THE 6TH (PHIFER'S) BATTALION ARKANSAS CAVALRY

(Also known as: 1st (Phifer's, White"s, McNeill"s)

NOTE: Our thanks to MARK GERDES for furnishing the history of the unit

ORGANIZATION: Organized 3 Jun 1861 with 4 Arkansas Companies and 2 Louisiana Companies for the war. Reduced to 3 Companies ca 30 Apr 1862. Consolidated with the 2nd Cavalry Battalion and designated as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment at Corinth, MS 15 May 1862.

FIRST COMMANDER: Charles W. Phifer,

Major FIELD OFFICERS:
Archibald J. McNeill,
Major (Formerly with 30th Ark Inf)
David G. White,

Major ASSIGNMENTS:

Cavalry, Hardee's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Dept. #2 . (Oct- Nov 1861)
Hindman's Brigade, Hardee's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Dept #2 (Nov 1861- Mar 1862) Dept #2 (Mar-May 1862)

BATTLES: Brownsville, Kentucky (Detachment) 20 November 1861) - Rowlett's Station, Ky (17 Dec 1861)

ROSTER

After the consolidations, reductions etc the Regiment was left with the following 70 individuals who are not accounted for in other units. The only other information available in their records is a physical description. Note that very few of the men were Arkansas Natives.

NAME . . COMPANY . . RANK . . BIRTH DATE . . PLACE

ANDERSON, A.R. - CO C - 1833 - CANADA

ASHLEY, JOHN - CO C - 1832 - TN

BAKER, M.V. - CO C - 1839 - GA

BARTON, D.W. - CO C - SGT - TN

BENYELY, J.H. - CO C - CPL - 1839 - TN

BERRY, SAMUEL A. - CO C - 1838 - MS

BLACKMAN, B. JR. - CO D - Disch 3 Feb 1861??? (Probably meant 1862)

BLAKELEY, JAMES W. - CO E - SGT - Age 27 - OH - Disch 27 Sep 1862

BOGERT, A. HENRY - CO C - 1836 - NY

BRAVO, WILLIAM - CO C - 1842 - MI

BURGETT, G.A. - CO C - 1837 - PA

BURRESS, G.W. - CO C - SGT - 1835 TN

COWAN, JAMES W. - CO C - 1835 - TN

DAVIS, PETER C. - CO C - 1812 - VA

DECKER, WILLIAM J. - CO C - 1833 - NJ

DOUGAN, WM. R. - CO E - PVT - Age 21 - Disch 28 Jan 1862

DOUGHERTY, JOHN - CO D - PVT - Disch Jan 1862

DUKE, A.B. - CO C - SGT - 1838 - VA

DUKE, GEORGE W. - CO C - 1836 - VA

EARLE, J.F. - CO C - CPT - -

FRITZ, MAURICE THOMAS - CO C - 1842 - IRELAND

GARISON, V.D. - CO A - SGT - -

GARLAND, ROBERT R. - CO E - -

GIBSON, FLETCHER Private—Enlisted at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1, 1861; died in hospital at Atlanta, Georgia, March 15, 1862; born 1839 in Fairfield District, South Carolina; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

HADLER, J.L. - CO C - 1843 - TN

HAYNES, ALONZO J. - CO C - 1837 - VA

HOLSTON, P.R. - PVT - Died 31 Jan 1862 at Gordon Hospital

HUGHES, J.M. - CO C - 1830 - TN

HUMPHREY, THOMAS - Disch 6 Feb 1862

IVEY, H.F. - CO C - 1829 - AL

JOHNSON, W.B. - CO A - PVT - Age 56 - Disch 21 Jan 1862

KEY, R.P. - CO C - 1844 - AR

KIRBY, C.C. - CO C - 1836 - NC

KIRKSEY, GRANVILLE P. - CO C - PVT - -

LOTT, SARDEAN - CO C - 1837 - OH

LYLES, O.P. - CO C - 1SGT - 1827 - TN (See also 23rd Ark)

MARS, F. - CO C - 1828 - ME

MAY, BENJAMIN T. - CO C - SGT - 1835 - AR

McALLISTER, A. - CO C - 1827 - IN

McCAN, ARCHIBALD - CO C - 1839 - CANADA

McCLUNG, J.W. - CO C - 1820 - AL

McDANIEL, DANIEL - CO C - 1843 - IRELAND

McGEHEE, JAMES H. - CO C - 1835 - TN

McGEHEE, S. J. - CO C - 1840 - TN

McNEILL, A.J. - MAJOR - - (See also 30th Ark Inf)

MOORE, ANDREW E. - CO C - 1840 - CANADA

MYERS, A. - CO A - Age 22 - Disch 15 Nov 1861

MYERS, D.C. - CO C - 1842 - TN

ORGAN, TAZ W. - CO C - 1834 - VA

PASSONS, GEORGE W. - CO C - 1836 - AR

PASSONS, THOMAS - CO C - 1841 - AR

PETTY, E.D. - CO A - PVT - Age 33 - Hosp Steward - Disch 20 Jan 1862

PRICHARD, WILLIAM - CO C - 1832 - OH

RADEKER, WILLIAM - CO C - 1836 - NY

RAGLAND, W.P. - CO A - - Disch 13 May 1862

ROGERS, WILLIAM S. - CO C - 1837 - TN

RODNEY, HUGH - CO C - 1822 - AL

RUSSELL, J.H. - CO C - 1836 - KY

SCOTT, GEORGE W. - CO C - 1836 - TN

SHALL, BOGART - CO E - Age 18 - Disch 13 Apr 1863

SMALLWOOD, B.W. - CO C - 1822 - GA

SMITH, F.M. - CO C - 1842 - AR

SMITH, M.V. - CO C - 1838 - MS

TAYLOR, ANDREW - CO C - 1828 - MO

TINKEY, AARON - CO C - CPL - 1836 - OH

TIPTON, P. E. - -

TRICE, WILLIAM T. - CO C - 1829 - KY

WAGNON, PETER - CO B - PVT - Age 32 - AL - Disch 15 Oct 1861

WALKER, D.R. - CO C - 1837 - NC

WALLACE, R.N. - CO C - 1841 - PA

WARDSWORTH, HARRY - CO C - CPL - 1835 - NY

PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE MICROFILM OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

The above information may be used for non-commercial historical and geneological purposes only and with the consent of the page owner may be copied for the same purposes so long as this notice remains a part of the copied material. EDWARD G. GERDES

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

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