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Captain Americus V. Rieff organized a cavalry troop at Fayetteville, Washington county, Arkansas, in June 1861.  The company was enrolled in State service at Camp McRae, Arkansas, on July 5, 1861, but was not assigned to a cavalry regiment.  Rieff’s company served as an independent cavalry troop, reporting directly to Brigadier-General Ben McCulloch.  Only in service for a month and half, the company operated as scouts and as the general’s escort.  All the Arkansas State Troops were discharged in August and September, 1861, in order to form new companies for Confederate service.  Rieff’s mounted company was discharged near Springfield, Missouri, August 13, 1861, three days after the battle of Wilson’s Creek.  Many of its members later served in the 34th and 35th Arkansas Regiments.

The following roster is from the original muster roll of Rieff’s company.  The muster roll bears the following endorsement:  “This Company has been in service under me since the first of July, 1861.  The Company is now discharged.  It has done much valuable service.—Ben McCulloch, Brig. Genl. Comdg.”

Appleby, Joseph N—Third Sergeant; age 36.
Bates, Joseph Young—Private; age 22; later served in Co. B, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Beard, Young J—Fifth Sergeant; age 27; later served in Co. K, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Boudinot, Elias Cornelius—Private; age 25; later served as major, Cherokee Mounted Rifles.
Boyd, Francis Marion—Private; age 21; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Boyd, James M—Private; age 20; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Brandenburg, John M—Private; age 25.
Brown, George W—Private; age 36.
Brown, Hezekiah R—Private; age 23; later served in Co. G, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry.
Brown, James H—Private; age 17.
Brown, William M—Fourth Sergeant; age 39.
Burgan, Logan—Private; age 18.
Burgess, William W—Private; age 42.
Campbell, William J—Private; age 22.
Churchwell, John D—Private; age 30; later served in Co. B, 17th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion.
Cowan, James W—Private; age 25.
Cox, Philip M—Private; age 22; later served in Co. K, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Crosnow, Larkin J—Private; age 20.
Cunningham, William R—Private; age 36.
Denney, Alexander S—Private; age 45.
Diffebaugh, William—Private; age 34.
Edwards, John A—Private; age 22; later served in Co. A, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Edwards, William—Private; age 27; later served in Co. A, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Enyart, James—Private; age 37.
Evans, Hugh Crozier—Private; age 26; later served in Co. B, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Foster, John W—Private; age 24.
Freyschlag, Edward—Private; age 47.
Fulbright, H C—Private; age not stated.
Gamble, Henry M—Private; age 23; later served in Co. F, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Gamble, Joseph C—Private; age 22.
Garrett, Elijah T—Private; age 20.
Gibson, Warren P—Private; age 22.
Gingray, Joseph A—Private; age 29.
Gray, William A—Private; age 20; later served in Co. H, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Hagood, James A—Private; age 40.
Harness, William B—Private; age 23.
Harris, John B—Private; age 22.
Harris, Samuel—Private; age 19.
Hewitt, Robert—Private; age 20.
Hewitt, William—Private; age 26.
Hodges, Robert W—Private; age 25.
Holcomb, William H—Second Sergeant; age 33.
Hood, O M—Private; age 21.
Hunter, Thomas W—Private; age 22.
Ish, William Wilson—Private; age 20; later served in Co. B, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Johnson, Benjamin—Private; age 26.
Johnson, William—Third Lieutenant; age 2-.
Lewis, Augustus B—Private; age 22.
Lewis, Roland M—Private; age 27.
McGarrah, Andrew—Private; age 23.
Mahaney, Cranford—Private; age 17; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Mahurin, Jefferson—Private; age 19.
Malloy, Robert—Private; age 20.
Mitchell, James—Private; age 28.
Mitchell, William—Private; age 26.
Morrison, Oliver—Private; age 22.
Nail, Matthew—Private; age 21.
Oxford, Jackson—Third Corporal; age 18.
Oxford, John—First Corporal; age 21; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Oxford, Wilson—Second Corporal; age 19; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Parker, James D—Private; age 24.
Parker, William A—Private; age 28.
Pettigrew, James Russell—Private; age 31; later served in Co. K, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Ramsey, Crump—Private; age 19.
Reagan, Benjamin F—Second Lieutenant; age 33.
Rieff, Americus V—Captain; age 31; later served in Co. D, 6th Arkansas Cavalry.
Scarbrough, John D—Private; age 26.
Scott, James M—Private; age 25.
Scruggs, Nathan M—Private; age 21.
Smiley, Francis Marion—First Sergeant; age 35; later served in Co. G, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry.
Smiley, James M—Private; age 22; later served in Co. F, 4th Arkansas Cavalry.
Smiley, William M—Private; age 28; later served in Co. G, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry.
Smithson, D C—Private; age 29.
Stafford, John N—Private; age 23; later served in Co. F, 4th Arkansas Cavalry.
Stanfield, Troy M—Private; age 18.
Taylor, Isaac—First Lieutenant; age 32; later served in Co. C, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Tiller, James L—Private; age 18.
Tiller, William T—Private; age 17.
Trammell, Leonard P—Private; age 38.
Trogden, Robert—Private; age 21.
Van Winkle, Calvin—Private; age 17.
Watson, Alexander L—Private; age 22; later served in Co. K, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Wells, William—Private; age 28.
Williams, Tazewell S—Private; age 26; later served in Co. K, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Williams, Warren—Private; age 21; later served in Co. K, 35th Arkansas Infantry.
Williford, Henry—Private; age 21; later served in Co. E, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Williford, Nelson—Fourth Corporal; age 20; later served in Co. A, 34th Arkansas Infantry.
Wilson, Alonzo M—Private; age 26.
Wilson, James M—Private; age 27.
Wilson, John P—Private; age 28.
Wilson, Martin—Private; age 22.

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