6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry.
Company B—“The Drew Light Horse”.
Drew County, Arkansas.

The Drew Light Horse was organized at Monticello, Arkansas, composed mostly men from Drew County.  The company enlisted in Confederate service at Little Rock on August 11, 1861, and was assigned to the 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry as Company B.  On April 20, 1862, the Drew Light Horse was consolidated with Company A, the Monticello Cavalry, 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 Drew Light Horse have survived.


Arnold, Franklin
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, March 20, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1834 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Bardwell, Reuben
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; paroled at Monroe, Louisiana, June 17, 1865 (gave his address as Jackson parish, Louisiana); he applied for a Confederate pension from Hempstead county in 1906 (Pension #18449 approved August 8, 1906); after his death on April 22, 1916, his widow Mary applied for a pension.

Barnett, Orville
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured at Red Fork, Arkansas, December 3, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois.

Berry, J R
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Berryman, James A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1862; born September 3, 1845 in Arkansas; died July 2, 1911 in Arkansas; buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1908 (Pension #4300 approved August 8, 1908); married Laura Wilson; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Berryman, John Sharp
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born August 31, 1835 in Mississippi; died July 21, 1898 in Arkansas; buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; his widow Mary E. Berryman applied for Confederate pension from Drew county in 1901 (Pension #15093 approved August 16, 1901); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Bliss, J H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1862.

Brewer, J E
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; absent sick since September 1, 1862.

Bussell, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; transferred to Co. L, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, February 29, 1864; born c1837 in Mississippi; he applied for a Confederate pension from Clark county in 1919 (Pension #20440 approved August 12, 1919); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Carter, Samuel Edward
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1841 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Cason, Reuben A
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1834 in South Carolina; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Collins, Moses Albert
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant; captured at Boonville, Missouri, October 14, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died of laryngitis on December 24, 1864; born c1832 in Alabama; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Collins, Oliver Perry
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born November 15, 1841 in Mississippi; died June 26, 1889 in Arkansas; buried in Collins Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Cornish, Hiram
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; previously served in Co. E, 9th Arkansas Infantry; born c1845 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Courtney, Emanuel C
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, July 4, 1862; born April 12, 1843 in Meriwether county, Georgia; died December 26, 1916 in Drew county, Arkansas; buried in Collins Cemetery in Drew county; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1913 (Pension #16793 approved August 8, 1913); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Courtney, J S
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, March 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; he applied for a Confederate pension from Ashley county in 1903 (Pension #14537 approved August 6, 1903); he died on August 25, 1915.

Daniel, Egbert W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; sent to U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; born c1838 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Daniel, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted at Bell’s Station, Kentucky, January 12, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Ripley, Mississippi, July 7, 1862; born c1827 (or c1835, conflicting records) in Choctaw county, Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Davis, Barney W
Private—Enlisted at Cave City, Kentucky, October 25, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough since July 15, 1862; died at Holly Springs, Mississippi, August 20, 1862.

Delk, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; detailed as orderly to General Hardee, March 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Donaldson, William Mathis
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1838 in Georgia; died June 9, 1924 in Arkansas; he applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1909 (Pension #16799 approved August 4, 1909); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation wagoner.

Dunlap, J F M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; name also shown as J.T.M. Dunlap.

Dunlap, William A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1840 in Arkansas; occupation farmer; he applied for a Confederate pension from Cleveland county in 1917 (Pension #20230 approved August 13, 1917); listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Ellis, Alford H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1841 in Mississippi; occupation student; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Ellis, B F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Ellis, Rufus K
Corporal—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; appointed second corporal; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed first corporal; born c1832 in Alabama; married Lucella E. Tackett in Ashley county, Arkansas, June 7, 1866; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Estes, G T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Franklin, W N
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; died at Okolona, Mississippi, June 11, 1862.

Giddings, F M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; absent sick in hospital since February 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Glosup, John
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born 1844 in Georgia; died December 10, 1917 in Arkansas; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation laborer.

Goble, Ephraim
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; detailed as escort for General Hardee; paroled at Charlotte, North Carolina, May 4, 1865.

Hindon, A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; discharged, May 15, 1862.

Hudspeth, H S
Captain—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; elected captain, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; resigned, July 1, 1862.

Humphrey, Thomas
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; discharged before May 15, 1862; born c1808 in North Carolina; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Huskey, George W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1836 in Tennessee; reportedly died in 1865; his widow Sarah E. Huskey applied for a Confederate pension from Drew county in 1893 (Pension #1357 approved August 3, 1893); listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Kerr, H L
Private—Enlisted at Bell’s Station, Kentucky, February 4, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, June 1, 1862; later reduced to ranks; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 7, 1865; born c1823 in Tennessee; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Lockhart, Adam
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, May 1, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born 1834 in Marshall county, Mississippi; died March 14, 1890 in Drew county, Arkansas; buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McKinney, James H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, July 17, 1864; born c1834 in Georgia; occupation carpenter; listed in Bradley county 1860 census.

Massengale, Henry
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability, June 30, 1862; born c1841 in Georgia; occupation farmer.

Mitchell, James M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant, July 1, 1862; captured and paroled, August 31, 1862, location not stated; born c1835 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Murphy, J B
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, May 15, 1862; detailed as escort for General Hardee.

Murphy, J C
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed third corporal; promoted second corporal.

Murray, F J
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; absent sick in hospital in February 20, 1862.

Owens, Thomas M
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; elected third lieutenant; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; resigned, June 3, 1862; elected captain, Co. B, Carlton’s Arkansas Cavalry, April 1, 1864; born c1834 in Tennessee; name also shown as Thomas W. Owen.

Ozment, J A
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Rodgers, G F
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; name also shown as Rogers.

Sanbach, L D
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1836 in Indiana; listed in Desha county 1860 census; name also shown as Sanbrook.

Skinner, Ebenezer A
Private—Enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, May 13, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, October 15, 1863; transferred to Co. L, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, February 29, 1864; born c1833 in Georgia; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Smith, R B
Private—Enlisted at Graham’s Station, Kentucky, December 8, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; reportedly served in 7th Texas Infantry.

Stearnes, David
Private—Enlisted at Graham’s Station, Kentucky, December 8, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Stephens, George W
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; elected second lieutenant, May 15, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, December 31, 1862; captured at Princeton, Arkansas, December 8, 1863; sent to Gratiot Street Prison, St Louis, Missouri, where he died of smallpox on March 29, 1864; he was promoted to captain in error on July 11, 1864; born c1838 in Georgia

Townsend, James
Private—Enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, April 21, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

Wagnon, Peter
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; discharged for disability (hernia) at Nashville, Tennessee, November 13, 1861; born c1829 in St Clair county, Alabama; eyes gray, hair red, complexion florrid, height 6’0”; occupation farmer.

Walthall, B T
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 16, 1862; born c1815 in Prince Edward county, Virginia; occupation farmer.

White, James
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1838 in Alabama; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

White, William
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; born c1841 in Mississippi; occupation farmer; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Whitley, Coleman
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; appointed second lieutenant; resigned, June 20, 1864; resignation approved, August 1, 1864.

Wilcox, M H
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; paroled at Columbus, Mississippi, May 24, 1865.

Wilkerson, George M
Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862.

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