; appointed acting adjutant, August 11, 1864; paroled
at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; took Federal oath at Nashville,
Tennessee, June 1, 1865; residence, Hardin county, Kentucky.
Ramsey, John W
Surgeon—Appointed surgeon, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
October 29, 1861; resigned, March 31, 1863; arrested as a spy at Monroeton,
Pennsylvania, May 29, 1863; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; no further
record; when arrested, he gave his residence as Grafton, Virginia.
Reedy, John W
Major—Enlisted in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861; elected captain, June 19, 1861;
promoted major, January 19, 1863; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia;
born in Alabama, c1830; listed in Union county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Rust, Albert
Colonel—Appointed colonel, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
July 5, 1861; promoted brigadier-general, March 4, 1862; born in Fauquier
county, Virginia, 1818; died in Pulaski county, Arkansas, April 4, 1870;
buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas; married Nancy Bouldin
Cabell; widow filed Arkansas pension application #21996 from Pulaski county,
January 16, 1922; served as Union county surveyor, 1838-1840; served as
Union county representative in the Arkansas legislature, 1842-1843, 1846-1847
and 1852-1853; served as U.S. congressman from 2nd Congressional district
of Arkansas, 1855-1857 and 1859-1861; occupation lawyer; bought land in
Union county in 1849.
Rust, James Aristides
Assistant Quartermaster—Enlisted in Co. C,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Drew county, Arkansas, June 10, 1861;
detailed as acting assistant commissary, July 26, 1861; appointed captain
and assistant quartermaster, November 20, 1861; discharged, July 15, 1862;
reported on detached service to division, March 1864; resigned, September
15, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, as captain and brigade quartermaster,
April 12, 1865; born in Virginia, June 21, 1829; died, January 1, 1924;
listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Indiana A.; occupation farmer;
bought land in Drew county in 1857 and 1858.
Rust, Robert Singleton
Commissary Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 4th
Texas Infantry, at Austin, Texas, March 18, 1862; appointed first sergeant,
July 24, 1862; wounded and captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September
17, 1862; confined at Fort McHenry, Maryland; exchanged at Aikens Landing,
Virginia, November 10, 1862; appointed third sergeant, May 1, 1863; transferred
to Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, in 1863; appointed commissary sergeant,
August 1, 1863; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in
Fauquier county, Virginia, June 30, 1842; died at Front Royal, Virginia,
November 18, 1915.
Semmes, Thomas Middleton
Adjutant—Appointed first lieutenant and adjutant,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, July 1861; transferred to Eighth Star Artillery,
Virginia light artillery, November 4, 1861; assigned to faculty of Virginia
Military Institute, January 1, 1862; born in Caroline county, Virginia,
1840; died at Lexington, Virginia, 1904; graduated from Virginia Military
Institute in 1860; served as professor of modern languages at Virginia
Military Institute, 1862-1904.
Skipper, Everett
Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas
Infantry, at Cut Off, Arkansas, April 2, 1862; appointed ordnance sergeant,
June 20, 1863; transferred to Mississippi, January 24, 1864; born at Fayetteville,
North Carolina, c1826; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife M. A.;
occupation merchant.
Sledge, Thomas A H
Ensign—Enlisted in Co. E, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Champagnolle, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed ensign, July 1861;
no further record; born in Georgia, c1816; listed in Union county 1860
census with wife A. M.; occupation farmer; bought land in Union county
in 1860.
Smith, Samuel Webb Jr “Sam”
Major—Enlisted in Co. I, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Tulip, Arkansas, June 25, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, June 25,
1861; promoted first lieutenant, February 11, 1862; promoted captain, June
24, 1862; wounded in the left thigh at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2,
1863; promoted major, May 6, 1864; retired to Invalid Corps, December 3,
1864; born in North Carolina, October 20, 1839; died in Arkansas, June
5, 1903; buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Arkansas; married Sallie
Davis Eaton; widow filed Arkansas pension application #22977 from Hot Spring
county, August 15, 1927; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Spears, John B
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G,
3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861; appointed
quartermaster-sergeant, November 1, 1862; no further record; born c1835.
Stone, Thomas Henry Clay
Assistant Commissary—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; appointed captain
and assistant commissary, December 5, 1862; appointed assistant commissary,
Field’s division, Army of Northern Virginia, July 17, 1864; paroled at
Appomattox, Virginia, April 12, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1843; listed
in Desha county 1860 census; occupation clerk.
Taylor, Robert Samuel
Lieutenant-Colonel—Enlisted in Co. D, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, June 20, 1861; elected captain,
June 20, 1861; promoted major, April 23, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colonel,
January 11, 1863; detailed to recruiting service in Arkansas, February
1, 1863; captured at Madisonburg, Louisiana, April 8, 1863; escaped or
was released, no record of confinement; severely wounded in the side at
the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; paroled at Appomattox, Virginia,
April 12, 1865; born in Kentucky, c1825; listed in Desha county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; bought land in Drew county in 1856.
Tebbs, William H
Lieutenant-Colonel—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd
Arkansas Infantry, at Portland, Arkansas, May 20, 1861; elected captain,
May 20, 1861; elected lieutenant-colonel, March 11, 1862; resigned, January
11, 1863; born in Virginia, c1823; listed in Ashley county 1860 census
with wife Martha C.; occupation farmer.
Waters, William T
Acting Assistant Quartermaster—Enlisted as
musician in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June
10, 1861; reduced to ranks in 1861; promoted fourth sergeant, 1861/62;
detailed as acting assistant quartermaster, April 1, 1862; promoted first
sergeant, December 19, 1862; wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 2, 1863; lost two toes on left foot; confined at Davids Island, New
York; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, 1863; detached service in commissary
department at Atlanta, Georgia, November 4, 1863; born c1842.
White, Hampton C “Hamp”
Hospital Steward—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 (Co. K).
Wilkins, William K
Major—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.
Worthington, Warren W
Quartermaster Sergeant and Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted
in Co. G, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Three Creeks, Arkansas, June 19, 1861;
appointed quartermaster-sergeant, October 12, 1861; appointed ordnance
sergeant, October 1862; promoted third lieutenant, January 23, 1863; promoted
second lieutenant, July 2, 1863; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia,
September 19, 1863; born in Louisiana, c1839; listed in Union county 1860
census; occupation clerk; brother of Private William S. Worthington.
Wright, William G
Surgeon—Appointed surgeon, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Lynchburg, Virginia, July 8, 1861; resigned, October 1861; born in North
Carolina, c1820; listed in Union county 1860 census with wife Susan Pauline;
occupation physician; bought land in Union county in 1849.
Young, Spencer
Ensign—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded in the right thigh at the
Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; wounded in the groin at Chafin’s Farm,
Virginia, September 29, 1864; appointed ensign, October 18, 1864; retired
to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1865; born in Mississippi, c1843; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.