In addition to an Act of Secession, the Arkansas Secession Convention also passed an ordinance requiring the county courts to appoint a “home guard of minute men” for local defense.  The Pope County Home Guard was established on July 28, 1861.  About 170 appointments were made in companies in each township of Pope County.  A. J. Bayliss was appointed general commander of the Pope County Home Guard.  The term of service for the home guards was three months.  Most of the men were property owners who were over the legal age for Confederate service.  Notwithstanding, many of them subsequently saw active service, either in the State militia or in regular Confederate regiments; and a few enlisted in Union regiments.  Following is a list of the Pope County Home Guard, along with rank and township.  All appointments were made on August 3, 1861. — Bryan Howerton, Researcher.

Adams, Absalom—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Adams, George S—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Clark township.
Adams, James L—Private.  Appointed in Dover township; name marked out.
Allen, David—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Armstrong, D F—Captain.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Ashmore, Robin D—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Barnes, Washington—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Bayliss, A J—General Commander.  Appointed.
Beeson, Marcus T—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Bernard, Frank—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Bernard, Joseph W—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township; name marked out.
Bernard, Wilson—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Bewley, Anthony—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Blackburn, John H—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Bonds, George F—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Boone, James P—Captain.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Bost, M L—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Bowden, John S—Captain.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Branch, Eli—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Brashears, Robert—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Brigance, Alexander J—Captain.  Appointed in Dover township.
Bringle, Jesse—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Brooks, Jeremiah H—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Brown, John—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Brown, Joseph—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Bruch, Martin—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Bullock, William J—Captain.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Burnett, J H—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Campbell, Charles R—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Cannon, Athan—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Chronister, Adam—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Cloninger, F—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Copeland, James C—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Crouch, Solomon—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Independence township.
Curtis, Thomas—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Curtis, William B—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Davis, George W—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Dean, William H Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Dickey, William B—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Duvall, John J—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Edwards, C D—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Epps, Martin—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Freeman, Christian—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Galloway, William M—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Gilmore, Daniel—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Goats, John L—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Gooch, Thomas—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Griffin, J B—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Griffin, William—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Grinder, Nicholas—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Gullett, John W—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Gunter, Halyard B—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Harkey, John K—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Dover township.
Harkey, William J—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Hayden, Jesse S—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Hayes, A W—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Henry, James M—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Herrin, O D—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Hess, James—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Hickey, James—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Hill, Alston—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Hill, John—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Hillis, John K—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Holledger, George W—Private.  Appointed in Dover township; name marked out.
Holmes, James—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Horton, T J—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Howard, Martin—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Howell, Haynes A—Captain.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Howell, Robert D—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Huffman, Peter—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township; name marked out.
James, Dudley—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Jamison, George W—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Jamison, W E—Private.  Appointed in Dover township; name marked out.
Johnson, Joel M—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Johnson, William J—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Jones, James W—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Jones, K —Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Kyle, Joseph J—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Langford, Edley H—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Lewis, Stephen D—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Lewis, W F—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Linton, Turner D—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Linzy, James S—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Martin township.
Love, Pleasant—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Luker, E A—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
McAlister, Eliphas A—Private.  Appointed in Dover township; name marked out.
McCoy, Monroe—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
McElroy, John—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Allen township.
Macomb, William—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Mansker, John S—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Allen township.
Martin, A J—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Mason, R C—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Martin township.
Matthews, Reuben—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Matthews, Stephen—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township, August 3, 186.
Miller, James W—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Morphis, John J—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Morris, Samuel—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Naylor, Colvin C—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Nichols, Wilson L—Captain.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Oates, Thomas M—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Oates, William—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Owen, Charles M—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Poe, John—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Porter, William—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Potts, Kirkbride—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Pruett, John W—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Quinn, James—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Quinn, Robert—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Randall, John—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Rankin, Anthony L—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Rankin, Jasper N—Private.  Appointed in Dover township; name marked out.
Reed, Arthur—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Reed, George W—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Reynolds, Richard—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Richardson, Joseph—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Roach, E M—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Dover township.
Roberts, Andrew J—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Ross, J D—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Ross, William M—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Roy, David—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Ruff, Henry L—Captain.  Appointed in Independence township.
Rushing, Burrell—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Russell, Robert B—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Rye, John W—Captain.  Appointed in Martin township.
Satterfield, William S—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Scarlett, William P—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Scott, Andrew Homer—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Sellers, D R—Private.  Appointed in Allen township.
Shinn, Littleton C—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Sinclair, Albert—Captain.  Appointed in Clark township.
Sleeker, George W—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Smart, R H—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Smith, James—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Smith, Travis C—Second Lieutenant.  Appointed in Clark township.
Spruce, William W—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Stepp, William W—Captain.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Stevenson, Vincent M—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Stewart, John A—Captain.  Appointed in Allen township.
Stout, James F—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Stout, William H—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Strickland, Warren W—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Tackett, Moranda—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Taylor, A B—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Taylor, Hugh—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Thompson, Young L—Private.  Appointed in Moreland township.
Tobey, Charles E—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Tobey, Stephen H—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township; name marked out.
Tobin, C D—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Trigg, John—Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Tripp, William—Private.  Appointed in Independence township.
Turner, Jesse—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Vanzandt, Martin—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Veazey, James M—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Vick, A  —Private.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Wade, Asa Daniel—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Wallace, Andrew H—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Watkins, John—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Webb, Major—Private.  Appointed in Gum Log township.
Webb, Woodford C—Private.  Appointed in Galley Rock township.
Wells, W H—Private.  Appointed in North Fork township.
Wheeler, J G—Private.  Appointed in Dover township.
Whitesides, Thomas B—Captain.  Appointed in Griffin township.
Williams, Andrew—Private.  Appointed in Liberty township.
Williamson, George M P—Private.  Appointed in Clark township.
Williamson, Rush—Private.  Appointed in Illinois township.
Wilson, Calvin D—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Wilson, J—Private.  Appointed in Martin township.
Wilson, James L—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Wilson, James M—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Wilson, Samuel W—Private.  Appointed in Wilson township.
Womble, Allen—First Lieutenant.  Appointed in Independence township.

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