6th (Monroe’s) Arkansas Cavalry
Company G

This company was organized at Plum Bayou, Jefferson county, Arkansas, on June 17, 1862, by Captain M. D. Davis.  It initially operated as an independent cavalry troop before being assigned to the 6th Arkansas Cavalry.  In late 1862, about half the men of the disbanded Company I were transferred to this company.  Three muster rolls for this company survive:

October 1, 1862, to April 30, 1863—Stationed at Gum Springs, Arks.
May 1 to June 30, 1863—Stationed at Gum Springs, Arks.
January 1 to February 29, 1864—Stationed at Camp Kirby Smith.
 

Aarons, G W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; sent to hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 10, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; detailed in hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 13, 1863; absent on detached service, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Annis, Jerome T L
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; appointed third sergeant, June 17, 1862; reduced to private, December 17, 1862; furloughed for twenty days from February 1, 1864; absent with leave, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Arkansas, September 4, 1841; married Clara A. Rutherford in Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 14, 1864.

Bailey, T F
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, September 1, 1862; absent on detached service, April 30, 1863; absent on detached service with 8th Arkansas Field Battery, June 1, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863.

Barksdale, Thomas F
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 1, 1863; hospitalized at Washington, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; captured at Mine Creek, Kansas, October 25, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 16, 1865.

Bayliss, W J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; discharged, May 23, 1863; died, December 7, 1924; widow Ellen S. Bayliss filed Arkansas pension application #26151 from Jefferson county.

Belcher, A S
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Roseville, Arkansas, February 12, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Benton, P H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; discharged, May 25, 1863, provided substitute A. McKinney.

Bogy, J L
Corporal—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; appointed corporal, June 17, 1862; reduced to private, December 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Bond, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; promoted second sergeant; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Jefferson county, Arkansas, August 7, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; no further record; died, July 26, 1895; widow Mrs R. E. Bond filed Arkansas pension application #5980 from Jefferson county, August 12, 1907.

Boyd, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 5, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; died, November 30, 1888; widow Mrs C. Vogal Boyd filed Arkansas pension application #28028 from Jefferson county, August 15, 1927.

Bridgers, A J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; absent on sick furlough from February 1863; absent sick, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent sick since October 10, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Britton, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; detailed as company teamster, June 17, 1862; present, detailed as company teamster, April 30, 1863; present, detailed as company teamster, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Brooks, Robert
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; elected second lieutenant, June 17, 1862; absent with leave, April 30, 1863; absent with leave for thirty days from June 22, 1863; absent sick since February 15, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864.

Buie, Norman G
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died on January 26, 1865; also listed as Harmon G. Buie.

Burns, William B
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865; born c1848; occupation farmer; resident of Jefferson county, Arkansas.

Butler, James P
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 8, 1863; wounded and captured at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863, and paroled on April 26, 1863; absent wounded, April 30, 1863; absent, paroled prisoner, June 30, 1863; present, detailed as regimental color bearer, February 29, 1864; no further record; born c1837.

Carnes, V Y
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lewisburg, Arkansas, January 10, 1863; killed Private T. H. Gammon, February 27, 1863; absent under arrest, April 30, 1863; absent “in arrest for killing T. H. Gammon last Fall”, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Cartwright, W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Van Buren, Arkansas, April 1, 1863, as substitute for J. W. Young; present, April 30, 1863; no further record.

Chambers, W E
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 14, 1862; promoted first sergeant, December 17, 1862; discharged, April 25, 1863, provided substitute James Ward; filed Arkansas pension application #19692 from Hot Spring county, August 12, 1902; died, December 15, 1911; widow Mrs L. J. Chambers applied for pension, August 1922.

Clark, D B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; left sick at Mulberry, Arkansas, December 10, 1862; absent, April 30, 1863, “supposed to be dead, left sick near Mulberry and not reported”; absent, June 30, 1863, “left sick at Mulberry and not reported”.

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.

Compton, P N
Private—Enlisted in Willett’s Company Provost Guard, at Little Rock, Arkansas, June 10, 1862; no record after July 25, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Corbin, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Cox, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Culpepper, Benjamin F
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; promoted fourth corporal, December 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; promoted fourth sergeant; absent with leave since February 15, 1864; absent with leave, February 29, 1864; captured in Bradley county, Arkansas, January 28, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born c1832; died August 1, 1896; widow Mrs M. V. Culpepper filed Arkansas pension application #6621 from Lincoln county, August 14, 1902.

Culver, J J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1, 1863, as substitute for R. B. Jackman; present, April 30, 1863; detailed in 8th Arkansas Field Battery, June 1, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863.

Dardenne, B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, February 13, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Dardenne, J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; promoted third corporal, December 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; furloughed home for thirty days from May 15, 1863; absent, June 30, 1863, “said to be detailed with Lieut. Taylor to arrest deserters”; absent without leave since October 1, 1863; declared a deserter, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Davis, M D
Captain—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 13, 1862; elected captain, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; promoted major, April 25, 1864; no further record; born in Virginia, c1834.

Dial, Martin
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on June 18, 1865; born c1843.

Dougherty, R M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; appointed second corporal, December 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 20, 1865; born c1833; occupation farmer.

Duncan, W L
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; “reported back to this Company, February 5, 1864”; present, February 29, 1864; captured near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 1865, and confined there until released on April 11, 1865.

Dunn, T A
Corporal—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; appointed corporal, June 17, 1862; reduced to private, December 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; “reported back to this Company, February 18, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; appointed second lieutenant, September 11, 1864; wounded in the left foot 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 Ohio, c1839.

Edgeman, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; discharged, January 25, 1864.

Evans, William S
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Hampton, Arkansas, March 26, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October 20, 1863; absent without leave since January 1, 1864; declared a deserter, February 29, 1864.

Ezell, John G
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; absent on detached service, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 16, 1864; born c1829; occupation farmer.

Fitzhugh, Joseph M
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865; born c1845; occupation farmer.

Floyd, W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 31, 1863; wounded at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, November 2, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Gammon, T H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; killed by Private V. Y. Carnes, February 27, 1863.

Gray, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; absent without leave since May 30, 1863; absent without leave, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Gregg, Henry M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862, as substitute for J. W. Pitts; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Harris, R F
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 17, 1862; reduced to private, December 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; died near Gum Springs, Arkansas, June 2, 1863.

Harris, W D
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; promoted third sergeant, December 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent without leave since September 23, 1863; declared a deserter, February 29, 1864; wounded at Pilot Knob, Missouri, September 27, 1864; no further record; born at McLemoresville, Tennessee, May 9, 1836; died at Bentonville, Arkansas, May 19, 1912; filed Arkansas pension application #2295 from Benton county, August 14, 1896; widow Mrs Julia L. Harris applied for pension, August 13, 1917.

Harris, William Daugherty
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; absent sick in hospital at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Head, Henry E
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Princeton, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Sharpshooters Battalion, June 21, 1862; wounded at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled on July 9, 1863; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Head, W B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 1, 1863; absent sick since January 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia, c1844; listed in Dallas county 1860 census; occupation farmer; attended 1899 Confederate reunion at Princeton, Arkansas.

Hester, W M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; died near Van Buren, Arkansas, November 11, 1862.

Hill, W P
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; discharged, June 20, 1862, provided substitute Jacob Stover.

Hodge, Edward B
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; present, February 29, 1864; appointed first lieutenant, September 11, 1864; no further record; born in Georgia, c1832.

Hunt, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camp Kirby Smith, Arkansas, February 10, 1864; present, February 29, 1864, “reenlisted Port Hudson prisoner”.

Jackson, R B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; discharged, March 1, 1863, provided substitute J. J. Culver.

James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Paraclifta, Arkansas, April 24, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Jones, H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 6, 1863; hospitalized at Washington, Arkansas, February 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Jones, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; promoted fifth sergeant, December 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent without leave since January 1, 1864; declared a deserter, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Jones, N E
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 5, 1862.

Jones, W B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, June 15, 1862; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

King, A A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 31, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Phillips county, Arkansas, May 12, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on May 12, 1865.

Law, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 18, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; detailed as brigade teamster, June 1, 1863; absent on detached service, June 30, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; born c1839; occupation farmer.

Lefave, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Easley, Arkansas, September 20, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 25, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865.

Lessenberry, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. K, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, February 22, 1862; transferred to the Dallas Artillery, August 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, February 13, 1863; captured while detailed with Infirmary Corps at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863, and paroled on April 26, 1863; absent on detached service, April 30, 1863; absent, paroled prisoner, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Lessenberry, John
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Bentonville, Arkansas, October 5, 1864, and confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri; no record after February 11, 1865.

Linderman, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 20, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Lindsey, W W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; discharged, May 5, 1863; also listed as Lindsay.

Lindsey, Wilbur F
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 20, 1865; born c1846; occupation farmer; filed Arkansas pension application #20827 from Jefferson county, August 13, 1919.

Logan, J N
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Lorenz, D
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 31, 1863; captured on Poteau River, Indian Territory, August 31, 1863; absent, prisoner of war, February 29, 1864; no further record; also listed as Lorance.

Loretz, Andrew W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 15, 1862; killed in action at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863.

Lowman, Thomas
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1816; born c1816; occupation farmer; also listed as Loman.

McCain, George H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Turnevah, Arkansas, December 23, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born July 9, 1836; died January 27, 1905; buried in Bayou Meto Cemetery, Pulaski county, Arkansas.

McCain, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; promoted first corporal, December 18, 1862; absent with leave, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed to attend to wounded at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, November 26, 1863; absent on detached service, February 29, 1864; captured in Saline county, Arkansas, January 28, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born c1838.

McKelvey, J H
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

McKinney, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, May 25, 1863, as substitute for P. H. Benton; present, June 30, 1863; absent sick since February 20, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

McLean, Hugh
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 24, 1862; wounded in the thigh in July 1862, and discharged for disability at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 23, 1863; later enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, where he died of gangrene on September 11, 1864; born in Scotland, c1826; occupation farmer.

McLendon, Leonidas  “Lee”
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, enlisted in Bradley county, Arkansas, June 1, 1864; wounded and captured in Cole county, Missouri, October 8, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 1865; born in Talbot county, Georgia, c1846; died in Arkansas, July 15, 1928; filed Arkansas pension application #22478 from Cleveland county, August 11, 1915; listed in Bradley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McNeely, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 1, 1863; discharged, January 25, 1864.

McNeill, J A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed as company teamster, November 1, 1863; present, detailed as company teamster, February 29, 1864; paroled at Houston, Texas, July 15, 1865.

Mahoney, James W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camp Washington, Arkansas, June 30, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed to attend to wounded at Backbone Mountain, September 1, 1863; deserted at Dardanelle, Arkansas, September 4, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Dardanelle, Arkansas, September 20, 1863; arrested and returned to his command, December 16, 1863; absent on detached service, February 29, 1864; appointed third lieutenant; discharged for disability, October 1, 1864; conscripted, November 1, 1864; deserted to Memphis, Tennessee, November 12, 1864; paroled at Memphis, Tennessee, January 12, 1865; born in Bradley county, Tennessee, c1846.

Manuel, N B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camp Washington, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Mason, J Sr
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, January 13, 1863; furloughed from hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, for fifty days from April 9, 1863; absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Mason, J Jr
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Mason, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, March 26, 1863.

Meek, W F
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 5, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Mitchell, Z
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; furloughed home for fifty days from May 15, 1863; absent, June 30, 1863, “said to be detailed with Lieut. Taylor to arrest deserters”; detailed in the Austin Artillery, December 1, 1863; no record after February 29, 1864.

Mock, Moses
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Roseville, Arkansas, February 12, 1863; promoted second sergeant, April 27, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; promoted first sergeant; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Monroe, F M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camp Kirby Smith, February 25, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Morgan, William D
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 15, 1865; born c1828; occupation farmer.

Morrison, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; “reported back to this Company, February 18, 1864”; present, February 29, 1864; deserted, December 10, 1864, and took the oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, December 27, 1864; born c1838.

Morton, R T
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; absent on detached service in hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 18, 1863; absent on detached service, June 30, 1863; absent on detached service, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Murrell, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; transferred to Engineer Corps at Shreveport, Louisiana, February 1, 1864; no further record.

Nelson, H O
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, detailed as regimental teamster, April 30, 1863; furloughed home for thirty days from May 18, 1863; absent, June 30, 1863, “said to be detailed with Lieut. Taylor to arrest deserters”; no further record.

Patterson, William Lafayette
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Okolona, Arkansas, November 20, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; died January 24, 1910; widow Amy S. Patterson filed Arkansas pension application #22736 from Dallas county, August 10, 1915.

Pennington, W H
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 20, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Perryman, J J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 31, 1863; absent sick since January 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; deserted, November 10, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 1864; born c1835.

Pierce, Albert G
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Roseville, Arkansas, February 17, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; furloughed for thirty days from May 15, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on December 1, 1863, and again on March 11, 1864; born c1825; occupation farmer.

Pitts, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; discharged, June 20, 1862, provided substitute H. M. Gregg.

Pitts, M B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; detailed as regimental color bearer, December 1, 1862; present, detailed as color bearer, April 30, 1863; present, detailed as color bearer, June 30, 1863; wounded at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, November 25, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Price, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; discharged for disability at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 23, 1863; born in Fayette county, Tennessee, c1841; occupation clerk.

Proctor, James H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; discharged for disability, May 1862; Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, September 1, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent, detailed with Engineer Corps at Camden, Arkansas, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Rea, Charles S
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured in Prairie county, Arkansas, December 16, 1864, and confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on March 28, 1865; also listed as Reay.

Reynolds, H S
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; detailed as nurse at Mulberry, Arkansas, December 18, 1862; absent, April 30, 1863, “detailed to attend to D. B. Clark on Mulberry and not reported”; absent, June 30, 1863, “detailed to attend to D. B. Clark on Mulberry and not reported”; no further record.

Sanders, Ira
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Prairie county, Arkansas, December 16, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865.

Sangster, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; absent detailed as assistant forage-master, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 2, 1864; born c1834.

Seymore, Joseph E
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; promoted second sergeant, December 17, 1862; promoted first sergeant, April 2, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; furloughed for thirty days from May 23, 1863; absent, furlough extended, June 30, 1863; “detailed by order General Smith to practice medicine, July 1, 1863”; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 15, 1863; born c1832; occupation physician; also listed as Seymour.

Shelton, David B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed second corporal in 1862; promoted fifth sergeant in 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Shelton, John C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Smith, Basil B
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 20, 1865; born c1829; occupation farmer.

Somers, A C
Private—Enlisted in the Weaver Light Artillery at Little Rock, Arkansas, December 27, 1861; appointed corporal; reduced to private, November 18, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; died near Camp Huffman, January 1, 1864.

Somers, A J
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant, December 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; furloughed, May 14, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; absent sick since December 5, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

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.

Stover, Jacob
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862, as a substitute for W. P. Hill; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; hospitalized at Washington, Arkansas, February 1, 1864; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record; died May 8, 1911; filed Arkansas pension application #3939 from Dallas county, August 4, 1909; widow Margaret J. Stover applied for pension, August 8, 1911.

Tomberlin, J E
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; detailed in Brigade Commissary Department, September 8, 1863; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Tucker, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, February 13, 1865; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, March 27, 1863.

Tucker, John H F
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 18, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed in Bradley county 1860 census with wife Martha E.; occupation farmer.

Vance, D L
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, May 17, 1862; elected first lieutenant, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent with leave for thirty days from February 22, 1864; no further record.

Vaugine, C P
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Roseville, Arkansas, February 10, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Vaugine, Francis G  “Frank”
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; elected third lieutenant, November 9, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; promoted captain, September 11, 1864; captured in Iron county, Missouri, October 5, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio, until released on oath of allegiance on June 14, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1831; died in Arkansas, January 7, 1900; widow Ellen E. Vaugine filed Arkansas pension application #19802 from Jefferson county, August 10, 1905.

Vaugine, Phillip N
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Wade, A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Yellville, Arkansas, October 10, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; detailed in 8th Arkansas Field Battery, June 1, 1863; no record after June 30, 1863.

Wall, S L
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Princeton, Arkansas, October 20, 1863; absent without leave since January 1, 1864; declared a deserter, February 29, 1864; apparently returned to his command, then deserted on November 9, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Little Rock, Arkansas, November 21, 1864; born c1845.

Ward, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Gum Springs, Arkansas, as a substitute for W. E. Chambers; present, June 30, 1863; captured on Poteau River, Indian Territory, August 31, 1863; absent, prisoner of war, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Wardlow, W D
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; died in hospital at Van Buren, Arkansas, December 9, 1862; also listed as Wardlaw.

Watkins, C B
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Weeks, Jerry
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; present to February 29, 1864; Federal records list him as private, Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; hospitalized at Smallpox Hospital, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, March 2, 1865; no further record.

Weir, J R
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 19, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record.

Weir, S B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, May 15, 1862; discharged for disability at Beck Springs, Mississippi, July 11, 1862; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, January 30, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; no further record; born in Edgefield district, South Carolina, c1838; occupation farmer.

White, George L
Private—Not listed on the muster rolls; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, who took the oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, December 22, 1863; born c1839; occupation farmer.

Whitley, J K
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; elected third lieutenant, June 17, 1862; discharged, November 9, 1862.

Williams, Cicero A
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; “furloughed home to attend to his brother R.J.C. Williams” for thirty days from June 23, 1863; absent on detached service, June 30, 1863.

Williams, J M
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Plum Bayou, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; discharged, October 6, 1862.

Williams, Robert J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 6, 1863; wounded and captured at Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 18, 1863, and paroled on April 23, 1863; absent wounded, April 30, 1863; furloughed from hospital at Fort Smith, Arkansas, for thirty days from June 23, 1863; absent sick, June 30, 1863; absent sick, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Wolfe, Wayman A
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; present to February 29, 1864; Federal records list him as a private in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died of smallpox on February 28,1865; born in Mississippi, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Wood, Henry S
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Turnevah, Arkansas, December 23, 1863; detailed as carpenter at Camden, Arkansas, January 5, 1864; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; captured in Saline county, Arkansas, January 28, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born c1837.

Wood, John T
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Turnevah, Arkansas, December 23, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Saline county, Arkansas, January 25, 1865; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on May 7, 1865; born c1839; died March 1894; widow Martha Wood filed Arkansas pension application #19807 from Jefferson county, August 13, 1902.

Wyatt, G L
Private—Enlisted in Co. I, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 20, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry; sent to hospital at Lewisburg, Arkansas, December 28, 1862; absent sick, April 30, 1863; absent without leave, June 30, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, May 17, 1865; born c1838.

Young, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, June 17, 1862; discharged, April 1, 1863, provided substitute W. Cartwright.


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