Washington Artillery (Etter’s
Battery)
Reconstructed Roster
The official records of the Washington Artillery are very fragmentary. One muster roll, dated January 7, 1863, has survived. This record is in the custody of the National Archives and is considered authoritative. However, it is believed to represent only about a third of the men who actually served with the battery during the war. Another authoritative record is a muster roll of the 6th Arkansas Cavalry, also on file in the National Archives, which documents the transfer of a few men from that regiment to the Washington Artillery.
Three non-authoritative sources have been used to reconstruct this roster: First, Confederate pension applications; second, a late-1862 list of indigent families of soldiers in Hempstead county, Arkansas; and third, a postwar historical sketch which includes a roster. The sketch is an undated, uncited typewritten transcription of an original document. I have been unable to learn anything about the origin of this document, but it appears to have been prepared by a veteran of Etter’s Battery, presumably many years after the war. The names contained therein are presented here merely to provide a starting point for genealogical researchers. Hopefully, further research will someday result in the discovery of additional, authoritative documentation.
Allen, Joseph—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Amonette, B F—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Anthony, James—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Arnett, Andrew Jackson—Appears in postwar
historical sketch.
Arnett, Francis B—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Arnett, John C—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Arter, John—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Askew, David Thomas—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Baldwin, David—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Barrow, ??—Appears in postwar historical sketch.
Barton, Abraham G—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Barton, George Washington—Cited in pension
application.
Barton, John S—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Barton, Jonathan E—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Barton, Joseph F—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Barton, Lewis M—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Barton, Samuel M—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Beane, John Edward—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Beane, John H—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Beckwith, Seth—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Beene, Richard—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Beene, Willis M—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Bellamy, J—Appears in postwar historical sketch.
Benningfield, Joseph—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Benton, S M—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Biggs, Hilliard W—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Black, William W—Cited in pension application.
Bond, Stephen C—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Bone, Thurman—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Brantley, John S—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Brown, Jacob—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Brown, John—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Bruce, Robert H—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Bryant, William C—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Caldwell, William—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Castleman, James Moses—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Clendenin, George W—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Compton, Avery—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Compton, James H—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Crawford, J G—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Cummings, J P—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Daniel, Augustus—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Daniel, William—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Davis, John E—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Deaton, M C—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Deloney, Edmund T—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Dyer, James G—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Eley, John A—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Elkins, Rufus—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Ellis, Jesse L—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Epperson, George W—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Etter, Chambers Brady—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Evans, George W—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Ferrell, Joseph D—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Flynn, C C—Appears on list of men detailed
from 6th Arkansas Cavalry, November 1, 1863.
Franks, William—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Frantroup, Henry—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Fulton, R A—Appears on muster roll dated January
7, 1863.
Gammage, Joshua M—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Griffin, John C—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Grounds, Wesley—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Hamilton, James H—Appears on list of men detailed
from 6th Arkansas Cavalry, November 1, 1863.
Hardy, Nelson W—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Hardy, William S—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Harris, James—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Harris, L D—Appears on muster roll dated January
7, 1863.
Harris, Leonidas J—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Harris, Les—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Hinton, Franklin J—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Hoagland, Thomas—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Hoagland, William—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Holbrook, William R—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Horn, William—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Hughes, Redmond—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Humphries, ??—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Jacobs, William R—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Jeans, Thomas J—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Johnson, J V—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Jones, Gabriel—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Jones, George W—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Jones, Harrison—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Jones, James—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Jones, William M—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Lafferty, Thomas Jefferson—Appears on muster
roll dated January 7, 1863.
Lester, Henry E—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Lowery, James—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Lusk, William H—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Lyons, Calvin—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Lyons, William T—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
McCain, Robert—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
McElroy, W P—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
McIntyre, J T—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
McJunkins, Richard L—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
McKinney, Deacon—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
McLeod, W D—Appears on muster roll dated January
7, 1863.
McLowry, James—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
McMahan, James Boyd—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Mauldin, John W—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Mims, Joseph F—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Moore, William—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Morris, Jordan R—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Morris, William S—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Neighbors, William J—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Payne, ??—Appears in postwar historical sketch.
Payton, James H—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Phillips, James M—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Powell, Elijah J—ears in posmuster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Prince, Reuben H—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Puckett, John William—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Quillian, ??—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Ragsdale, B H—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Reeder, Joshua W—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Rhodes, G T—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Roach, John S—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Roach, Robert A—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Rodgers, B W—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Rosenbaum, Alexander—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Rosenbaum, Alford—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Rosenbaum, William—Cited in pension application.
Sanders, Eli W—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Sanders, John P—Cited in pension application.
Slaughter, John—Appears in War Department
correspondence dated December 2, 1864.
Smith, Alexander—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Smith, Franklin—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Smith, Stephen—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Smith, Willoughby—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Stephens, George Washington—Appears on muster
roll dated January 7, 1863.
Stephens, Thomas J—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Stephenson, James W—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Steward, Samuel—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Stewart, Joseph—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Stuart, Robert Crittenden—Appears in postwar
historical sketch.
Sutton, John—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Taylor, John—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Tinnon, Daniel N—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Tinnon, David N—Appears in postwar historical
sketch, probably Daniel N. Tinnon.
Titcomb, Beniah—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Turner, John—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Varnell, William J—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Vaughn, John F—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Wallace, William E—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Webb, Christopher Columbus—Appears in 1862
list of indigent families of soldiers.
Webb, Francis Marion—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Webb, John—Appears on muster roll dated January
7, 1863.
Webb, Richard—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Westerfield, William—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Wicker, William B—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Williams, James H—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Williams, William W—Appears on muster roll
dated January 7, 1863.
Willis, Henry—Appears on muster roll dated
January 7, 1863.
Wilson, Joel Rufus—Appears in 1862 list of
indigent families of soldiers.
Wilson, Rufus—Appears in 1862 list of indigent
families of soldiers.
Wilson, Thomas—Apears in postwar historical
sketch.
Winchester, ??—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Winn, Robert—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
Young, Samuel—Appears in postwar historical
sketch.
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 Jeri Helms Fultz
or Bryan Howerton