6th (Monroe’s) Arkansas Cavalry
Company E

This company was organized at Brownsville, Prairie county, Arkansas, on May 26, 1862, by Captain W. E. Raulston.  The company was comprised mostly of Prairie county men.  The other Prairie county company of this regiment, Wheat’s, joined with Raulston’s company to form a cavalry squadron commanded by Wheat as senior captain.  Wheat’s squadron was consolidated with Witherspoon’s 13th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry to form the 6th Arkansas Cavalry on September 1, 1862.  When Captain Raulston left the service in April 1863, James W. Blanton succeeded him as captain  Three muster rolls for this company survive:

May 26, 1862, to April 30, 1863—Stationed at Camp Gum Springs, Ark.
May 1 to June 30, 1863—Stationed at Mt. Comfort.
January 1 to February 29, 1864—Stationed at Camp Kirby Smith.
 

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.

Ashley, Uriah
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Hindman, Arkansas, July 7, 1862; present to February 29, 1864; previously served in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry; and Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles.

Ashley, W C
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, January 6, 1863.

Austin, James M
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; “left sick in the vicinity of Moris Mill, Nov. 4th, 1863;” no further record.

Aydelott, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; discharged, July 22, 1862.

Barton, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.

Beal, A L
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 11, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.

Beauchamp, Robert W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed fourth corporal, April 14, 1863; reduced to private; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 14, 1864; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, September 11, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died of smallpox on January 21, 1865; buried on Smallpox Island at Alton; born c1827.

Berry, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 28, 1863, as substitute for L. C. Bogard; present to February 29, 1864.

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.

Bird, William H
Third Lieutenant—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. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; elected third lieutenant, May 26, 1862; promoted second lieutenant, April 14, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1835; widow Frances E. Bird filed Arkansas pension application #5794 from Lonoke county, August 23, 1901.

Blackston, H H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Ozark, Arkansas, April 16, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

Blanton, James W
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; elected first lieutenant, May 26, 1862; promoted captain, April 14, 1863; absent on sick leave since October 25, 1863; resigned, May 28, 1864; born c1825.

Blanton, John Burgess
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, April 14, 1863; promoted second sergeant; appointed assistant surgeon, September 12, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 20, 1864.

Bogard, L C
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; appointed third corporal; discharged, June 28, 1863; provided substitute William Berry.

Bottoms, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

Cavin, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.

Caviness, James
Private—Enrolled in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Chapman, A J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, August 24, 1862; elected third lieutenant, April 14, 1863; absent on sick furlough since June 19, 1863; no further record.

Childress, G H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; killed in action at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863.

Darby, O M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.

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.

Davis, E N
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; captured in White county, Arkansas, June 7, 1862; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St Louis, Missouri; no further record; previously served in Co. K, 36th Arkansas Infantry.

Davis, M W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed as carpenter, February 1, 1863; detailed as regimental carpenter, April 15, 1863; detailed in Engineer Corps, November 10, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864; died, September 1, 1904; widow Sidney E. Davis filed Arkansas pension application #6190 from Lonoke county, August 12, 1912.

Dickerson, A J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; detailed to 8th Arkansas Field Battery, June 10, 1863; detailed as regimental ambulance driver, January 15, 1864; present to February 29, 1864.

Dye, J P
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed third corporal, April 14, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

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.

Eagle, George A
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863; born 1826; died 1878; buried in Whitley Cemetery, Lonoke county, Arkansas.

Ewell, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Ewell, William J
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard in Richwoods township, Prairie county, Arkansas, July 3, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863; captured as a deserter at Austin, Arkansas, October 7, 1863; no further record.

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.

Felton, Marion F
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; discharged for being over 40 years old, April 14, 1863; died February 28, 1907; widow Mary A. Felton filed Arkansas pension application #25147 from Lonoke county, August 16, 1920.

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.

Gilley, William
Fourth Corporal—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; promoted second sergeant, April 14, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

Gordon, James N
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 13, 1862.

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.

Gray, J S
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died in hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 18, 1863.

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.

Hardin, Joseph G
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; appointed fourth sergeant, November 18, 1861; discharged at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died at Big Piney, Arkansas, December 17, 1862.

Hardin, S B
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; elected second lieutenant, May 26, 1862; discharged, April 14, 1863.

Harrison, Benjamin  Wesley
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; detailed as brigade teamster, June 1, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; filed Arkansas pension application #9842 from Prairie county, August 18, 1902; died December 4, 1909; widow Mrs E. M. Harrison applied for pension, August 10, 1910.

Haws, Hampton
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; absent without leave, June 14, 1863; captured at Brownsville, Arkansas, August 25, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana, until released on oath of allegiance, May 22, 1865; also shown as Hass.

Holloway, E H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.

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.

Hudson, Richard H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent sick with leave since May 22, 1863; discharged for disability at Camp Shaver, Arkansas, August 7, 1863; born in North Carolina, c1839; occupation farmer.

Hudson, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.

Ingram, J P
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 9, 1861; discharged, May 13, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; born c1832.

Jackson, H C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; appointed first corporal, November 18, 1861; discharged at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; no further record.

Jones, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Gum Pond, Arkansas, August 24, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.

Karr, James W
First Sergeant—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, July 11, 1861; enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enrolled as captain in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed first sergeant, May 26, 1862; elected first lieutenant, April 14, 1863; no record after September 18, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1834.

Kay, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Magnolia, Arkansas, absent sick with leave, January 12, 1864; no further record; also shown as Key.

Knowles, Mitchell
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; killed in action on the White River, July 6, 1862.

Lawrence, T R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, March 8, 1862; appointed second lieutenant, March 27, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, June 2, 1862; resigned, December 9, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 3, 1863; no further record; born in North Carolina, c1836; was a member of the Des Arc Vigilance Committee in 1859.

Lee, B F
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent without leave since September 8, 1862; dropped from the rolls, “has left the country.”

Lehman, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; absent without leave since May 28, 1863; dropped from the rolls.

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.

McCaslin, Felix
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed third sergeant, April 14, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

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.

McCune, T W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

McKee, Charles M
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; detailed as teamster; discharged for disability, June 11, 1863.

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.

McNew, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; discharged, September 15, 1862; born April 13, 1829; died July 14, 1907; buried in Furlow Cemetery, Lonoke county, Arkansas.

Metcalf, Columbus
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, April 14, 1863; absent without leave since June 14, 1863; dropped from the rolls; died January 10, 1909; widow Malinda Metcalf filed Arkansas pension application #5825 from Lonoke county, August 11, 1911.

Mobbs, J R
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Owens, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; detailed as brigade blacksmith, June 10, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Patterson, George
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Patterson, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, September 25, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Perciful, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; absent on detached service in Commissary Department at Little Rock, Arkansas, since June 1, 1863; no further record.

Powell, W D
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent without leave since June 15, 1863; dropped from the rolls.

Puckett, Thomas P
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Point Remove, Arkansas, December 23, 1862; “shot by accident & at home with leave;” no record after June 30, 1863; previously served in Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles.

Raulston, W E
Captain—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; resigned April 14, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application #4204 from Crittenden county, August 10, 1901.

Reed, D C
Private—Enrolled in Co. E, 21st Arkansas Militia, in White county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died in White county, Arkansas, January 16, 1863; born in Kentucky, c1837; listed in White county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation farmer.

Reed, S N
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; detailed to the Austin Artillery, November 1, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Rider, John
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; discharged at Camp Shaver, Arkansas, August 6, 1862; born in Jefferson county, Kentucky, c1829; occupation farmer.

Riggs, Charles
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 10, 1865; furloughed for thirty days, March 14, 1865; no further record.

Robinson, William J
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; appointed fourth corporal; promoted third corporal; arrested as a deserter at Brownsville, Arkansas, October 7, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; died September 1, 1892; widow Mrs M. E. Robinson filed Arkansas pension application #23681 from Lonoke county, August 18, 1915.

Robinson, Wilson
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Gum Pond, Arkansas, August 24, 1862; absent without leave since October 7, 1863; dropped from the rolls.

Rose, William F
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard in Richwoods township, Prairie county, Arkansas, July 3, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Shillings, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; discharged for being under 18 years old, April 14, 1863.

Shillings, J S
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent on sick furlough, April 14, 1863; no further record.

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.

Sorrells, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Ozark, Arkansas, April 16, 1863; died at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, June 3, 1863.

Sorrells, R L
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Ozark, Arkansas, April 16, 1863; present to June 30, 1863; died in August 1903; widow Mary E. Sorrells filed Arkansas pension application #18153 from Independence county, August 8, 1910.

Sparks, J A
Private—Enrolled in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; died at Dardanelle, Arkansas, December 17, 1862.

Sparks, John Moffatt
Private—Enrolled in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; arrested as a deserter at Brownsville, Arkansas, October 1, 1863; dropped from the rolls; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Hazen, Arkansas; filed Arkansas pension application #25471 from Prairie county, August 20, 1915.

Sparks, John S
Private—Enrolled in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; deserted, November 1, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, November 21, 1864; born c1838; filed Arkansas pension application #9869 from Prairie county, July 8, 1901.

Sparks, Spencer M
Private—Enrolled as corporal in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863.

Sparks, William Morrow
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to June 30, 1863; filed Arkansas pension application #9809 from Prairie county, August 11, 1905; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Hazen, Arkansas; died April 10, 1922; widow Mollie Sparks applied for pension, August 10, 1925.

Stratton, Ed
Private—Enrolled in Prairie County Home Guard at Walter Chapel, Arkansas, July 15, 1861; enrolled as fourth corporal in Co. D, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed as blacksmith; present to June 30, 1863.

Sullivan, Fletcher
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; detailed as nurse in General Hospital, Fort Smith, Arkansas, April 16, 1863; no record after October 3, 1864.

Trantham, S H
Private—Enrolled in Co. C, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

Trimble, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Gum Pond, Arkansas, August 24, 1862; present to February 29, 1864.

Upchurch, G H
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; absent without leave, dropped from the rolls.

Welch, Jeremiah
Private—Enrolled in Co. G, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; absent sick since May 22, 1863; present to February 29, 1864.

White, J T
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; present to June 30, 1863.

Wilson, James
Private—Enrolled in Co. H, 50th Arkansas Militia, in Prairie county, Arkansas, March 7, 1862; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Hindman, Arkansas, July 3, 1862; appointed first corporal, April 14, 1863; detailed to the Austin Artillery, November 1, 1863; captured in Prairie county, Arkansas, October 8, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until paroled for exchange, February 17, 1865; died in July 1905; his widow filed Arkansas pension application #6882 from Lonoke county, August 12, 1907.

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.

Womack, Calvin J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 26, 1862; present to February 29 1864; captured in Prairie county, Arkansas, October 8, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died on January 25, 1865; also shown as Wormack.

Woollen, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. E, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, January 12, 1863; appointed first sergeant, April 14, 1863; present to February 29, 1864; died September 12, 1908; widow Mrs L. J. Woollen filed Arkansas pension application #6890 from Lonoke county, August 11, 1911.


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