COMPANY K
5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

ALDRIDGE, A.C. Pvt - Died 18 Jun 1861 near Harrisburg, AR

ARNOLD, H. Pvt - Absent since 9 Jul 1862.

BAGLEY, JOSEPH L. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Left with the wounded at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec  1862, captured 5 Jan 1863 and sent to Camp Morton, IN.

BAXTER, GEORGE W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. Received furlough 13 Jun 1863. Paroled 16 Jun 1865 at Pine Bluff, AR.Age 21, ht 5’ 7”, eyes gray, hair lt, complx fair.

BEETHY, D. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent 30 Jun 1863.

BILLINGSLEY, J.R. Pvt - Enl 18 Jan 1862 Bowling Green, KY. Wounded and left at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862. Captured 5 Jan 1863 and sent to MP at Camp Butler, IL 23 Mar 1863. Paroled 14 Apr 1863 at Ft Monroe, VA. Wounded in GA in 1864 requiring amputation of left forearm.

BLACKWELL, R.J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 27 Jul 1861.

BRADLEY, CHARLES Pvt Musician - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.  See Badley, Charles.

BRENTZ, DWIGHT Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.  Deserted 10 Jun 1862 while on the march from Corinth to Tupelo, MS.

BUSTER, JOHN W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 20 Jul 1862.

CAMPBELL, DAVID Pvt - Enl 13 Jul 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Absent on 30 day furlough dated 7 Jul 1861.

CARPENTER, JONATHAN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted and was captured 10 Jul 1864 at Chattanooga, TN and was sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 28 Jul 1864. Disch 11 May 1865.

CARR, JAMES A. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 9 Jun 1862.

CLARK, CLEMENT C. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Appointed sutler 31 Dec 1862.

COBURN, LEROY K. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. AWOL since 15 Aug 1862. Dropped 16 Nov 1863.

COOK, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. In hospital at Macon, GA 19 Jul 1864 and transferred 21 Jul 1864.

COOPER, WILLIAM G. 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 17 Jun 1865. Ht 5’ 7”, eyes gray, hair blk, complx drk, residence: Granger Co, TN.

COWELL, ALBERT Y. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 24 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN and sent to hospital at Griffith, GA. Admitted to hospital at LaGrange, GA 4 Jul 1864. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 2 Nov 1864. Disch 18 May 1865.

CUNNINGHAM, JAMES W.V. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 3 Jul 1862.

DAISDONE, C.D. 2Lt - Promoted 31 Dec 1863. Whereabouts not known 5 May 1864. Was detailed by Col Featherston..

DAVIS, ABNER 1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Signed roll as commanding the company. Dropped 8 May 1862.

DAVIS, ELMORE Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 23 Jul 1862 at age 40.

DAVIS, MELVIL Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 18 Aug 1861 at Greenville, MO.

DAVIS, WASHINGTON Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 18 Aug 1861 at Greenville, MO.

DAWSON, ELI J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 6 Nov 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

DEPUTY, JOSHUA M. Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded near Atlanta, GA 21 Jul 1864 and died 12 Aug 1864.

DESPERITY, J.M. Sgt - Slightly wounded in thigh at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862.

DOWNS, JAMES R. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 and left at Murfreesboro, TN, captured and died 26 Feb 1863 at Evansville, IN.

DUNLAP, JAMES S. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 18 Dec 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

EDINGS, ALEXANDER Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 (at Murfreesboro, TN) and sent to hospital at Dalton, GA. Disch 6 Aug 1863.

EDWARDS, JOHN M. Pvt - Enl 13 Jan 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 16 May 1864 at Resaca, GA and died 23 May 1864 in Atlanta, GA.

ELSBERY, WILLIAM Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and paroled 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough and Ready, GA. In hospital at Meridian, MS 17 Jan 1865, wounded.

FALKNER, JAMES A. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Sick in hospital at Atlanta, GA 31 Dec 1863. Died 23 Feb 1863.

FINNEY, THOMAS Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 26 Nov 1863 on the retreat from Missionary Ridge, TN and captured at Graysville, GA same date and sent to MP at Rock Island, IL 11 Dec 1863.

FREELAND, JOSEPH M. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and left at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862. Died in 1863.

GARROTT, GEORGE W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 9 Jul 1861at Camp Pope, AR. .

HALL, JOSEPH H. Pvt - 12 Jan 1862 Bowling Green, KY. Died 11 Feb 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

HAMMONDS, E. Pvt  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 27 Jul 1861.

HARD (HARROD), CHARLES B. Pvt - Captured 20 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL then to New Orleans, LA and exchanged 23 May 1865.

HARROD, CHARLES B. Pvt - Enl 13 Jan 1862 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 4 Nov 1864. Forwarded to New Orleans, LA for exchange 4 May 1865.

HARWOOD, C.B. Pvt  - Slightly wounded in thigh 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN`.

HIGGINBOTHAM, WILLIAM R. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 28 Nov 1861 at Bowling Green, KY.

HILL, DUNCAN L. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 3 Jul 1862.

HILL, HENRY J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

HORAN, BENJAMIN F. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 2 Jun 1863 Catoosa Springs, GA.

HOWARD, VIRGIL A. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 5 Feb 1862 Bowling Green, KY.

HUNT, THOMAS J. Pvt - Enl 20 Jun 1862 Bowling Green, KY. AWOL since 21 Dec 1862.

JEFFRIES, DRURY Y.  Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 8 Oct 1862 at Perryville, KY.

JOHNDERO, JOSEPH Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 18 Aug 1861 at Greenville, MS.

JOHNSON, RICHARD E. 1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA and sent to hospital at Atlanta, GA. Unfit for field service 14 Nov 1864.

JOHNSON, THOMAS G. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch in Feb 1862 at Bowling Green, KY.

JOHNSON, WILLIAM M. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 15 May 1864 near Resaca, GA.

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded in hand at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862. Disch from hospital Dec 1863.

JONES, ANDREW J. 1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.

JONES, GOMER Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and captured 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Enl US Navy Jan 1864 at Camp Douglas, IL.

JONES, RICHARD H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Trfd to the Buckner Guards 1 Sep 1862.

KELLY, GARROTT D. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 20 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA and sent to hospital at Atlanta, GA. Was in hospital at Fulton, MS 21 Nov 1863.

KILLION, H. Pvt - Captured 31 Dec 1862 and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL

LEWIS, JOHN M. 1Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Died 11 Jun 1862 at Pontotawk, MS.

LOWNES, JOSEPH Pvt - Enl 13 Jan 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Regained from desertion 26 Dec 1863. C.M. 20 Jan 1864. Trfd to Navy 11 Apr 1864. Paroled 7May1865 at Albany, GA.

MATHEWS, JULIUS C.A. Pvt - Enl 30 Jun 1861 Camp Cross, AR. Died 18 Nov 1861 at Scottville, KY.

McBRIDE, WILLIAM H. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

McCREA, FELIX G. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 22 Jun 1862 in TN.

McFARLAN, GEORGE K. Pvt  - Enl 30 Jun 1861 at Camp Cross, AR. Died 20 May 1862 at Corinth, MS.

McINTIRE, ISAAC Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Present 30 Jun 1862.

McLEMORE, JOHN Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 20 Nov 1862 near Knoxville, TN.

MELLON, JOHN B. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN. Captured and sent to MP at Camp Butler, IL 20 Mar 1863. In hospital at Williamsburg, VA 22 Apr 1863. Trfd to Invalid Corps 21 Nov 1864. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

MIHAN, WILLIAM T. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Left sick at Decatur, AL 30 Jun 1863. Supposed to be dead.

MOODY, JAMES M. Pvt - Enl 15 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

MURRAY. ANDREW H. Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 10 Oct 1862 at Harrodsburg, KY and sent to MP at Camp Butler, IL 11 Mar 1863.

NEWSOM, THEOPOLUS Pvt - Enl 30 Jun 1861 at Camp Cross, AR. Absent wounded at Chickamauga, AGA 20 Sep 1863. Been absent 7 months 30 Apr 1864.

NOLES, BUTLER Cpl  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Killed 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.

PARKS, MATHEW B.  2Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. In hospital at Greensboro, NC in Mar 1865.

PAULETT, JOHN G. Pvt Musician - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

POTTS, SAMUEL H. Pvt - Enl 17 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA. Paroled about 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of Co C, 1st AR Inf Regt.

RANSOM, GEORGE W. Pvt - 30 Jun 1962 Camp Cross, AR. Wounded and captured 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, TN and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 7 Oct 1863. Disch 14 Jun 1865 .

SALVATORE, JOHN Pvt - Enl 15 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 23 Jul 1862 at Tupelo, MS.
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SOLINGER, LEWIS Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 1 Oct 1862.

STEWART, BENJAMIN F. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. In hospital at Meridian, MS with wound 26 Jun 1865.

STILLWELL, JAMES Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Indefinite furlough 28 Jul 1861.

SUTHERLAND, W.D. Pvt - Captured 4 Jul 1863 ar Helena, AR and sent to MP at Ft Delaware, DE. Exchanged 7 Mar 1865.

TAYLOR, GREAT J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 23 Jul 1862.

TAYLOR, JOHN Pvt-  Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Discharged about Jun 1862.

TERENTINE, JAMES A. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR.

THWEATT, WILLIAM B. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Left sick at Montgomery, AL 27 Jul 1862. Supposed to be dead.

TROTTER, THOMAS R. Cpl - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted. Reported AWOL 26 Nov 1863. Dropped 26 Dec 1863. Took oath at Memphis, TN 2 Jul 1864. Age 18, ht 5’ 8”, eyes dark, hair drk, complx fair.

TULLEY, GEORGE W. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and left on battlefield at Liberty Gap, TN 25 Jun 1863. Captured and sent to MP  at Camp Chase, OH 6 Jul 1864.  Forwarded to City Point, VA for exchange 7 Mar 1865.

WARMACK, HENRY E. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Wounded and left at Murfreesboro, TN 31 Dec 1862. Captured 22 Jan 1863 and sent to MP at City Point, VA 4 Apr 1863. Captured 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin, TN and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 4 Dec 1864. Disch 14 May 1865.

WASHINGTON, AUGUSTUS B.  Cpt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Elected 1Lt 16 Apr 1862. Wounded 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA. Honor Roll 10 Aug 1864.

WHEELOCK, JOHN MACK  Sgt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Oct 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL. Disch 18 May 1865.

WILDER, LORENZO J. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Captured 28 Apr 1864 at Decatur, AL and sent to MP at Camp Douglas, IL 1 Nov 1864. Disch 18 May 1865.

WILKINS, WILLIAM W.  2Lt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Was near Dalton, GA 4 May 1864.

WILLIAMS, ANDREW T. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Deserted 5 Jun 1862 near Baldwin, MS.

WINBISH, W.T. Pvt - Disch 4 Jul 1861. Disch 4 Jul 1861 at Gainesville, AR.

WOLFE, JOHN W. Cpl  - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 22 Jul 1861 at Camp Pope, AR. .

WOMACK, THOMAS B. Pvt - Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch 27 Jul 1861 at Pocahontas, AR.

WOODARD, D.L. Pvt - Disch Jul 1861 Enl 13 Jun 1861 at Wittsburg, AR. Disch in Jul 1861.

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