FIELD OFFICERS AND STAFF
6TH ARKANSAS
INFANTRY REGIMENT
CONFEDERATE
STATES OF AMERICA
(M317)
Roll 85 A- Co
86 Cr-Gi
87 Gl-Je
88 Ji-Mi
89 Mo-Ro
90 Ru-Ti
91 To-Z
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
D-NEW
D-OLD
Company E
Company F
F-NEW
F-OLD
Company G
Company H
H-OLD
Company I
I- OLD
Company K
NOTE: The 6th and 7th AR Inf Regts were combined
22Dec1862. The rolls of each company were, however, continued as though
no consolidation had ever been made.
Co A and F were consolidated in May or Jun1862.
Co B (Yellow Jackets) was disbanded when the regiment was mustered into confederateservice 26 Jul 1861. It was in state service 5 May 1861- 26 Jul 1861. The regiment was formed 5 Jun 1861. Fourteen men from Co B were reassigned to Co H.
Co B and E were consolidated 22 Dec 1862 and were known as Co D, 6th & 7th Inf Regt.
Co C and G were consolidated 22 Dec 1862 and were known as Co E, 6th & 7th Inf Regt
Co D was merged into Co H 20Jun1862.
Archer’s Co D was composed of men from the
12th AR Inf who were returned to their unit after it was exchanged
in the latter part of 1862.
The decimated regiment was consolidated
remains of the 1st, 2d, 5th, 7th 8th, 13th, 15th 19th (Dawson’s) and the
24th Inf Regiments and the 3rd Confederate Inf Regt Consolidated
at Smithfield, NC on 9 Apr 1865 and became the 1st Consolidated AR Inf
Regt.
ARRINGTON, W.R. Pvt (QMSgt )
Enl 26 Jul 1861 at Pocahontas, AR. Detailed
to Commsy 4 Dec 1861. Aptd QM Sgt 11 Jun 1862. Paroled Apr 1865 at Greensboro,
NC.
CAMERON, FEASTER J. LtC
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Promoted
to Major 18 Jan 1862. Wounded and captured 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro,
TN and sent to Baltimore, MD 7 Feb 1864 from Johnson’s Island, OH
then to Ft Delaware, DE. Exchanged 17 Mar 1864. Wounded 22
Jul 1864 and sent to hospital at Macon, GA 29 Jul 1864.
CARTER, WILLIAM Adjutant
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Aptd 30
Jun 1862. Present 31 Aug 1862.
CATES, R.P. Hospital Steward.
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Detailed
as regtl druggist. Was hospital steward 8 May 1862. Paroled in 1865 at
Greensboro, NC. Signed as F.P. Cates.
DOUGLASS, WILLIAM F. Major
Enl 26 Jul 1861 at Pocahontas, AR. Elected
major 10 May 1862. On staff muster roll of Dawson's 19th AR Inf 29 Feb
1864. Captured 15 Jan 1865 in Arkansas Co, AR. Released on oath 30 May
1865.
EDWARDS, WILLIAM Musician
Enl 30 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the
Ouachita Voltiquers. Appointed 12 Apr 1862. Transferred to regimental band,
Aug 1862. Wounded severely in the jaw 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN and
was captured and sent to City Point, VA 27 Mar 1863. Paroled after 26 Apr
1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
EPSTINE, GUSTAVE Musician
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little, AR. Disch 18 Aug
1862 at age 38. Ht 5' 2", eyes drk, hair drk, complx drk, born in Prussia.
FISHER, CHARLES J. Musician
Enl 4 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Paroled
after 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
FISHER, WILLIAM C. Pvt
Enl 23 Sep 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Detailed
as teamster at Knoxville, TN Oct 1862. Paroled after 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro,
NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
GAVOZINNI, EUGENE Musician
Enl 10 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Paroled
after 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
GEORGE, MARTIN Musician
Enl 16Mar1863 at Wartrace, TN. Paroled after
28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
GEORGE, WILLIAM Musician
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock,
AR. Paroled after 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st
Consol AR Inf.
GRAVES, WILLIAM L. Asst Surgeon
Enl 30 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the
Lafayette Grays. Paroled 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the
1st Consolidated AR Inf.
GRAY, GEORGE Cpl
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the Dallas
Rifles. Detailed as QM Sgt 26 Aug 1862. Returned to the company 11 Jun
1863. Detailed as pioneer 1-30 Apr 1864.
HARRIS, SIMPSON Adjutant
Enl 3 Jun 1861 in the Capital Guards. Appointed
adjutant and transferred 14 May 1862. Died of wounds received at Perryville,
KY Oct 1862.
HAWTHORN, A.J. QM
Aptd 14 Jan 1862. Resigned 19 Jun 1862.
HAWTHORN, A.T. Col
Age 36. Elected 8 Jun 1861. Died 14 May 1862.
KETCHUM, NICHOLAS Surgeon E
nl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the Dallas
Rifles. Age 32. Appointed 10 Jul 1861.
KILGORE, D.L. Major
Age 38. Elected 5 Jun 1861. Resigned 2 Dec
1861. Includes a request for commission in volunteer company of Columbia
Co, AR for state service. Elected 19 Sep 1863.
KIMBROUGH, WILEY A. Ord Sgt
Enl in 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the Dixie
Grays. Killed 21 Jul 1864.
LYMAN, JAMES F. Chief Musician
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Paroled
28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
LYON, RICHARD Col
Age 48. Enl 26 Jul 1861. Death claim filed
20 May 1862 by Mary Lyon, Executrix.
ORME, L.H. Surgeon
Enl 5 Jun 1861. Resigned 10 Jul 1861.
PEAY, GORDON N. LTC
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the Capital
Guards. Elected LTC 15 Oct 1861. Resigned 16 Apr 1862.
PROCTOR, GEORGE A. AQM
From Co H. Enl 24 May 1861 at Little Rock,
AR in the City Guards. Elected 2Lt 5 Jun 1861. Dropped 25 Oct 1862.
RUTHERFORD, R.B. 1Lt
Enl 30 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the
Lafayette Guards. Resigned 17 Apr 1862.
SHORES, WILLIAM Pvt
Enl 24 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the
City Guards. Appointed drummer 4 Dec 1861. Wounded 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro,
TN and died at Atlanta, GA 7 Jan 1863.
SMITH, JOHN Pvt
Age 21. Enl 24 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR
in the City Guards. Disch 20 Jan 1862. In the band.
SMITH, SAMUEL G. Col
Age 26. Enl 1n 1861 at Little Rock, AR in
the Dixie Grays. Elected Major 15 Apr 1862. Absent wounded at Murfreesboro,
TN 31 Dec 1862. Gave certificate as Inspector and mustering officer 30
Apr 1864. (From Co E). Wounded slightly 31 Dec 1862 at Murfreesboro, TN.
Coffin purchased 24 May 1862.
SMYTHE, JOHN W. ACS
Enl 24 May 1861 at Little Rock, AR in the
City Guards. Elected 10 May 1862. Reassigned 15 Jun 1863.
STEUBLING, ADAM Musician
Enl 4 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Deserted
3 Jul 1864. Captured 14 Jul 1864 and released on oath 16 Jul 1864 to remain
north of the Ohio River. Ht 5' 9", eyes blue, hair sandy. In the band.
STEUBLING, ANDREW Musician
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Discharged
26 Jul 1862 age 21. In the band.
TRIGG, A.L. Asst Surgeon Appointed 5 Jun 1861.
TURNER, SAMUEL T. Surgeon
Enl 7 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR in
the Lisbon Invincibles. Brigade Medical Officer.
VALENTINE, PETER Musician
Enl 3 Jun 1861 at Little Rock, AR. Paroled
5 May 1865 at Chester, SC.
UNIDENTIFIED UNITS
CONELY, WILLIAM –
Admitted to St Mary’s Hospital, Dalton, GA
28 Nov 1862 with typhoid. Transferred to Gen Hospital, Atlanta, GA 3 Jan
1863.
ISOM, JOHN Pvt Age 30. Took oath 19 Apr 1864 at Pine Bluff, AR.
McKINZIE, JOHN Pvt
Paroled 28 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC as a
member of the 1st Consol AR Inf.
MORTON, E.M. Pvt
Captured 1 Sep 1864 near Jonesboro, GA and
paroled 19-22 Sep 1864 at Rough & Ready, GA.
RIELEY, JAMES --
Took oath 28 Dec 1864 at Chattanooga, TN.
Ht 5' 7", eyes blue, hair drk, complx drk, residence: Madison Co, AR.
ROBISON, J.P. Pvt - Exchanged 15 Nov 1862 at Vicksburg, MS.
SHOUGHTER, JOHN Pvt - Paroled 3 Jun 1865 at Alexandria, LA.
WRIGHT, WILEY Pvt
Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR and sent
to MP at Alton, IL then to Camp Douglas, IL 24 Aug 1864. Paroled and sent
to Point Lookout, MD 2 Mar 1865.
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