6th (Monroe’s) Arkansas Cavalry
Company A
March 1 to April 30, 1863—Stationed at Mill
Creek.
May 1 to June 30, 1863—Stationed near Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
January 1 to February 29, 1864—Stationed at
Camp E. Kirby Smith.
Apple, Samuel R
Private—Enrolled in the Prairie County Home
Guard at Austin, Arkansas, June 29, 1861; enrolled as third sergeant in
Co. I, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862;
enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January
12, 1863; appointed fourth corporal in 1863; reduced to private in 1864;
captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 1865;
unable to return to his regiment, he joined Co. I, 1st Consolidated Arkansas
Infantry, and was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865;
died at Beebe, Arkansas, March 4, 1882; widow Mary E. (Page) Apple filed
Arkansas pension application #30087 from Pulaski county, October 1, 1933.
Arnold, A S
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard
at Hamilton, Arkansas, July 11, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as brigade teamster,
August 5, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Arnold, J S
Private—Enlisted Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; present to
June 30, 1863.
Atkins, William H
Private—Not listed in muster rolls; service
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, cited in Arkansas pension application #20823
filed by widow Emma Atkins from Jefferson county, August 13, 1919; veteran
died June 30, 1917,
Aycock, Willis Monroe
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February
29, 1864; surrendered with Co. D, Carlton’s Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, May 20, 1865; paroled at Pine Bluff, May 31, 1865; born in 1841;
died February 21, 1912; buried in Campbell Cemetery, Lamar county, Texas.
Babb, J B
Private—Conscripted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, April 8, 1863; deserted, April 9, 1863
Baldock, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; left sick at Des Arc, Arkansas,
September 25, 1862, and never reported; dropped from the rolls, April 30,
1863.
Bankston, William M
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; hospitalized at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, March and April 1863; detailed in Ordnance Department,
June 1, 1863; “ordered to report to Col. Lauther at Camden as dismounted
cavalry, Nov. 25th, 1863, by order of Col. Monroe”; no record after February
29, 1864.
Barnes, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; detailed to Quartermaster’s
Department, March 1, 1863; detached duty in post quartermaster’s department
in Texas, September 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865,
stating his residence as Little Rock, Arkansas.
Barnes, Robert M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; elected captain, April 14, 1863;
captured at Mine Creek, Kansas, October 25, 1864; confined in U.S. Military
Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance, June
16, 1865, stating his residence as Little Rock, Arkansas; born in Tennessee,
c1830
Beck, J A
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as teamster,
July 25, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.
Bell, William F
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; reduced to private,
April 14, 1863; appointed third sergeant in 1863; promoted second sergeant
in 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Bennett, Charles
Private—Not listed in muster rolls; Union
records state he was a private in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
at Hollywood, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Rock Island, Illinois, until he died there of chronic diarrhea on August
24, 1864; buried in Grave #1445 at Rock Island prison.
Bethell, John Pinckney
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; present to February 29,
1864; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #25456 from Prairie county,
August 20, 1915; died in 1927.
Billingsley, H G
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; elected first
lieutenant, November 18, 1861; discharged at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December
18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas,
May 9, 1862; appointed regimental ordnance sergeant, January 1, 1863; present
to February 29, 1864.
Bost, W E
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 11, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.
Branch, D F
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard
in Richwoods township, Prairie county, Arkansas, July 3, 1861; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
discharged, January 27, 1863, provided substitute H. S. Nichols.
Branch, K
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, April
14, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.
Buffalo, L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 11, 1862; detailed to 8th Arkansas Field
Battery, June 7, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.
Carpenter, Green
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, by order of Colonel Fagan, October 5, 1862; absent sick in hospital
at Dardanelle, Arkansas, March and April, 1863; present, May and June,
1863; captured in Pope county, Arkansas, November 15, 1863; confined in
U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, until released on oath of
allegiance, May 12, 1865; born in Mississippi, c1830; listed in Clark county
1860 census with wife Nancy J.; occupation farmer.
Carpenter, Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, by order of Colonel Fagan, October 5, 1862; detailed as nurse,
March and April 1863; present to June 30, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1842;
listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Carter, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Van Buren, Arkansas, April 1, 1863; absent, detailed as guard at Van
Buren, April 30, 1863; no further record.
Chaffin, J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged as a minor, April
14, 1863.
Chaffin, James
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to June 30,
1863.
Chaffin, W A
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as a teamster
to go to Texas by order of General Cabell, July 15, 1863; no record after
February 29, 1864.
Champlin, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to February 29,
1864; previously served in Co. C, 36th Arkansas Infantry.
Chaney, W A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; appointed third corporal, April
14, 1863; promoted fourth corporal; present to June 30, 1863.
Clayton, T F
Fourth Corporal—Enrolled as second sergeant
in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7,
1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas,
May 9, 1862; reduced to private, April 14, 1863; promoted second corporal;
present to February 29, 1864.
Cochran, D
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Clear Lake, Arkansas, July 1, 1863; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, February 1, 1864; died in hospital at Washington, Arkansas, February
16, 1864.
Coleman, Alexander
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; captured at Mound City,
Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois;
exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; granted sixty-day furlough,
March 14, 1865; paroled at Memphis, Tennessee, June 1865.
Cook, John R
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed to escort prisoners
to Little Rock, March 28, 1863; detailed to 8th Arkansas Field Battery,
June 7, 1863; wounded at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; took oath
of allegiance at Pine Bluff, January 26, 1864.
Cook, Thomas J
Private—Enrolled as second corporal in Co.
B, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12,
1863; detailed in brigade blacksmith department, October 1, 1863; no record
after February 29, 1864; died, December 29, 1907; widow Susie M. Cook filed
Arkansas pension application #23776 from Prairie county, August 17, 1915.
Cothren, John S
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard
at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, July 11, 1861; enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; discharged,
May 31, 1863.
Cox, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; absent without leave, February
12, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Cozart, W A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed to escort prisoners
to Little Rock, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; present to June 30, 1863; previously
served in Co. I, 5th Arkansas Infantry; and Co. B, 4th Arkansas Battalion.
Crandall, H
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as carpenter
on railroad, July 25, 1862, by order of General Hindman; present to February
29, 1864.
Crawford, William L
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February
29, 1864.
Crockett, Thomas N
First Lieutenant—Enrolled as first lieutenant
in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7,
1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas,
May 9, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 9, 1862; resigned, August 15,
1862.
Darnold, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; hospitalized at St. John’s
Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, January 2, 1863; left sick at Princeton,
Arkansas, October 26, 1863; no further record.
Dowdy, Robert A
Private—Not listed in muster rolls; Federal
records show him as private, Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound
City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock
Island, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 25, 1865; also
shown as Dowdle.
Dyer, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, July 24, 1862; appointed second corporal, April 14, 1863; captured
in Prairie county, Arkansas, November 17, 1864; confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance, May
7, 1865; born c1839; died, October 25, 1885; widow Sallie (Burton) Dyer
filed Arkansas pension application #29643 from Lonoke county, August 1928.
Eddings, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 12, 1862; discharged at Fort Smith, Arkansas,
June 10, 1863; also shown as Eddins.
Emerson, Aaron R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; captured at Mound City, Kansas,
October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged
at City Point, Virginia, March 1865; previously served in Co. I, 5th Arkansas
Infantry; and Co. B, 4th Arkansas Battalion; died, October 1, 1890; widow
J. F. Emerson filed Arkansas pension application #10176 from Pulaski county,
August 10, 1906.
Evans, J E
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
30-Day Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged
at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant,
April 14, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Evans, John W
Private—Enrolled as second lieutenant in Co.
C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
elected second lieutenant, August 15, 1862; discharged, April 10, 1863.
Evans, Newton Jasper
Private—Enrolled as third sergeant in Co.
C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
discharged, September 4, 1862; reenlisted, May 12, 1863; present to June
30, 1863.
Fawn, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; hospitalized at General
Hospital, Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 1, 1863; present to February 29, 1864;
previously served in Co. C, 29th Arkansas Infantry.
Fawn, Osborne
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; wounded and captured at
Mine Creek, Kansas, October 25, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Camp Morton, Indiana, until released on oath of allegiance, May 20, 1865.
Fawn, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; detailed at General Hospital,
Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 1, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; previously
served in Co. C, 29th Arkansas Infantry.
Fitzcharles, Ed
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as hostler
for Colonel Monroe, May 1, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Ford, Benjamin F
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard
at Des Arc, Arkansas, July 6, 1861; enrolled in Gleaves’ Co., 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present
to February 29, 1864.
Fowler, William L
Private—Not listed in muster rolls; Federal
records show him as private, Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound
City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton,
Illinois; no further record.
Gales, John W
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; absent sick
without leave, June 14, 1863; no further record.
Gales, Louis
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; absent sick, April 12, 1863; no
further record.
Gates, Ferdinand
Private—Enrolled in Co. B, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; wounded at Pilot Knob,
Missouri, September 27, 1864; captured at Ironton, Missouri, October 12,
1864; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released
on oath of allegiance, June 14, 1865.
Gragg, Franklin Carroll
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; discharged for disability
at Little Rock, Arkansas, November 14, 1862; died in Prairie county, Arkansas,
December 20, 1862.
Gragg, J F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; discharged, September
15, 1862.
Gragg, Reason M
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; deserted,
December 26, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May
19, 1864.
Hall, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, October 5, 1862; no further record.
Hames, M O
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; discharged for being over
40 years old, April 14, 1863.
Harper, William A
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, July 3, 1861; enrolled in Co. B, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; appointed
fourth corporal, April 14, 1863; promoted third corporal; absent without
leave, June 16, 1863.
Harshaw, L D
Private—Enrolled as third sergeant in Co.
B, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862;
elected first lieutenant, April 14, 1863; no record after September 18,
1864.
Hazen, William G
Private—Enrolled as first lieutenant in Prairie
County Home Guard at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, July 11, 1861; enlisted in
Co. C, 25th Arkansas Infantry, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, March 13, 1862;
appointed third lieutenant, March 13, 1862; resigned; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed
as clerk in quartermaster’s department, April 15, 1863; detailed as adjutant’s
clerk, June 24, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; born c1833; died, July
14, 1901; widow Alice Hazen filed Arkansas pension application #21171 from
Prairie county, August 13, 1919.
Hill, H J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.
Hill, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, December 5, 1863; absent without leave in Hempstead
county, Arkansas, January 21, 1864; previously served in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas
Mounted Rifles; filed Arkansas pension application #5284 from Hempstead
county, August 20, 1901.
Hinton, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Fort Smith, Arkansas, July 6, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Hitchcock, S M
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as regimental
blacksmith, June 10, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.
Holyfield, Benjamin Franklin
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; detailed as regimental
teamster, July 24, 1862; detailed as brigade teamster, August 20, 1863;
no record after February 29, 1864; filed Arkansas pension application #9865
from Prairie county, August 18, 1902; died January 14, 1908; widow Mrs
L. V. Holyfield applied for pension, August 10, 1908.
Huddleston, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 5, 1861; discharged; enrolled as fourth
corporal in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Infantry, in Prairie county, Arkansas,
March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains,
Arkansas, May 9, 1862; captured at Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10,
1863; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana; exchanged
at City Point, Virginia, February 1865.
Hunt, George B
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed in telegraph office
at Brownsville by order of Governor Rector, May 10, 1862; paroled at Shreveport,
Louisiana, June 7, 1865.
Jarvis, William
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March, 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February
29, 1864.
Jenkins, Levander
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled as fourth corporal in
Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862;
enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May
25, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.
Kilgore, Simeon
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; absent sick, April 22,
1863; detailed as brigade teamster, December 1, 1863; no record after February
29, 1864.
Leslie, James F
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; died at home in Prairie
county, Arkansas, March 15, 1863.
Leslie, W W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.
Lowe, P W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.
Lynch, Michael
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; discharged
for being of 40 years old, April 14, 1863.
McCain, W A
Third Sergeant—Enrolled in Prairie County
Home Guard at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, July 11, 1861; enrolled as third
lieutenant in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas,
March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains,
Arkansas, May 9, 1862; reduced to private; present to June 30, 1863.
McCombs, William Faulkner
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; elected
third lieutenant, April 14, 1863; absent with leave, February 1, 1864;
paroled at Marshall, Texas, July 1, 1865; born in Kentucky, November 27,
1838; died in Arkansas, April 24, 1909; buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Ashley
county, Arkansas.
McCulloch, W T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.
McIntosh, B F
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, October 11, 1862; listed as deserted, January 10, 1863; listed
as present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
McNabb, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; discharged for disability
at Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 26, 1863.
May, Kinchen
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; absent
sick at Dardanelle, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; no further record.
Mayberry, J M
Third Corporal—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; reduced
to private, April 14, 1863; reappointed third corporal; present to February
29, 1864.
Mayberry, M F
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged, August 31, 1862.
Mayberry, W W
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, July 15, 1862; appointed second corporal,
April 14, 1863; promoted fifth sergeant; present to February 29, 1864.
Measles, S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.
Mitchell, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, October 5, 1862; deserted, January 10, 1863; dropped from the
rolls, June 30, 1863.
Nichols, H S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, as substitute for D. F. Branch, January 27,
1863; present to June 30, 1863.
Nutt, Hilliard D
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, October 5, 1862; present to June 30, 1863; born in North Carolina,
c1842; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Paine, S C
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; elected second lieutenant,
April 14, 1863; absent with leave, February 15, 1864; no record after September
18, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1829.
Perciful, W M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed as teamster, April 9,
1863; present to June 30, 1863; captured (date or place not stated) and
exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; furloughed for thirty
days, March 6, 1865.
Perry, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged, March 7, 1863.
Pickard, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; “ordered to report to Col. Lauther
at Camden as dismounted cavalry, Nov. 25th, 1863, by order of Col. Monroe;”
no further record.
Porter, N B
Private—Enrolled as third lieutenant in Co.
C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
absent without leave, February 6, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further
record.
Powell, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; appointed first sergeant; present
to February 29, 1864.
Quinlan, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged for being over 40
years old, April 14, 1863.
Ramsey, George W
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; appointed second sergeant,
April 14, 1863; present to June 30, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application
#14160 from White county, August 30, 1901.
Ray, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged for being over 40
years old, April 14, 1863.
Rayburn, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; captured at Mound City, Kansas,
October 24, 1864; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri,
where he died of pneumonia, November 23, 1864; previously served in Co.
C, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles.
Rayburn, John A
Private—Enrolled as fourth sergeant in Co.
C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
discharged for disability at Camp Shaver, Arkansas, August 8, 1862.
Rayburn, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.
Reinhardt, A T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 25th Arkansas Infantry,
at Jacksonport, Arkansas, March 13, 1862; discharged; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present
to February 29, 1864; born c1845.
Reinhardt, Augustus M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 25th Arkansas Infantry,
at Jacksonport, Arkansas, March 13, 1862; appointed captain; resigned;
enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October
25, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; born c1826.
Rich, William L
Private—Enrolled as third corporal in Co.
B, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12,
1863; detailed in hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 18, 1863; captured
at paroled at Fort Smith, September 1, 1863; “is now in Federal lines and
will not enter the service unless he is forced.”
Riddle, Philip
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February
29, 1864.
Roberts, Lewis
Private—Enrolled as fourth sergeant in Co.
D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
died at Dardanelle, Arkansas, before April 30, 1863; mentioned in list
of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county, Arkansas.
Ross, A W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 5th Arkansas Infantry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 1861; discharged, July 19, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12,
1863; appointed first corporal; present to June 30, 1863; filed Arkansas
pension application #20819 from Lonoke county, August 13, 1919.
Ross, T J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.
Ross, William A
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to April
30, 1863.
Shilling, C H
First Corporal—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas
Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; promoted
third sergeant; absent with leave, February 3, 1864; no further record.
Shouse, A C
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; resigned for disability,
February 14, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application #12259 from Yell
county, August 15, 1912; died, November 8, 1917; widow Elizabeth J. Shouse
applied for pension, August 17, 1918.
Shuford, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. A,
6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, September 14, 1863; detailed
as regimental wagon-master, January 12, 1864; present to February 29, 1864.
Simmons, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; died in hospital at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, February 28, 1863.
Smith, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed to 8th Arkansas
Field Battery, June 7, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.
Somers, W L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Clear Lake, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, February 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Stillwell, Daniel
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, July 15, 1862; present to February 29,
1864.
Stillwell, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed to escort prisoners
to Little Rock, Arkansas, March 15, 1863; discharged, June 8, 1863.
Stratton, Robert H
Private—Not listed in muster rolls; Federal
records show him as private, Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound
City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock
Island, Illinois, where he died of variola on January 15, 1865; buried
in Grave #1781 at Rock Island prison; previously served in Co. H, 17th
Arkansas Infantry; and Co. G, 21st Arkansas Infantry.
Sunther, S H
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; discharged for being
over 40 years old, April 14, 1863.
Tate, Enos A
Private—Enrolled as second corporal in Co.
C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
captured in Washington county, Arkansas, November 6, 1864; confined at
U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of
allegiance, May 7, 1865.
Tate, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Tate, William Z
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day
Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at
Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled as third corporal in
Co. B, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862;
enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, January
5, 1863; captured in Washington county, Arkansas, November 6, 1864; confined
in U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath
of allegiance, May 7, 1865; born c1837; died, June 15, 1885; widow A. C.
Tate filed Arkansas pension application #9849 from Prairie county, August
12, 1909.
Thomas, A W
Private—Enrolled in Co. B, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, September 20, 1863; present to February
29, 1864.
Thompson, Charles Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enrolled as fifth
sergeant in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas,
March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 4th Arkansas Battalion, April 28, 1862;
deserted, September 18, 1863; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present to February 29, 1864;
filed Arkansas pension application #6867 from Lonoke county, August 13,
1909; applied for admission to Arkansas Confederate Home in 1913.
Thompson, Charles W
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted as bugler in Co.
B, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 9, 1861;
discharged, August 20, 1861, provided substitute William I. Holt; enlisted
in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862;
promoted first lieutenant; discharged, April 18, 1863.
Thompson, D J
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; wounded in action on the White
River, July 5, 1862; never returned to the regiment.
Thompson, J W
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present to February
29, 1864.
Thompson, W L
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Princeton, Arkansas, October 25, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Vittitow, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; detailed to escort prisoners
to Little Rock, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; captured in Prairie county, Arkansas,
September 22, 1863; confined in U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware; exchanged
at City Point, Virginia, March 10, 1865.
Wallace, W T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.
Weaver, Samuel G
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Clark county, Arkansas, June 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, October 5, 1862; present to June 30, 1863; born in Alabama, c1829;
listed in Clark county 1860 census with wife S. A. Weaver; occupation farmer.
Wheat, Patrick Henry
Captain—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862, and appointed quartermaster;
enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May
9, 1862; discharged, April 18, 1863.
Winfrey, J A
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; absent without leave,
January 10, 1864.
Wolfe, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 24, 1862; present to June 30, 1863;
previously served in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles.
Wright, John M
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia,
in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; present to June 30,
1863.
Yarbrough, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; died at Dardanelle, Arkansas,
April 24, 1863
Young, S A
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; absent on furlough to May 9,
1863; present to February 29, 1864.
Youngblood, T M
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Hickory Plains, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; died, January 16, 1863.
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