One muster roll for the Field and Staff survives.  It covers the period January 1 to February 29, 1864, stationed at Camp Kirby Smith.

Billingsley, H G
Ordnance Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas 30-Day Volunteers, at Brownsville, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; elected first lieutenant, November 18, 1861; discharged at Pocahontas, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, May 9, 1862; appointed regimental ordnance sergeant, January 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Blanton, John Burgess
Assistant Surgeon—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.

Boyle, William
Hospital Steward—Appointed hospital steward, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, date not known; no further record.

Buchanan, S H
Chaplain—Appointed chaplain, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, February 7, 1864; reported for duty at Camp Kirby Smith, Arkansas, February 20, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

Causin, William H
Assistant Quartermaster—Appointed assistant quartermaster, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, date not known; resigned, June 8, 1863.

Conway, Henry G
Bugler—Enlisted in Co. B, 2nd Arkansas State Troops, at Washington, Arkansas, May 4, 1861; discharged, September 19, 1861; enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 22, 1862; appointed fifth sergeant, May 22, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; appointed regimental bugler; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; born 1842; died 1875; buried in Old Washington Cemetery, Hempstead county, Arkansas; married Mary C. Page in Hempstead county, January 23, 1867.

Davis, M D
Major—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.

Edwards, Meredith W Jr
Commissary Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 22, 1862; absent without leave at Washington, Arkansas, from January 18, 1863; detailed as regimental commissary sergeant, June 20, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; enlisted in 10th Arkansas Mounted Volunteers in Hempstead county, Arkansas, June 1, 1864; appointed first lieutenant, August 29, 1864; no further record; born in Arkansas, August 10, 1838; died in Arkansas, February 4, 1882; buried in Rondo Cemetery, Miller county, Arkansas; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

England, William T  “Tot”
Bugler—Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Arkansas State Troops, at Van Buren, Arkansas, May 7, 1861; appointed bugler, May 7, 1861; discharged, September 19, 1861; enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 29, 1862; appointed regimental bugler; present, February 29, 1864; no further record; filed Arkansas pension application #22578 from Crawford county, August 7, 1916; died, January 26, 1920; widow Mary E. England applied for pension, August 12, 1920.

Fagan, James Fleming
Colonel—Appointed colonel, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 8, 1861; resigned, July 11, 1862; appointed colonel, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, September 1, 1862; appointed brigadier-general, September 12, 1862; promoted major-general, April 25, 1864; surrendered on June 14, 1865, and was paroled on June 25, 1865; born at Winchester, Kentucky, March 1, 1828; died at Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1, 1893; buried in Mount Holly Cemetery at Little Rock; married Myra E. Beall, October 1851; married Elizabeth Rapley, July 2, 1874; widow filed Arkansas pension application #29130 from Pulaski county, August 15, 1927; served as U.S. Marshal, 1875-1877; appointed U.S. Land Office Receiver in 1877; listed in Saline county 1860 census with wife Myra; occupation farmer.

Farr, Zachariah Pinkney Herndon
Assistant Commissary—Appointed assistant commissary, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, date not known; no further record; born at Greenville, South Carolina, in 1836; died at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 4, 1888; buried in Mount Holly Cemetery at Little Rock; married Mary Elizabeth Morrison, March 5, 1861.

Hobson, Orlando A
Assistant Surgeon—Appointed assistant surgeon, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, date not known; no further record.

Johnson, Jesse W
Surgeon—Appointed surgeon, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, June 7, 1863; absent on sick furlough from February 15, 1864; no further record.

Littlejohn, Robert M
Assistant Quartermaster—Enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 22, 1862; detailed as quartermaster’s clerk, November 30, 1862; appointed captain and assistant quartermaster, March 5, 1863; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; no record after September 18, 1864; born in Louisiana, c1839; died in Arkansas, January 31, 1908; widow Helen J. Littlejohn filed Arkansas pension application #9944 from Pulaski county, August 11, 1911.

McCammon, Robert
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Enlisted in 6th Arkansas Cavalry at Monticello, Arkansas, March 23, 1863, and appointed quartermaster-sergeant; present, February 29, 1864; no further record.

McDaniel, Eli H
Adjutant—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.

Monroe, James Cade
Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel—Appointed lieutenant-colonel, 1st Arkansas Infantry, May 8, 1861; resigned; appointed lieutenant-colonel, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, September 2, 1862; promoted colonel, October 23, 1862; no record after September 18, 1864; born in South Carolina, c1835.

O’Neill, James McCarney
Major and Lieutenant-Colonel—Enlisted in Co. B, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; elected captain, May 12, 1862; promoted major, August 1, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colonel, October 23, 1862; absent on leave of absence in Texas since January 20, 1864; resigned, April 25, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1823; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Purdom, James A
Surgeon—Appointed surgeon, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, in 1862; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1820; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census with wife Julia; occupation physician.

Rieff, Americus V
Major and Lieutenant-Colonel—Organized Rieff’s Company Arkansas Volunteers, at Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 1861, and elected captain; discharged at Springfield, Missouri, August 13, 1861; enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 22, 1862; elected captain, May 22, 1862; absent on detached service at Little Rock, Arkansas, from June 28, 1862; present, June 30, 1863; promoted major, August 4, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; promoted lieutenant-colonel, April 25, 1864; no record after September 18, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1830.

Sandefur, George Whitfield
Sergeant-Major—Enlisted in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Washington, Arkansas, May 22, 1862; appointed first sergeant, May 22, 1862; appointed regimental sergeant-major, September 13, 1862; present, April 30, 1863; present, June 30, 1863; wounded and captured at Boonville, Missouri, October 14, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 1865; born in Tennessee, c1838; buried in Old Washington Cemetery, Hempstead county, Arkansas; married Eliza F. Carruth in Hempstead county, May 29, 1861; married Eliza Ferguson in Hempstead county, October 4, 1866; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Shuford, William G
Wagon-Master—Enlisted in Co. G, 5th Arkansas Infantry, at Brownsville, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged; enlisted in Co. A, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, September 14, 1863; detailed as regimental wagon-master, January 12, 1864; present to February 29, 1864.

Thompson, Jesse Edward
Assistant Surgeon—Enlisted in Co. A, 38th Arkansas Infantry, at Lauratown, Arkansas, July 9, 1862; appointed assistant surgeon, September 15, 1862; assigned to 6th Arkansas Cavalry, date not known; no further record.

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