6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.
Company A—“The Monticello Cavalry”.
Drew County, Arkansas.

The Monticello Cavalry was organized at Monticello, Arkansas, composed mostly men from Drew County.  The company enlisted in Confederate service at Little Rock on August 1, 1861, and was assigned to the 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry as Company A.  On April 20, 1862, the Monticello Cavalry was consolidated with Company B, the Drew Light Horse, also of Drew County; and on May 15, 1862, the consolidated Drew County cavalry troop became Company B, 2nd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry.  As with the other companies, few records of the Monticello Cavalry have survived.


Arnold, James N
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, October 9, 1862; born c1842 in Choctaw county, Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Austin, F H  “Harry”
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; died at Saltillo, Mississippi, July 20, 1862; born c1834 in Tennessee; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Barbrie, W O
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured in Coahoma county, Mississippi, March 11, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died of pneumonia on January 22, 1865; buried in Plot #835 at Camp Chase; name also shown as Barbry.

Black, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1862; born September 16, 1816 in South Carolina; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census; buried in Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery in Drew county.

Bugg, J D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, July 4, 1862; born c1832 in Richmond county, Georgia; occupation musician.

Clark, J B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Collins, A J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Covington, P A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant, July 1, 1862.

Crook, J H P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant, May 15, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, May 28, 1862.

Davis, R N
Private—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas, August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; he applied for Confederate pension from Conway county in 1913 (Pension #5042 approved August 13, 1913; after he died on June 27, 1930, his widow Emma applied for a pension.

Dollefield, Henry C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; detailed as escort for General Hardee; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; reportedly died in 1864; name also shown as Harry Dollefield.

Dubois, G C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; name also shown as Duboice.

Flemister, John C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; killed in action at Booneville, Mississippi, July 1, 1862; born c1843 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Flemister, William C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third corporal; born c1838 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Folliard, John Frain
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed sergeant; captured at Gaines Landing, Arkansas, February 12, 1865; sent to Memphis, Tennessee; exchanged at Camp Townsend, Mississippi, March 16, 1865; cut off from his command, he joined up with the Monticello Artillery and was paroled at Grenada, Mississippi, May 18, 1865.

Garison, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 15, 1862; detailed as regimental adjutant, July 1, 1862; resigned, December 31, 1862; born January 1, 1836 in Tennessee; died April 17, 1865 in Arkansas; buried in Union Ridge Cemetery in Drew county; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Garison, Valdorn D
Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; appointed sergeant; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed quartermaster-sergeant; enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; elected third lieutenant, October 15, 1863; absent on sick furlough since February 21, 1864; born c1829 in Alabama; occupation farmer; married Elvira Thacker in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 2, 1854; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Garman, John L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1837 in M ssouri; occupation stage-driver; listed in Bradley county 1860 census.

Greenwood, B F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured in Desha county, Arkansas, January 24, 1865; sent to U.S. Military, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865 (gave his address as Desha county, Arkansas); born c1832.

Greenwood, T D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Harvey, William M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. H, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Ashley county, Arkansas, December 19, 1863; absent on detached service on the courier line since January 25, 1864; captured in Drew county, Arkansas, April 6, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 17, 1864; born c1842 in Alabama; occupation farmer; listed in Ashley county 1860 census.

Hemingway, Wilson
Sergeant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; appointed third sergeant; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed regimental sergeant-major, May 15, 1862; appointed regimental adjutant in the 12th Arkansas Infantry on October 20, 1862; name also shown as William Hemingway.

Holland, N B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; drummed out of the service for killing a hog, June 25, 1862; born c1833 in Germany; occupation clerk; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Holsonbeck, James Knox Polk
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1846 in Tennessee; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Holsenbeck, Lewis D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third corporal, May 15, 1862; detailed as courier for General Fagan, June 1864; captured at Livingston, Missouri, October 20, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Sandusky, Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance on May 12, 1865; born c1844 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Hutcheson, H K
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1835 in Alabama; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census; name also shown as H. R. Hutcheson.

Jeter, John A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born 1834; died January 31, 1909; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1902 (Pension #4341 approved August 11, 1902); after his death, his widow Carrie S. Jeter applied for a pension.

Johnson, W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Johnson, W B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; discharged for disability (chronic rheumatism) at Bell’s Tavern, Kentucky, January 26, 1862; born c1806 in South Carolina; eyes gray, hair red, complexion red, height 6’0”; occupation physician.

Johnson, W S T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; reportedly died in 1862.

Jones, John H
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, January 11, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1862; born c1820 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Kidd, Robert A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; absent on furlough since December 20, 1862; he had previously enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; but was rejected as unfit for service at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 20, 1861; born c1837; died October 3, 1883; buried in Troy Cemetery in Drew county.

King, J W
Private—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas, August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; died at LaGrange, Tennessee, September 6, 1862.

Kirk, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; died at Corinth, Mississippi, May 26, 1862.

Kitchens, Lewis L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; detailed as escort for General Hardee; captured at Salisbury, North Carolina, April 12, 1865; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance on June 13, 1865; born c1835.

Knight, James L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 11, 1865; born May 18, 1822 in South Carolina; died June 22, 1905 in Arkansas; buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Ashley county, Arkansas; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Lamb, William H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born October 8, 1844 in North Carolina; died June 31, 1884 in Arkansas; buried in Old Union Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; married Allee V. Gulledge; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Langley, W Greenberry
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; transferred to 1st Arkansas Cavalry, July 20, 1862.

McKenzie, Douglas A
Private—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas, August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant, May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, June 21, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, December 31, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, July 11, 1864; captured in Drew county, Arkansas, April 6, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born c1839 in Mississippi.

McLeod, Hugh
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; detailed as courier in Govan’s Brigade; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865; born at Nashville, Tennessee; name also shown as McCloud.

McLeod, L
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; detailed as escort for Colonel Shaver; name also shown as McCloud.

McVeay, J S
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Matthews, W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; died near Saltillo, Mississippi, July 15, 1862.

Miller, William T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant in 1863; promoted second lieutenant, July 11, 1864; was reportedly captured late in the war; born January 18, 1830 in Alabama; died August 13, 1905 in Arkansas; buried in Old Warren Cemetery in Bradley county, Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from Bradley county in 1902 (Pension #4060 approved August 5, 1902; after his death his widow Mrs M. E. Miller applied for a pension; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Morgan, Asa H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Morgan, Luke J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1821 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Morrison, William
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed quartermaster-sergeant; paroled at New Orleans, Louisiana, June 22, 1865; born c1835 in Kentucky; occupation painter; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Myers, A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; discharged for disability (inguinal hernia) at Nashville, Tennessee, November 15, 1861; born c1839 in Bavaria; eyes blue, hair dark, complexion fair, height 5’8”; occupation merchant.

Niman, Truman
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Page, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured and paroled, August 1, 1862, location not stated.

Perry, Daniel W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured in Bradley county, Arkansas, May 5, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 6, 1865; born c1843 in South Carolina; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Petty, E D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; appointed hospital steward; discharged for disability (phthisis pulmonaris) at Bell’s Tavern, Kentucky, January 22, 1862; born c1828 in South Carolina; eyes gray, hair brown, complexion fair, height 6’2”; occupation physician; listed in Drew county 1860 census; name also shown as H. D. Petty.

Piper, W T
Private—Enlisted at Pitman’s Ferry, Arkansas, August 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Poland, James
Private—Enlisted at Pocahontas, Arkansas, September 28, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1862; born c1816 in Oregon; occupation blacksmith; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Ragland, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured in Bolivar county, Mississippi, September 9, 1863; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865; paroled at Jackson, Mississippi, May 19, 1865; born 1848 in North Carolina; died 1937 in Arkansas; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Ragland, W P
Captain—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; elected captain, August 1, 1861; discharged at the consolidation, May 13, 1862; born March 14, 1830 in Georgia; died February 9, 1886 in Arkansas; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation physician.

Reed, J B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough since July 20, 1862.

Slemons, William Ferguson
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; elected first lieutenant, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; elected colonel, May 15, 1862; captured near Fort Scott, Missouri, October 25, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; born March 15, 1830 in Weakley county, Tennessee; died December 10, 1918; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1902 (Pension #16872 approved August 12, 1902; married Martha S. Howard in Drew county, December 13, 1855; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; he was a graduate of Bethel College; before the war he was a delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention in 1861; after the war he served as Arkansas Attorney General and as a United States Congressman.

Stewart, Samuel H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1831 in North Carolina; occupation mechanic.

Stone, Hannibal D
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1833 in Tennessee; occupation farmer; listed in Desha county 1860 census.

Sweeney, J J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, July 15, 1862; born c1836 in Tennessee; died April 9, 1896 in Arkansas; buried in Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation blacksmith.

Thweatt, Calvin P
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1833 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Trantham, A W
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865.

Trantham, H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Trantham, John
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, March 14, 1864; transferred to Co. I, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, July 7, 1864; born c1820 in Louisiana.

Wallace, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed chief bugler; born c1834 in Tennessee; occupation painter; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Wells, Francis Marion  “Frank”
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured at Monticello, Arkansas, January 14, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas; born c1840 in Tennessee; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Willey, Samuel M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; detailed as hospital steward.

Wilson, James M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, August 20, 1862; born c1842 in Arkansas; occupation farmer; married Rebecca Hodges in Ashley county, Arkansas, February 25, 1865; listed in Ashley county 1860 census.

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