COMPANY D
5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

ANDREWS, JOHN Pvt  Age 29. - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.  Absent wounded in hospital at Rome, GA 31 Dec 1862. Wounded at Resaca, GA now at hospital 14 May 1864. Paroled 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consolidated Inf Regt.

ARNOLD, N.E. Pvt - Enl 15 Mar 1863 Little Rock, AR - Killed near Atlanta, GA 22 Jul 1864.

ARNOLD, R.A. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Honor Roll 10 Aug 1864. Wounded 21 Jul 1864 near Atlanta, GA. Paroled 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st AR Consolidated, Inf Regt.

ARNOLD, T.W. Pvt  -Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.  Disch 8 Aug 1861.

BALDRIDGE, T.C. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted from camp 24 Dec 1863 and dropped from rolls 31 Dec 1863.

BANDY, F.B. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 6 Aug 1862 at Meridian, MS.

BOHANING, W.G.  Cpt - Enl 13 Jul 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Dropped 8 May 1862.

BOLING, W.J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

BOWLING, H.G. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Jonesboro, GA and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 1 Nov 1864. Disch 17 May 1865.

BOYD, W.P.C Pvt - Enl 13 Jul 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. 23 Jul 1861 Harrisburg, AR. Transferred from Co F, 13th AR Inf.  Deserted in Mar 1862.

BRADSHAW, JOHN Pvt - Captured 27 Nov 1863 at Graysville, GA and sent to MP at Rock Island, IL 12 Dec 1863. Paroled 25 May 1865 at Rock Island, IL. Age 29, ht 5’ 9 ½”. Eyes hazel, hair drk, complx fresh.

BRADSHAW, J.T. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded dangerously in shoulder at Liberty Gap, TN 20 Jun 1863, died 10 Jul 1863.

BROCK, WESLEY Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

CAMPBELL, G.W. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Died 5 Nov 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

CARROLL, J.W. Pvt - Slightly wounded in side 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. Absent through 28 Dec 1863.

CLARK, JOHN Sgt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

CLEMENTS, A.P. Pvt  - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, TN 26 Nov 1863. Dropped from the roll 26 Dec 1863.

CLEMENTS, WILLIAM T. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, TN 26 Nov 1863 and dropped from the roll 26 Dec 1863.

CLINE, J. Pvt - Enl 23 Jul 1861 at Harrisburg, AR. Disch 23 Dec 1861 at Bowling Green, KY. Age 23.

COTHRAN, WILLLIAM H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent wounded in hospital at Rome, GA 31 Dec 1862. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

CREEL, T.J. Pvt - Enl 23 Jul 1861 at Harrisburg, AR. Wounded at Kennesaw Mountain 21 Jun 1864 and sent to hospital.

CREEL, WILLIAM M. Pvt - Enl 13 Jan 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 1 Nov 1864. Disch 18 May 1865.

CROW, W.H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

CROWLEY, J.T. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge 26 Nov 1863 and dropped from the roll 26 Dec 1863.

DARR, S.C. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. AWOL 31 Aug 1864.

DENNIS, H.W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.

DORSEY, JAMES C.  Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 8 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY at age 18.

DROPE, STEPHEN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and captured 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Paroled from Camp Morton, IN and trfd for exchange 19 Feb 1865.

DUFFEL, E.N. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 17 Dec 1864 at Franklin, TN and sent to MP at Camp Chase, OH 15 Jan 1865. In hospital at Richmond, VA 25-26 Feb 1865.

DUFFEL, J.H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 3 Jul 1862 at Tupelo, MS.

DUNCAN, W.W. Sgt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Captured 22 Jul 1864 near Atlanta, GA.

EDDINS, J.H. Pvt -  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

ESBY, W.H.  Pvt  - Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and paroled 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough and Ready, GA.

EUBANKS, C.P.  Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent wounded at Liberty Gap, TN 25 Jun 1863. CM 30 Jun 1864.

FIELDEN, A.J. Pvt - Enl 25 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR.

FINDLEY, ALBERT Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and left on the field at Perryville, KY 8 Oct 1862. Leg amputated. Unlimited furlough from 25 May 1863.

FORD, C.H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.  Disch for disability 21 Mar 1864. Signed by X.

FORD, JAMES T. Pvt  - Enl 4 Jul 1861 Union Depot, TN. Transferred from Co H, 13th TN Vols Oct 1861. Died 8 Mar 1862 Murfreesboro, TN.

FORD, J.H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 9 Jan 1862 in hospital at Bowling Green, KY.

FUTRAL, JOHNATHAN Pvt  - Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR.

GAULT, H.F. Pvt -  Enl 19 Sep 1861 Gainesville, AR.  Died 16 Jan 1862 in Nashville, TN.

GLASSCOCK, H.W. Pvt - 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Disch 19 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

GRAMLIN, M.C.  2Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Present 7 Jan 1864.

GRAMLIN, REUBEN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 21 Jun 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain, GA.

GREAVES, E.L. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 24 Jul 1861 at Gainesville, AR.

GREEN, WILLIAM M. Pvt - Captured 25 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and applied for oath of allegiance at Camp Douglas, IL Jan 1865.

HANNA, ISAAC B. Pvt - Captured 17 Jul 1862 near Honey Springs, AR and sent to MP at St Louis, MO then  to Camp Morton, IN 4 Nov 1863.

HARRIS, CHARLES Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 10 Aug 1863.

HAVENS, RICHARD M. Pvt - Captured 11 Jun 1864 at Big Shanty, GA.

HICKS, H.H.  Cpt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 12 Nov 1863 and dropped from the rolls 5 Nov 1863.

HICKS, L.F. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 4 Jul 1864 near Chattanooga, TN and was captured 10 Jul 1864 at Chattahoochie, GA. Sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 10 Jul 1864 and enlisted in Co F, US Vols 26 Mar 1865.

HILBURN, A.S.  Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent on furlough 30 Apr 1864.

HODGE, F.M. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent barefooted at Shelbyville, TN 31 Dec 1862. Wounded 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA and sent to hospital at Atlanta, GA. Middle 1/3 leg amputated 3 Oct 1863. In hospital at Richmond, VA 14 Nov 1864 – fitted for artificial leg.

HOGG, H.L. Pvt  - Captured in the field. Date not shown.

HUTCHENS, Z.H. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Deserted on the retreat from Missionary Ridge 26 Nov 1863 and dropped from the rolls 26 Dec 1863.

JACKSON, G.W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Detailed as wagon master 12 Apr 1863. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 4 Nov 1864. Disch 19 May 1865.

JACKSON, S.B. Pvt - Enl 23Jul1861 Harrisburg, AR. Detailed as blacksmith since 20Jan1863. Paroled about 26Apr1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

JOHNSON, CHARLES Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent wounded in hospital at Rome, GA since 31 Dec 1862. Issued clothing 22 Jul 1864. Signed by X.

KELTON, ROBERT Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 16 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

KENNEMORE, J.F. Pvt - Enl 20 Oct 1861 Bowling Green, KY  Paroled in KY and now in AR Sep 1863.

KING, JOHN H. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL. Disch 18 May 1865.

KNIGHT, DANIEL Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 13 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

LAMB, J.J.  Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec  1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. Wounded 19Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Signed by X. Honorably retired 15 Feb 1865 due to fracture by G.S.W. of both bones of the left leg below the knee resulting in disability.

LAMB, J.P. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

LANCASTER, CHARLES Pvt - 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN and sent to hospital. Furloughed 27 Mar 1865 from Way Hospital, Meridian, MS.

LEONARD, JOHN Pvt - See 9th Confederate Inf

LANRIDGE, R.E. Sgt - Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and paroled 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough and Ready, GA.

LITTLE, JAMES R. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 1 Nov 1864. Disch 12 May 1865.

MARROW, T.J. Pvt - Enl 27 Jul 1861 Gainesville, AR.

MAULDIN, SAMUEL Pvt-  Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL. Disch 19 May 1865.

McAIMS, THOMAS K. Pvt - Captured 17 Aug 1863 and sent to Memphis, TN. Escaped, never reported.

McGLAUHLIN, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR

McMAHAN, L.D. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Took oath 10 May 1865 at Nashville, TN.

MENCER, N.M. Pvt -  Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Killed 25 Jun 1863 in skirmish at Liberty Gap, TN.

MEREDITH, J.B. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

MIDDLETON, J.K.P. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 4 Nov 1864. Disch 2 Jun 1865. Ht 5’ 6”, eyes hazel, hair auburn, complx fair.

MILLER, ELBERT Pvt - 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR.  Captured 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin, TN and sent to MP CampDouglas, IL. Enl in 5th US Vols 29 Mar 1865.

MILLER, W.R. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Present 31 Aug 1861.

MILTON, J.H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Present 31 Aug 1861.

MOORE, THOMAS J. Pvt - Captured 27 Nov 1863 at Ringold, GA and sent to MP at Rock Island, IL.

MURRAY, J.R. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 19 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

NALL, J.C.  Pvt -  20 Sep 1861 Pittman's Ferry, AR. Disch 25 Jul 1862 at Tupelo, MS.

NALL, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Detailed with artillery 20 Jan 1863. Killed 24 Nov 1863 Missionary Ridge, TN.

NEAL, JOSEPH Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 18 Nov 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

NEWBERRY, JAMES Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN and sent to hospital. Deserted 10 Nov 1863 and dropped 26 Dec 1863. Captured 3 Jan 1864 at Pocahontas, AR and sent to MP at Ft Delaware, DE. Exchanged 7 Mar 1865.

PARKS, J.R. Pvt - 5 Sep 1861 Pitman's Ferry, AR. Absent sick in hospital at Graysville, GA since 12 Aug 1862.

PARROTT, LEBANUN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 25 Jun 1863 at Liberty Gap, TN and sent to the hospital. Trfd to the Invalid Corps 29 Apr 1864. Reexamined 31 Oct 1864. Signed by X.

PERCELL, J.W. Pvt-  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Surrendered at Greensboro, NC 1 May 1865 and took oath 1 Jun 1865 at Nashville, TN.

PRICE, J.H. Pvt - 1 Aug 1861 Pittman's Ferry, AR. Disch 13 Aug 1861.

RABERN, E.N. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

RAGLAND, G.W. Pvt - Enl 1 Aug 1861 Pittman's Ferry, AR. Died 20 Feb 1862 at Laverne, TN.

RHINE, J.H. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Deserted 21 Feb 1864 when the command left Tunnel Hill, GA. Paroled 25 May 1865 at Wittsburg, R. Age 23, ht 6’ 2”, eyes gray, hair blk, complx fair.

RHINE(RYAN), THOMAS J. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Disch 11 Dec 1862 at Dalton, GA.

ROBERTSON, JOSEPH  1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Present 30 Apr 1862.

ROGERS, JAMES Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Paroled in Sep 1862 in KY and now in AR. Absent 28 Jan 1863.

ROGERS, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 27 Mar 1862 at Corinth, MS.

ROLAND, A.R. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 24 Dec 1863 and dropped from the rolls 31 Dec 1863.

ROLAND, JAMES Pvt - Enl 27 Jul 1861 Pocahontas, AR. Disch 3 Jul 1862 at Tupelo, MS.

RYAN, P.T. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1862 Gainesville, AR. Paroled 25 May 1865 at Wittsburg, AR. Age 22, ht 6’, eyes gray, hair blk, complx fair.

SEABOURN, R.M. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861Gainesville, AR.

SHARP, CHARLES Pvt - Enl 15 Mar 1863 Little Rock, AR. Transferred to Co K, 4th AL Cav 6 Apr 1865.

SHAVER, S.F. Pvt-  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN and sent to hospital at Atlanta, GA. Furloughed 7 Jan 1863. Wounded 25 Jun 1863 at Liberty Gap, TN.

SHOLAR, H.W. Pvt-  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

SHOWN, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Supposed to have been drowned 20 Nov 1861.

SMELCER, ABRAM Pvt -  27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Severely wounded in foot at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862. Died of wounds at Atlanta, GA 24 Jun 1863.

SMELCER, STEPHEN Pvt - Enl 20 Oct 1861 Bowling Green, KY. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 2 Nov 1864. Disch 18 May 1865.

SMITH, RICHARD Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

SRITE, C.H. Pvt - Enl 1 Aug 1861 Pittman's Ferry, AR.  Absent sick since Jul 1863.

STALLINGS, J. Pvt - Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR and sent to MP at Ft Delaware, DE and paroled 30 Oct 1864. In hospital at Macon, GA 15 Nov 1864.

STONE, J.A. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR.

STROUD, GETHRO Pvt - Enl 19 Sep 1861 Gainesville, AR. Died 20 Nov 1861 at Columbus, KY.

STROUD, J.M. Pvt-  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent, wounded 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA, now in AR 31 Aug 1864.

SUMMERS, J.M. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

TAFF, GEORGE W. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 Gainesville, AR. Left sick at Carthage, TN 10 Sep 1862.

TARPLEY, PLEASANT M. Pvt - Enl 27 Jun 1861 at Gainesville, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 2 Nov 1864. Disch 18 May 1865.

TARPLEY, W.H. Pvt  -  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 13 Jul 1862 at Meridian, MS.

THOMASON, W.R.  Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent since 1 Nov 1862.

THOMASON, W.T. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

TREDAWAY, R. Pvt - Enl 27 Jul 1861 Gainesville, AR.

TURNER, FELIX Pvt - Enl 27 Jul 1861.

TWYMAN, R.G. 1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Resigned 17 Jul 1863.

VANCE, G.W. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 7 Nov 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

WALL, J.W. Pvt - Slightly wounded in cheek 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.

WELCH, J.R. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 25 Sep 1862.

WELCH, J.S. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

WIDDLE, J.Q.R. Pvt - Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and paroled 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough and Ready, GA.

WILCOXEN, D.F. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 11 Jan 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

WOOD, A.J. 2Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

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