9th Arkansas Infantry.
(new) Company I—Mississippi County.
“Osceola Hornets”

Organized at Osceola, Arkansas; mustered into Confederate service at Memphis, Tennessee, on August 10, 1861, for twelve months’ service; and assigned as Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.  Transferred to 9th Arkansas Infantry as (new) Co. I in May 1862.

AKEN, JOHN H (John H. Akin)
Corporal—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

ALEXANDER, JOHN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

ANDERSON, KENNETH (Kenneth B. Anderson)
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

ANDERSON, ROBERT
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BETTS, JOSHUA J
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BEVEL, WILLIAM H (William W. Beville)
Third Lieutenant—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BOWEN, CHARLES
Captain—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; age 47; elected sheriff of Mississippi county, Arkansas, and resigned to take office, November 2, 1863.

BOWLIN, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; present, August 31, 1864

BRATTON, J L W
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BREWER, SAMUEL
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BUCK, JEREMIAH (Jeremiah M. Buck)
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; enlisted in U.S. Army, March 24, 1865.

BURROWS, WILLIAM (William A. Burrows)
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

BUTLER, BENJAMIN F
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; present, August 31, 1864; wounded at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.

CARBERRY, JAMES
Corporal—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; promoted sergeant; court-martialed for fighting with a lieutenant, confined for thirty days, and reduced to ranks, February 1863; transferred to Co. K and appointed third lieutenant, November 19, 1863; wounded near Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1864; killed at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864; interred in McGavock Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee.

CARNER, JOHN (John D. Carner)
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed sergeant; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; absent on detached duty as post butcher at Meridian, Mississippi, December 31, 1863.

CHESSER, ADAM
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

COFFEE, ANDREW J
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

COLEMAN, THOMAS
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

COLLINS, THOMAS S
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

CONNER, JOHN D—See John Carner.

CRONER, FREDERICK
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

CUMMINGS, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia, June 14, 1864; released on sick furlough, July 27, 1864; returned to duty, August 10, 1864; present, August 31, 1864; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Consolidated Mounted Rifles, April 9, 1865; paroled at Jamestown, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.

DAVIS, RUNNELS
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

DENNY, FRANCIS M (Francis Marion Denny)
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

DILLINGHAM, H H
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

DINKINS, GEORGE R
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

DOUGLAS, BENJAMIN F
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

DOWNEY, JOHN
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; left with the baggage at Edwards’ Depot, Mississippi; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 15, 1863; age 37; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863.

EAST, JOHN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

ELLIS, JERRY (Jeremiah G. Ellis)
Corporal—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; admitted to 1st Mississippi Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi, July 13, 1863; transferred to General Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi, July 14, 1863; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; absent sick in hospital, August 31, 1864.

FOOT, WILLIAM
Corporal—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

FRANCIS, T M
Corporal—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; sent to military prison at Fort Delaware; enlisted in U.S. service.

GOBLE, THOMAS
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

GUNSON, JOHN R
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed first sergeant; deserted at Jackson, Mississippi, July 1863; captured near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Morton, Indiana; died in prison, November 8, 1864, due to chronic diarrhea; interred in Green Lawn Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

HAMILTON, JOHN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

HARDIN, ROBERT G
First Lieutenant—Transferred from Co. E, December 18, 1862; transferred back to Co. E, November 17, 1863; resigned on surgeon’s certificate of disability, August 20, 1864.

HASTY, JOHN
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; died in hospital at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, August 5, 1863, due to chronic dysentery.

HEARN, JOSEPH W
Sergeant—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

HENWOOD, BENJAMIN
First Sergeant—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; elected third lieutenant, May 8, 1862; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; forwarded to Memphis, Tennessee; sent to Johnson’s Island, Ohio; released on oath of allegiance, March 18, 1865; while in prison was transferred as third lieutenant to Co. K, November 19, 1863.

HUTCHISON, JOHN H
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

JOHNSON, BENJAMIN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

KELLY, LAWRENCE
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted at Corinth, Mississippi, October 3, 1862.

McCULLOM, ADAM
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

McLAUGHLIN, JOHN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

McPEAK, VAN
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted at Corinth, Mississippi, October 3, 1862.

MARQUETT, JOSEPH (Joseph Marquette)
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Morton, Indiana; enlisted in U.S. Army, August 1863.

MORRIS, JOHN A
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

MOSS, SAMUEL D
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; present through December 31, 1863; received clothing issue, October 3, 1864.

MURRAY, JOSEPH B
Private—Enlisted at Grenada, Mississippi, August 10, 1862; elected second lieutenant; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured, July 17, 1863; sent to Camp Morton, Indiana; released on oath of allegiance, May 22, 1865.

NEAGLE, THOMAS
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; reenlisted at Osceola, Arkansas, March 1, 1863; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; wounded at Resaca, Georgia, May 16, 1864; absent on furlough to Grenada, Mississippi, August 31, 1864; received clothing issue, September 16, 1864.

NETTLES, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted on battlefield at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; captured and sent to Fort Delaware; enlisted in U.S. Army, July 9, 1863.

PARR, ALFRED
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

PERRY, JOHN C
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

REEL, PHILIP W
Sergeant—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; killed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 2, 1863.

RICE, PASCHALL
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; absent on detached duty as nurse in hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, December 31, 1862; deserted from hospital at Jackson, Mississippi, April 10, 1863.

ROBINSON, JAMES A
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed sergeant; transferred to Co. K, November 19, 1863; captured at Nashville, Tennessee, December 15, 1864; sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois.

RODGERS, J W
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled, July 10, 1863.

ROGERS, L C
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Chase, Ohio; released on oath of allegiance, May 22, 1865.

ROGERS, N
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; captured at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; forwarded to Memphis, Tennessee; sent to Fort Delaware; enlisted in Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 7, 1863.

SALTERS, WILLIAM
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed chief musician and transferred to field and staff; present, August 31, 1864; transferred to Co. I, 1st Arkansas Consolidated Mounted Rifles, April 9, 1865; paroled at Jamestown, North Carolina, May 1, 1865.

SLAVEY, WILLIAM M
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed corporal; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Chase, Ohio; released on oath of allegiance, January 25, 1865.

SMALL, HENRY
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

SMALL, MATHEW
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; deserted on battlefield at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; captured and sent to Fort Delaware; enlisted in Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 7, 1863.

SMEDLEY, Z—See Zachariah Smedley, 12th Arkansas Infantry.

SMITH, GEORGE A
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

SMITH, JOHN
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

SNYDER, PETER
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

SNYDER, THEODORE
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

STAUNTON, MONTRAIRLLE (Montraville Staunton)
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

STIEF, CHARLES
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

SWAIN, OSCAR
Private—Enlisted at Bowling Green, Kentucky, January 6, 1862; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured near Jackson, Mississippi, July 17, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Morton, Indiana; escaped from prison, September 8, 1863.

TILLORY, ALM F
Third Lieutenant—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

TUCKER, F M
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed corporal; deserted battlefield at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; captured and sent to military prison at Fort Delaware; enlisted in Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 7, 1863.

WALKER, BENJAMIN
Private—Enlisted at Bowling Green, Kentucky, January 6, 1862; deserted on battlefield at Champion’s Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; captured and sent to military prison at Fort Delaware; enlisted in Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 7, 1863.

WALLER, HUGH W
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

WELLS, R B (Robert B. Wells)
Private—Enlisted at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, September 11, 1861; deserted on the retreat from Jackson, Mississippi, July 16, 1863; captured near Jackson, Missippi, August 7, 1863; sent to military prison at Camp Morton, Indiana; released on oath of allegiance, May 28, 1865.

WIDNER, GEORGE W
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

WILLIAMSON, PHILLIP
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

YOUNG, CHESLEY M
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

YOUNG, GEORGE
Private—Record filed with Co. G, 2nd Confederate Infantry.

YOUNG, JAMES
Private—Enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1861; appointed corporal; deserted at Holly Springs, Mississippi, November 7, 1862.

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