8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, CSA

   Company B—“Chicot Rebels” 

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This company was organized on February 26, 1862, at Eudora, Chicot county, Arkansas, but was still recruiting members at Eudora as late as March 5, 1862.  The company enlisted in the Confederate service on March 27, 1862.  It was assigned to the 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion as Company B on April 9.  The captain of the company was James D. Imboden.  Private Batt L. Jones, a member of the Chicot Rebels, was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the battalion.

About the roster of Company B:  As with all the companies of the 8th Arkansas Battalion, the official records of this company are incomplete.  About 48 men can be positively identified as being members of this company.  Most of them were from Chicot county, and it is believed that a few men from neighboring Carroll parish, Louisiana, enlisted in the Chicot Rebels.  There may be as many as 30-40 more members of this company who cannot now be identified.

Acree, W C
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; detailed as carpenter, July 1862; born in North Carolina, c1822; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation carpenter.

Allen, Edward G
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1826; died in Arkansas, October 21, 1897; widow Rebecca A. Allen filed Arkansas pension application #14502 from Ashley county, August 7, 1911; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Anne; occupation planter; bought land in Chicot county in 1848 and 1849.

Alsup, Batholomew
Corporal—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Arnold, William Wilkinson
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 4, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; captured in Chicot county, Arkansas, February 4, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Illinois; exchanged at New Orleans, Louisiana, May 23, 1865; veteran filed Arkansas pension application #16456 from Chicot county, August 10, 1901; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Eudora, Arkansas.

Barker, Richard A
Sergeant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, February 26, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 19, 1862; born in Tennessee, c1827; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife L.M.; occupation planter.

Beasley, Robert R
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1824; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.

Braswell, Wiley B
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Bunch, William H
Corporal—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, February 26, 1862; discharged for disability at Priceville, Mississippi, July 26, 1862; reportedly enlisted in Co. B, 4th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment; born in Monroe county, Tennessee, c1836; occupation mechanic; eyes brown, hair black, complexion dark, height 5’9”.

Butcher, B
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Sharpshooters Battalion.

Carnahan, John T
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected second lieutenant, February 26, 1862; born in Kentucky, c1821; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth A.; occupation planter.

Cutser, Isaac V
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Dickinson, Joseph
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; discharged for disability at Canton, Mississippi, July 14, 1862; born in North Carolina, c1829; occupation farmer; eyes gray, hair black, complexion dark, height 5’11”.

Dotson, William
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Sharpshooters Battalion, June 30, 1862; no record after February 28, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1839; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Ellis, Felix H
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; no further information; born in Arkansas, c1821; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Ellis, Jesse F
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Emmons, Aaron
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; captured at Greenville, Mississippi, April 4, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on May 11, 1863; previously served in Co. G, 23rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment.

Fowler, B H
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862.

Groves, Thomas R
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Sharpshooters Battalion, June 30, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; transferred back to Co. B, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, in 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in South Carolina, c1835; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hamblett, William
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; listed as missing in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; returned and promoted corporal; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Hill, Charles
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Georgia, c1844; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; brother of Private John Hill.

Hill, John
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Georgia, c1846; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; brother of Private Charles Hill.

Hughes, James H
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1844; listed in Chicot county 1860 census.

Hulsey, Robert
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; discharged for disability at Marion, Mississippi, December 21, 1862; born in Habersham county, Georgia, c1832; occupation farmer; eyes blue, hair dark, complexion dark, height 5’6”.

Imboden, James D
Captain—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected captain, February 26, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; paroled at Iuka, Mississippi, October 19, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, until released on oath of allegiance on June 17, 1865 (stated his residence as Grand Lake, Arkansas); born in Missouri, c1824; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Jones, Batt L
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed lieutenant-colonel, April 28, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware, until released on oath of allegiance on May 30, 1865; born in Georgia, c1837; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation lawyer.

Logue, John
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1846; listed in Chicot county 1860 census.

Lyerly, James B
Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; discharged, provided substitute, Thomas Woods, October 2, 1861; enlisted in Co. B, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and exchanged on July 10, 1863; born in Alexander county, Illinois, c1822; occupation carpenter; eyes blue, hair auburn, complexion light, height 5’5”.

McDermott, Benjamin S
Sergeant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; bought land in Jefferson county in 1860.

Mabry, Allen
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1838; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Mooney, G W
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; no further information.

Norman, William
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; hospitalized at Columbus, Mississippi, May 18, 1862; discharged, May 21, 1862.

Oliver, William D
Corporal—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; appointed corporal; discharged for disability at Priceville, Mississippi, July 26, 1862; born in Carroll parish, Louisiana, c1844; occupation farmer; eyes gray, hair light, complexion fair, height 5’8”.

Perret, Pierre C Jr
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected third lieutenant, February 26, 1862; no further information; born in Louisiana, c1841.

Phillips, Warren M [or H]
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Georgia, c1842; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Richardson, Jonathan
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1827; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Susan; occupation overseer.

Roane, Addison E
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed battalion quartermaster-sergeant; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1831; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Robinson, Derrick J
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Robinson, George M
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; captured in Chicot county, Arkansas, April 13, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois; no further information; born in Mississippi, c1824; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation planter.

Scarborough, Daniel B
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, March 5, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863; born in Alabama, c1831; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Mary L.; occupation laborer.

Scarborough, Washington H
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Stewart, Hugh
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, and paroled on July 6, 1863; detailed in Quartermaster’s Department; no further information.

Strader, J A
Sergeant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, February 26, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; no further information.

Truly, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, May 1862; captured in 1862, date or place not stated; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, October 18, 1862; no further information.

Truly, Joshua S
First Lieutenant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; elected first lieutenant, February 26, 1862; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; born in Mississippi, c1829.

Truly, William P
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed first sergeant, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

Tully, John
Sergeant—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed sergeant, February 26, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; no further information.

Webb, Ashley W
Corporal—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; appointed corporal, February 26,1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 163; veteran filed pension application in Louisiana.

Young, John H W
Private—Enlisted at Eudora, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 10, 1863.

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