6th (Monroe’s) Arkansas Cavalry
Company C
This company was organized at Washington, Hempstead county, Arkansas, on May 15, 1862, by Captain George A. Davis. The company initially operated as an independent partisan ranger company before being assigned to the 6th Arkansas Cavalry. In late 1862, about half the men of the disbanded Company I were transferred to Company C. Three muster rolls for this company survive:
October 1, 1862, to April 30, 1863—Stationed
near Fort Smith, Ark.
May 1 to June 30, 1863—Stationed at Point
Comfort.
January 1 to February 29, 1864—Stationed at
Camp Kirby Smith.
Aaron, Archelaus S
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
State Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged, September
19, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas,
May 15, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, May 15, 1862; wounded and captured
at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863, and paroled at Fayetteville
on April 22, 1863; promoted first corporal, June 16, 1863; “absent on account
of wounds received at Fayetteville,” June 30, 1863; reduced to private,
January 1, 1864; captured at Cassville, Missouri, November 1, 1864; confined
at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath
of allegiance on May 22, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1837; married Mary Ervin
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, June 19, 1859; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Nevada county
in 1860.
Aaron, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; absent without leave, April 30,
1863; no further record; born in Alabama, c1831; listed in Clark county
1860 census with wife Margaret; occupation day-laborer.
Alexander, William A
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
State Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged, September
19, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas,
May 15, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 15, 1862; promoted captain,
July 28, 1862; horse killed in action at Dutch Mills, Arkansas, November
13, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; wounded and captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864;
confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released on oath
of allegiance on June 15, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1837; died in Arkansas,
January 8, 1910; filed Arkansas pension application #5 from Howard county,
August 5, 1904; widow Laura Ida Alexander applied for pension, August 9,
1911.
Alford, James M
Private—Not listed on muster rolls; filed
Arkansas pension application #8792 from Pike county, August 9, 1910, citing
service in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, in 1864.
Baird, John J
Private—Enlisted in Co. H, 2nd Arkansas Mounted
Rifles, at Craine Creek, Missouri, August 4, 1861; captured at Pea Ridge,
Arkansas, March 7, 1862; after being exchanged, enlisted in Co. C, 6th
Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April
30, 1863; appointed fourth sergeant, June 16, 1863; present, June 30, 1863;
promoted third sergeant, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured
at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 25, 1864; confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865;
admitted to C.S.A. hospital at Meridian, Mississippi, March 26, 1865; no
further record; born in South Carolina, c1835; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census.
Baker, A Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died near Brownsville, Arkansas,
March 7, 1863.
Barton, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; absent without leave since February 3, 1863; no further record.
Beavers, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; discharged, furnished substitute
John Duff, November 3, 1862; reenlisted in 1864; captured at Bowen’s Mills,
Missouri, November 5, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island,
Illinois, where he died on January 29, 1865; buried in Grave #1831 at Rock
Island prison; born in Arkansas, c1835; widow Nancy M. Beavers filed Arkansas
pension application #1386 from Hempstead county, August 10, 1893; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Billings, Benjamin F
Sergeant—Not listed on muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a sergeant in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
at Ironton, Missouri, October 13, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; furloughed,
March 6, 1865; filed Arkansas pension application #18788 from Howard county,
August 9, 1913.
Brent, Harrison
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; appointed fourth
corporal, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Arkansas
county, Arkansas, January 11, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little
Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born
c1828.
Brent, John T
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; absent without leave since June 1, 1863;
present, February 29, 1864; appointed sergeant; captured in Jefferson county,
Arkansas, January 15, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock,
Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born c1843.
Briggs, John J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent
families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born c1839;
married Mary A. Abels in Hempstead county, Arkansas, June 21, 1860.
Brinker, Joseph L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 2, 1862; absent without leave since April
3, 1863; no further record.
Brown, A Turner
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent, detailed in hospital at
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 30, 1862; discharged for disability at Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; born in Madison county, Alabama, c1834;
occupation physician.
Burke, R H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 30,
1863; no further record.
Caldwell, Wilson S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent
families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1836; died in Arkansas, October 23, 1905; buried in Holly Springs Cemetery,
Nevada county, Arkansas; married Mary E. Jackson in Hempstead county, Arkansas,
January 14, 1858; filed Arkansas pension application #483 from Nevada county,
August 15, 1892; widow H. E. Caldwell applied for pension, August 9, 1906;
listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Callaway, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry.
absent on furlough, April 30, 1863; detailed
in brigade Commissary Department by order Major Smith, May 15, 1863; present,
detailed in brigade Commissary Department, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia, c1829; listed in Columbia
county 1860 census with wife Mary A.; occupation innkeeper.
Carrigan, William Michael
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; elected second lieutenant,
May 15, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, July 28, 1862; present, April
30, 1863; absent sick since June 20, 1863; died of disease at Washington,
Arkansas, January 3, 1864; born in North Carolina, September 3, 1832; buried
in Old Washington Cemetery, Hempstead county, Arkansas; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census with wife Ann E.; occupation farmer; filed Federal land
patents in Hempstead county in 1859 and 1861.
Chancey, Samuel L
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 14, 1865;
born c1840; died, May 26, 1912; filed Arkansas pension application #10973
from Scott county, August 14, 1907; widow Ellen Chancey applied for pension,
August 15, 1912; occupation blacksmith.
Chilton, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; absent sick in hospital at
Washington, Arkansas, since January 16, 1864; absent sick, February 29,
1864.
Condren, Joshua L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; absent
without leave since June 15, 1863; no further record; born in Kentucky,
c1827; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation
farmer; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county in 1859.
Cothren, N
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
appears on list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no
further record.
Cox, Anson B
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed first corporal,
May 15, 1862; discharged at Point Remove, Arkansas, January 3, 1863; born
in North Carolina, c1829; married Prudence Johnston in Hempstead county,
Arkansas, March 14, 1850; married Fanny Goodlet in Hempstead county, Arkansas,
November 21, 1867; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; filed Federal
land patent in Hempstead county in 1875.
Crow, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, February 29, 1864; no further
record.
Currin, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 4, 1862.
Curtis, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, October 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no
further record; born in Alabama, c1840; died in Arkansas, October 14, 1910;
married Frances T. Burns in Hempstead county, Arkansas, January 9, 1868;
filed Arkansas pension application #5172 from Hempstead county, August
20, 1901; widow Frances Curtis applied for pension, August 10, 1911; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Davis, George A
Captain—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; elected captain, May 15, 1862; resigned,
July 28, 1862; born in Tennessee in 1817; died in Arkansas, October 1,
1895; buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas; listed in
Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Mary A.; occupation livery stabler.
Dobson, Joseph W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; detailed as teamster, December 24,
1862; present, detailed as wagoner, April 30, 1863; present, detailed as
teamster, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record;
born in North Carolina, c1835; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with
wife Mary R.; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead
county in 1859.
Dowlan, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; absent in hospital at Dardanelle, Arkansas, April 30, 1863; absent,
furloughed from Little Rock hospital for sixty days, June 30, 1863; no
further record; also listed as Donlan.
Dudley, Elijah H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, July 1, 1862; absent without leave since April
3, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further
record; born in Georgia, c1841; married Mary M. P. Cothren in Hempstead
county, Arkansas, November 26, 1863; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; also listed as E. N. Dudley.
Dudley, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; born in Georgia, c1824; listed in Hempstead county 1860
census with wife Minerva; occupation farmer.
Dudley, William A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March
20,
1863; buried in National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas; appears on list
of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; born in Georgia,
c1839; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Martha J.; occupation
farmer.
Duff, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, as substitute for William Beavers, November 3,
1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; no further record.
Edwards, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Fears, James T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 1, 1862; discharged at Bellefonte, Arkansas,
October 24, 1862.
Flynn, C C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; appointed first corporal, June
20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; appointed first corporal;
present, April 30, 1863; deserted, June 1, 1863; returned and reduced to
private; detailed to Washington Artillery, November 1, 1863; no further
record; died, April 1, 1900; widow Mary E. Flynn filed Arkansas pension
application #6601 from Lincoln county, August 14, 1902.
Fry, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 25, 1862, as substitute for Augustus
Hynum, December 25, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863;
present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Fuller, Peter
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born, March
4, 1844; died, March 13, 1912; buried in Bodcaw Cemetery, Nevada county,
Arkansas; married Mintie Todd.
Galloway, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, June 20, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; dropped
from the rolls, February 29, 1864, “ordered to his original command by
General Dockery, January 1, 1864”; appears on list of indigent families
of soldiers in Hempstead county; born in Tennessee, c1833; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer; filed Federal land
patents in Hempstead county in 1855 and 1860.
Giles, Singleton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, February 17, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; hospitalized at Camden, Arkansas, for wound to left thigh,
October 26, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Giles, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Gravier, Frank
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Bellefonte, Arkansas, November 20, 1862.
Greenhaw, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Dardanelle, Arkansas, February 4, 1863.
Grider, John N
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died in Pulaski county, Arkansas,
October 26, 1862; born in Kentucky, c1832; listed in Hempstead county 1860
census; occupation farmer; also listed as J. M. Grider.
Guilliams, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; born c1840; died December 15, 1912; married Alice Pickens
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, September 24, 1868; filed Arkansas pension
application #13571 from Washington county, August 15, 1907.
Guilliams, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; born in Arkansas, c1845; married Elizabeth McBride in
Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 22, 1865; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census.
Gunn, Nathan S
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry
Battalion, at Mount Elba, Arkansas, February 11, 1826; absent on sick furlough,
April 12, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May
15, 1862; absent on sick furlough; enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent on sick
furlough, August 9, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 11, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1834; listed
in Bradley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Hamer, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed to Washington
Artillery, November 1, 1863; paroled at Memphis, Tennessee, June 1865.
Hamilton, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent on furlough for sixty days
from March 6, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed to Washington Artillery,
November 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; filed
Arkansas pension application #11399 from Sebastian county, August 13, 1912.
Hamilton, Newton
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died at Van Buren, Arkansas, November
21, 1862; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Crawford county, Arkansas.
Handley, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent without leave since April
9, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; captured and paroled in hospital at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; absent, paroled prisoner, February
29, 1864; appears in list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record; born in Alabama, c1835; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census with wife Sarah A.; occupation farmer.
Hannah, Robert M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; discharged at Des Arc, Arkansas,
October 1862; born in Arkansas, February 2, 1842; married Alice A. McFaddin
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, May 14, 1866; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census; occupation farmer.
Harland, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; no further record.
Heather, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed third corporal, November
26, 1862; present, under arrest, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863;
no further record.
Hinton, William Jacob
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough since July
24, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; absent
sick at home since August 10, 1863; absent sick at home, February 29, 1864;
no further record; born c1839; died, January 3, 1902; married Amarion Wallace
Drabe in Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 11, 1859; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #7376 from Miller county, August 7, 1909.
Hovey, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 30,
1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Howell, Daniel C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; appointed second corporal, January 1, 1864; present, February
29, 1864; appears in list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1844; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Howell, Stephen
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; absent, detailed as escort to
General Cabell, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; appears in list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1829; married Susannah Allen
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, September 29, 1856; married Sarah T. Speights
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, April 26, 1868; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead
county in 1882.
Huddleston, David F “Dave”
Private—Not listed on muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who deserted
on March 25, 1864, and took the oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas,
May 2, 1864; filed Arkansas pension application #5282 from Hempstead county,
August 4, 1904; died, September 10, 1911; widow Frances Huddleston applied
for pension on August 10, 1912.
Hynum, Augustus
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; discharged, furnished substitute William Fry, December 25, 1862.
Hynum, Hiram
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at
U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; paroled at City Point, Virginia,
March 5, 1865; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 14,
1865; born, c1842; occupation farmer.
Hynum, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Jackson, Alfred S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 30,
1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record;
filed Arkansas pension application #17643 from Franklin county, August
19, 1901.
Jackson, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, October 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no
further record.
Jackson, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; wounded and captured at Fayetteville,
Arkansas, April 18, 1863, and paroled, disabled, on April 22, 1863; absent
wounded in hospital, April 30, 1863; absent wounded, June 30, 1863; absent
wounded, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent families of soldiers
in Hempstead county; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1833; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer.
Jackson, Nathan F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; also listed
as N. S. Jackson.
Jackson, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1863; detailed as nurse in hospital since
June 16, 1863; absent, detailed as nurse, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; no further record.
Johnson, Artemus
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Dardanelle, Arkansas, January 30, 1863.
Johnson, Daniel S
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed third sergeant,
May 15, 1862; paroled at Van Buren, Arkansas, January 3, 1863; absent,
paroled prisoner, April 30, 1863; reduced to private, June 16, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; appears on list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record.
Johnston, William K
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant,
May 15, 1862; elected second lieutenant, October 21, 1862; present, April
30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; promoted first lieutenant, January 1,
1864; present, February 29, 1864; no record after September 18, 1862; born
in Georgia, c1838.
Kent, William L
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed second corporal,
May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; promoted third sergeant, June 16,
1863; present, June 30, 1863; appointed third lieutenant, January 1, 1864;
present, February 29, 1864; no record after September 18, 1864; born in
Alabama, c1835.
Kent, William Smith
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
date not stated; hospitalized at Camden, Arkansas, for wound to left thigh,
October 26, 1863; deserted, November 1, 1863, and “captured by scout at
home”; no further record; born c1835; married Mrs Mary Elizabeth Pelt Burns
in Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 17, 1863.
Kilgore, Jesse V
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; hospitalized at Dardanelle, Arkansas,
April 22, 1863; absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863;
present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Kitchens, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; detailed
in hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 20, 1863; absent, detailed in
hospital, June 30, 1863; absent sick since December 25, 1863; absent sick,
February 29, 1864; no further record; married Sarah E. Payne in Hempstead
county, Arkansas, February 5, 1867.
Kitchens, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; absent
sick at home since June 20, 1863; absent sick at home since January 20,
1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; applied for Confederate pension in
Oklahoma.
Lafargue, H B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; absent sick in hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas, January 2, 1863;
absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Lafferty, Thomas Jefferson “Jeff”
Private—Enlisted in Washington Artillery at
Washington, Arkansas, June 14, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, November 6, 1863; appears on list of indigent families of soldiers
in Hempstead county; no further record; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead
county in 1859.
Lamb, Walker J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent with leave, April 30, 1863;
no further record; also listed as Walter T. Lamb.
Landes, Iler H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1825; died in Arkansas in 1887; widow Elvira J. Landes filed Arkansas
pension application #6460 from Lafayette county, August 5, 1909; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land
patent in Lafayette county in 1855 and Hempstead county in 1861; also listed
as Landers.
Landes, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; absent
without leave since June 15, 1863; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1833; died in Arkansas, August 1, 1890; widow Lucinda Landes filed Arkansas
pension application #6420 from Lafayette county, August 13, 1902; listed
in Columbia county 1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent
in Lafayette county in 1889; also listed as Landers.
Lee, Jose W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Lewis, Elijah T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1842; filed Arkansas pension application #9316 from Polk county, August
18, 1902; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Lewis, Emsley Norman
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent sick since February 25, 1864; appears on list of
indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born
in Alabama, c1825; died in Arkansas, October 15, 1886; married Deloney
C. Jones in Hempstead county, Arkansas, April 19, 1859; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #18532 from Hempstead county, August 20, 1901; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land
patent in Hempstead county in 1859.
Lewis, George H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined
at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia,
February 1865; born in Alabama, c1842; married Sarah L. Weaver in Hempstead
county, Arkansas, May 2, 1867; applied for Confederate pension in Oklahoma;
listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Lewis, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent without leave since July
1, 1862; absent without leave, April 30, 1863; absent without leave, June
30, 1863; no further record.
Lillard, B David
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 10, 1863; hospitalized at Camden, Arkansas,
with wound to left side, October 26, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; also listed as David B. Lillard.
Little, Henry S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; transferred to Brown’s Texas Battalion,
March 13, 1863; no further record.
Little, William L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; absent
without leave since June 15, 1863; absent without leave since February
15, 1864; no further record.
McCarthy, Hugh B
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
at Potosi, Missouri, October 15, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Alton, Illinois, where he died of laryngitis on January 11, 1865.
McCombs, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
McDaniel, Eli H
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Infantry,
at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; appointed fourth corporal, May 8,
1861; wounded in the arm at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; discharged;
enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, August 23, 1862; appointed lieutenant
and regimental adjutant, October 1, 1862; present, February 29, 1864; paroled
at Brownsville, Texas, July 21, 1865; born in South Carolina, c1842; listed
in Clark county 1860 census; occupation student.
Martin, Henry L
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas State
Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged, September 19,
1861; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas,
May 15, 1862; appointed third lieutenant, July 20, 1862; resigned, October
21, 1862; reenlisted at Washington, Arkansas, August 8, 1863; absent without
leave since February 10, 1864; captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September
27, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died
of pneumonia on December 19, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in
Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer; also listed as H. S. Martin.
Martin, John L
Private—Not listed in the muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, wounded in
the right thigh and captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864,
and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died of
typhoid fever on January 1, 1865; born in Tennessee, c1846; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Martin, Newton S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died at Washington, Arkansas, November
20, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1844; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Martin, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; captured in Arkansas county, Arkansas, December 7, 1864; confined
at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath
of allegiance on May 7, 1865.
Martin, William G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died, November 7, 1862.
Maxwell, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; appointed second corporal, June 20,
1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; appointed second corporal;
present, April 30, 1863; absent without leave since June 1, 1863; reduced
to private and dropped from the rolls.
Miller, Benjamin W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record;
enlisted in Co. K, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas county, Arkansas,
January 11, 1864; appointed third lieutenant, January 11, 1864; no record
after February 29, 1864.
Miller, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; absent without leave since June 1, 1863;
no further record; enlisted in Co. K, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas
county, Arkansas, January 11, 1864; appointed second sergeant, January
11, 1864; absent on sick furlough since February 18, 1864; no further record.
Montgomery, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; appointed third sergeant, June 20,
1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; appointed third sergeant;
promoted first sergeant, October 21, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Morgan, Henry L
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Red Fork, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; appointed third
corporal, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Morgan, Wiley B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; detailed in Government shop, December 1, 1863; appointed
first corporal, January 1, 1864; absent, detailed, February 29, 1864; no
further record; born in Tennessee, c1833; married Sarah E. Jackson in Hempstead
county, Arkansas, June 11, 1855; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census;
occupation farmer; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county in 1859.
Morrison, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; appointed third corporal, June
20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; appointed third corporal,
October 21, 1862; discharged, November 26, 1862.
Moses, Henry Whitman
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, detailed as butcher, April
30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured
at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 23, 1865;
appears in list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; born
in Alabama, c1831; filed Arkansas pension application #18540 from Hempstead
county, August 8, 1914; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation
farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Spring Hill, Arkansas;
filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county in 1859.
Muncy, Jethro
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 18, 1863; hospitalized with acute dysentery
at Camden, Arkansas, October 9, 1863, “recovery doubtful”; present, February
29, 1864.
Murry, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; detailed as forage-master, February 1, 1863; present, April 30,
1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record;
died, October 18, 1893; widow M. J. Murry filed Arkansas pension application
#15426 from Clark county, August 14, 1901; also listed as Murray.
Muse, George A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent sick at Dardanelle, Arkansas,
April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; deserted, December 25, 1863; born
in Tennessee, c1844; applied for Confederate pension in Oklahoma; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Nelson, Aaron B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, April 17, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent
sick at Washington, Arkansas, February 10, 1864; no further record; born
in Georgia, c1816; died in Arkansas, September 20, 1888; married Mary E.
Anthony in Hempstead county, Arkansas, October 3, 1861; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #6789 from Little River county, August 1901; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Nelson, H S
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; absent sick in hospital since June 20, 1863; no further record.
Nix, John B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent without leave since February 10, 1864; no further
record; born November 27, 1835; died July 24, 1926; buried in Rondo Cemetery,
Miller county, Arkansas; filed Arkansas pension application #7323 from
Miller county, August 10, 1914.
Osborne, Samuel L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died, December 30, 1862.
Pebsworth, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent with leave since January
10, 1863; absent without leave, June 30, 1863; no further record; born
in Alabama, c1836; listed in Clark county 1860 census; occupation laborer.
Perry, Micajah L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; detailed as teamster, February 14,
1863; present, detailed as wagoner, April 30, 1863; present, detailed as
teamster, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Peyton, Charles
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas
State Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged, September
19, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas,
May 15, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, May 15, 1862; present, April 30,
1863; reduced to private; detailed as tailor, June 16, 1863; absent, detailed
as tailor, June 30, 1863; detailed in Clothing Bureau at Washington, Arkansas,
November 1, 1863; absent on detached duty, February 29, 1864; no further
record.
Phillips, D F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; detailed as teamster, August 28, 1863; absent, detailed
as teamster, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia, c1835;
listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Nancy M.; occupation laborer.
Phillips, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent without leave, April 30,
1863; detailed as teamster, June 1, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent,
detailed as teamster, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent families
of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record.
Pope, Willis
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, October 1, 1863; absent sick since February 15,
1864; no further record; born in Mississippi, c1846; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Porterfield, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 1, 1862; discharged, March 18, 1863.
Powell, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; absent with leave, April 30, 1863;
present, June 30, 1863; absent sick since February 1, 1864; born in Alabama,
c1824; died in Arkansas, March 1, 1886; widow Judith W. Powell filed Arkansas
pension application #5249 from Hempstead county, August 20, 1901; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer; filed Federal land
patents in Hempstead county in 1859 and 1860.
Powell, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; captured at Backbone Mountain, September 1, 1863; absent,
prisoner, February 29, 1864; exchanged and detailed in quartermaster’s
department, unfit for field service, November 6, 1864; no further record;
born in Alabama, c1823; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife
Rebecca R; occupation farmer.
Purtle, John M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 11, 1862; also listed as
Purtribe.
Reeves, Malachai R “Mal”
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record; filed
Arkansas pension application #2556 from Hempstead county, August 8, 1906;
filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county in 1875.
Roberts, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; appears in list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record.
Rogers, Frank J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; absent with leave, April 30, 1863;
present, June 30, 1863; absent without leave since October 1, 1863; absent
without leave, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Rush, H C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; transferred to Lane’s Regiment, January 23, 1863.
Sandford, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at DeWitt, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died at Van Buren, Arkansas, November 3, 1862.
Savage, L J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; detailed as acting forage-master, September 27, 1862, to March
25, 1863; left as nurse and captured at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18,
1863, and paroled on April 22, 1863; absent, prisoner, April 30, 1863;
absent, prisoner, June 30, 1863; no further record; born c1841.
Scott, Calvin
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed third corporal,
May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; promoted second sergeant, October
21, 1862; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Ironton, Missouri, October
18, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; transferred
to U.S. Military Prison, Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange, February
17, 1865; no further record.
Simms, William F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; appointed
fourth corporal, June 16, 1863; promoted fifth sergeant, January 1, 1864;
present, February 29, 1864; transferred to Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry;
captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864; confined at U.S.
Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February
1865; furloughed for thirty days from March 18, 1865; no further record.
Sinclair, Arch
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; born in Mississippi, c1831; listed in Hempstead county
1860 census with wife Rebecca; occupation farmer.
Sinclair, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
no further record; filed Texas pension application #31182 from Erath county;
widow Mrs N. A. Sinclair filed Texas pension application #40930 from Erath
county.
Southerland, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, detailed as wagoner, April
30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed as brigade teamster, December
20, 1863; absent, detailed as teamster, February 29, 1864; also listed
as Southward.
Stainback, Thomas S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; killed in action on Boston Mountain,
December 6, 1862.
Stroud, Isham
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Des Arc, Arkansas, September 12, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent sick in hospital since February 4, 1864; no further
record; born in Tennessee, c1838; died in Arkansas, January 6, 1903; widow
Lucinda Stroud filed Arkansas pension application #10039 from Hempstead
county, August 8, 1906; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Sullivan, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 19th (Dawson’s)
Arkansas Infantry, in Pike county, Arkansas, October 19, 1861; captured
at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp
Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, April 10, 1863; hospitalized
at Petersburg, Virginia; furloughed to Arkansas, April 28, 1863; attached
to Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; wounded in the left foot and captured in
Franklin county, Missouri, October 11, 1864; confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March
10, 1865; furloughed for thirty days from March 18, 1865; appears on list
of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record;
born in Tennessee, c1836; died in Arkansas, January 30, 1911; married Sarah
E. Hale in Hempstead county, Arkansas, May 19, 1861; widow filed Arkansas
pension application #18943 from Howard county, August 9, 1913.
Vannoy, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; appointed second corporal; present, June
30, 1863; promoted first corporal, January 1, 1864; present, February 29,
1864; reduced to ranks; wounded and captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September
27, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died
of wounds on January 26, 1865; also listed as Vernoy.
Waggoner, John H
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a sergeant in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
at Mine Run, Kansas, October 25, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison,
St. Louis, Missouri, where he died of measles on December 6, 1864.
Waldron, George F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; absent with leave, April 30, 1863;
present, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Wallace, Francis Marion
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent
families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born c1840;
married Sophronia Sparks in Hempstead county, Arkansas, September 20, 1865.
Wallace, Newton F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; detailed as division teamster, January 1, 1864; absent,
detailed as teamster, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent families
of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born in Georgia, c1836;
married Mary E. Mouser in Hempstead county, Arkansas, April 12, 1863; listed
in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer; also listed as Norton
F. Wallace.
Warren, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; absent sick at Little Rock, Arkansas, January 2, 1863; absent
sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; no further record.
Weldon, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent sick since January 1, 1864; absent sick, February
29, 1864; appears on list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead
county; no further record; born in Alabama, c1828; listed in Hempstead
county 1860 census with wife Martha; occupation farmer.
Wells, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 14, 1865;
born c1844; occupation farmer.
Westerman, Moses Fugate
Private—Not listed on muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, wounded and
captured at Independence, Missouri, October 22, 1864, and confined at U.S.
Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana, until released on oath of allegiance
on May 23, 1865; born in Tennessee, March 14, 1833; married Elizabeth Eveline
Buckley.
White, Samuel W
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 20th Arkansas Infantry,
March 1, 1862; appointed corporal, March 1, 1862; discharged as a minor
(age 15), April 13, 1863; enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington,
Arkansas, October 25, 1863; absent sick since February 23, 1864; captured
in Iron county, Missouri, October 13, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; born
c1847
Wilder, E G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 10, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; transferred
to 8th Arkansas Field Battery, February 10, 1864.
Williams, James M
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed second sergeant,
May 15, 1862; elected third lieutenant, October 21, 1862; present, April
30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; promoted second lieutenant, January 1,
1864; absent sick, February 10, 1864; reported sick, February 29, 1864;
no record after September 18, 1864; appears on list of indigent families
of soldiers in Hempstead county; born in South Carolina, c1833; married
Miss D. E. Allen in Hempstead county, Arkansas, September 13, 1865; filed
Arkansas pension application #19619 from Hempstead county, August 12, 1907;
listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation farmer;
filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county in 1859, 1883 and 1901.
Williams, Jesse G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant; present,
June 30, 1863; promoted fourth sergeant, January 1, 1864; absent sick,
January 10, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; appears on list of indigent
families of soldiers in Hempstead county; no further record; born in Alabama,
c1837; married Christian E. Johnson in Hempstead county, Arkansas, May
13, 1857; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Wilson, Frank
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; died, February 8, 1863.
Wilson, James T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Des Arc, Arkansas, September 18, 1862; absent, detailed by order of
General Fagan, April 30, 1863; wounded and captured at Pilot Knob, Missouri,
October 12, 1864; no further record.
Winford, James
Private—Not listed on muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
at Fort Scott, Kansas, October 25, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Alton, Illinois; no record after February 17, 1865.
Wood, J R
Private—Not listed on muster rolls; Federal
records list him as a private in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, July 5, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on
May 7, 1865; born c1833.
Woods, Wesley
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 6th Arkansas
Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; absent without leave since June 20, 1863;
present, February 29, 1864; no further record.
Yocum, George F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, February 17, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; detailed as regimental carpenter, January 28, 1864; present,
detailed as carpenter, February 29, 1864; paroled at Wittsburg, Arkansas,
May 25, 1865, attached to Co. F, 30th Arkansas Infantry; appears in list
of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county; born in Alabama,
c1827; died in Arkansas, April 4, 1898; widow Malinda Yocum filed Arkansas
pension application #19638 from Hempstead county, August 9, 1913; also
listed as G. W. Yocum.
Yocum, William N
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 6th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Washington, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present,
June 30, 1863; absent on furlough since February 25, 1864; paroled at Wittsburg,
Arkansas, May 25, 1865, attached to Co. F, 30th Arkansas Infantry; born
in Alabama, c1842; married Sarah C. Burns in Hempstead county, Arkansas,
December 13, 1868; filed Arkansas pension application #19633 from Hempstead
county, August 11, 1902; filed Federal land patent in Hempstead county
in 1890; also listed as W. M. Yocum.
If you have any questions or comments or if you would like to have more information about the Civil War and Pension Records of the men who served in these Companies, contact me Jeri Helms Fultz or Bryan Howerton