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The following is a roster of most of the members of Rapley’s Sharpshooters.  This list is as complete as I can make it; however, I suspect that about 20 names (mostly former members of 8th Arkansas Battalion) are lost to history.

Garner, Stephen Riley
Co. D—Private.  Enlisted in Co. E, 19th Arkansas Infantry at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured on Big Black river, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, August 1, 1863; born in McNairy county, Tennessee, April 7, 1843; died in Garland county, Arkansas, March 18, 1929; buried in Mountain Valley Cemetery, Garland county, Arkansas; married Georgia Ann Hilton in Montgomery county, Arkansas, October 1, 1867; filed Arkansas pension application #22949 from Garland county, 1916; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census.

Garner, William
Co. D—Private.  Missing at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Garrett, William
Co. C—Private.  Missing on Hatchie river, Mississippi, October 5, 1862.

Gewin, W H
Co. A—Second Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. K, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, February 22, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 21, 1862; appointed second corporal, June 30, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863.

Gillespie, James A
Co. D—First Lieutenant.  Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Missouri Infantry, at Springfield, Missouri, January 12, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 1st Arkansas Battalion Cavalry, 1862; appointed first lieutenant; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, June 30, 1862; appointed adjutant, January 1, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; paroled at Natchitoches, Louisiana, June 7, 1865; residence, Liberty, Missouri.

Gillespie, John E
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. D, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed first corporal, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed commissary sergeant, June 30, 1862; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863.

Gladden, John A
Co. B—Private.  Enlisted in Co. D, 17th Arkansas Infantry, at Dardanelle, Arkansas, December 3, 1861; transferred to Co. H, 21st Arkansas Infantry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 3, 1863; confined at Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863; enlisted in 3rd Missouri Battalion Cavalry; died, November 28, 1894; married Mary E.; filed Arkansas pension application #1471 from Pulaski county, 1893.

Goad, Henry C
Co. C—Second Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. C, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Centreville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed second sergeant, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; born, c1831; died, March 7, 1905; married Mary Jones in Hempstead county, Arkansas, November 7, 1855; filed Arkansas pension application #5211 from Nevada county, 1903.

Goodman, John B
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. D, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 3, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Alton, Illinois, May 28, 1863.

Goynes, Bartlett C
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. C, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Centreville, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; born, December 5, 1836; died, April 26, 1913; buried in Bodcaw Cemetery, Nevada county, Arkansas; married Mary Ann Barham in Hempstead county, Arkansas, December 6, 1865; filed Arkansas pension application #8220 from Nevada county, 1906; mentioned in List of Indigent Families of Soldiers in Hempstead County (Caroue township), 1862.

Green, R L
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. F, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Perryville, Arkansas, March 9, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured on Big Black river, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware; no further record.

Greenhaw, James H
Co. C—First Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. E, 4th Arkansas Infantry, August 1861; discharged for disability, August 31, 1861; enlisted in Co. A, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 22, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 22, 1862; reduced to ranks for mutinous conduct, December 31, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; confined at Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863; born, c1833; died, September 5, 1882; married Esther Jane Anderson in Hempstead county, Arkansas, January 30, 1866; filed Arkansas pension application #23113 from Hempstead county, 1916; mentioned in List of Indigent Families of Soldiers in Hempstead County (Ozan township), 1862.

Griffith, Daniel
Co. B—Fourth Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. F, 14th Arkansas Infantry, at Pocahontas, Arkansas, September 23, 1861; transferred to Co. B, 21st Arkansas Infantry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed fourth sergeant, June 30 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured on Big Black river, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; confined at Elmira, New York; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, February 21, 1865; died, April 24, 1933; filed Arkansas pension application #22928 from Fulton county, 1916; listed in Arkansas 1911Confederate Census, at Climax, Arkansas; bought land in Fulton county in 1857, 1860, 1861, 1883 and 1899.

Groves, Thomas R
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. B, 8th Arkansas Battalion, at Eudora, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; wounded at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; returned to Co. B, 8th Arkansas Battalion, 1863; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863; paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 10, 1863; born in South Carolina, c1835; listed in Chicot county 1860 census.

Guest, William
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. D, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; appointed drummer; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 23, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1829; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census.

Hall, Joseph H
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863, confined at Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863.

Hardin, A S
Co. B—Private.  Enlisted in Co. G, 14th Arkansas Infantry, at Pocahontas, August 31, 1861; transferred to Co. F, 21st Arkansas Infantry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; enlisted in Co. C, 45th Arkansas Infantry, 1864.

Harland, J B
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. G, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Cotton Plant, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 16, 1862; wounded and captured at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; absent, missing, February 28, 1863; born c1838.

Harris, C R
Co. D—Third Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. I, 19th Arkansas Infantry, in Union county, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed third corporal, June 30, 1862; missing at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.

Harris, M D
Co. C—Third Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. E, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; appointed third corporal, June 30, 1862; absent, sick in hospital at Marion, Mississippi, February 28, 1863.

Head, Henry E
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. B, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Princeton, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 21, 1862; wounded at Hatchie Bridge, Mississippi, October 5, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; enlisted in Co. G, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, November 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Georgia, c1839; listed in Dallas county 1860 census.

Henry, James
Co. B—First Sergeant. Enlisted in Co. H, 17th Arkansas Infantry, at Des Arc, Arkansas, February 15, 1862; transferred to Co. G, 21st Arkansas Infantry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863.

Herren, James H
Co. D—Private.  Enlisted in Co. F, 8th Arkansas Battalion, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed first sergeant, March 15, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 30, 1862; present as private, reduced to ranks for “incapability,” February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; born in Alabama, May 7, 1842; died in Arkansas, November 28, 1880; buried in Holly Grove Cemetery, Desha county, Arkansas; married Nancy M. Deal in Ashley county, Arkansas, September 25, 1861; widow filed Arkansas pension application #27885 from Drew county, 1927; listed in Ashley county 1860 census.

Hill, Edward D
Co. D—Private.  Enlisted in Co. A, 8th Arkansas Battalion, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, February 26, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863; confined at Alton, Illinois; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, June 21, 1863; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles, November 11, 1863; attached to 3rd Missouri Battalion Cavalry; born in Georgia, c1838; listed in Clark county 1860 census.

Hill, William Sevier
Co. D—First Corporal.  Enlisted in Co. G, 19th Arkansas Infantry, at Hillsboro, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed first corporal, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; born in Alabama, 1837; died in Arkansas, 1922; buried in Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, Union county, Arkansas; filed Arkansas pension application #12769 from Union county, 1906; listed in Arkansas 1911Confederate Census at White, Arkansas; listed in Union county 1860 census.

Holland, Richard H
F & S—First Lieutenant, Adjutant.  Appointed first lieutenant and adjutant, June 1862; relieved, July 10, 1862.

Hudson, Thomas W D
Co. D—First Sergeant.  Enlisted in Co. K, 19th Arkansas Infantry, at Magnolia, Arkansas, March 12, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; appointed first sergeant, June 30, 1862; wounded and captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862 (lost right leg); exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; absent, paroled prisoner, February 28, 1863; discharged for disability at Bridgeport, Mississippi, March 26, 1863; born in Elbert county, Georgia, c1838; listed in Columbia county 1860 census.

Hudson, Zach
Co. A—Private.  Enlisted in Co. G, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Cotton Plant, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. A, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 16, 1862; present, February 28, 1863.

Hulen, Thomas H
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. E, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 20, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 9, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in Hempstead county 1860 census.

Hunt, Robert N
Co. D—Private.  Enlisted in Co. G, 19th Arkansas Infantry, at Hillsboro, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; present, February 28, 1863; captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863; confined at Point Lookout, Maryland; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 28, 1863.

Jackson, C L
F & S—Major.  Appointed major, June 1862; relieved, July 29, 1862.

Johnson, John F
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. D, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Little Rock, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 21, 1862; returned to Co. D, 20th Arkansas Infantry, July 11, 1862; captured on Big Black river, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; confined at Fort Delaware; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, December 25, 1863; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in Hot Spring county 1860 census.

Jones, J Thomas
Co. C—Private.  Enlisted in Co. B, 20th Arkansas Infantry, at Washington, Arkansas, March 1, 1862; transferred to Co. C, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 21, 1862; absent, sick in hospital at Lauderdale, Mississippi, February 28, 1863.

Jones, James H
Co. B—Private.  Enlisted in Co. B, 17th Arkansas Infantry, at East Fork, Arkansas, November 1, 1861; transferred to Co. D, 21st Arkansas Infantry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 12th Arkansas Battalion, June 30, 1862; captured at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; exchanged at Vicksburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1862; present, February 28, 1863.

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