THE RICHLAND RANGERS:
COMPANY D,
of the
l3th ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT
By James Logan Morgan

Our sincere thanks go to Wanda Ridge, who knew this information existed and copied it to us and to"LELA KNIGHT ASHBURN" Pres.  of the Woodruff county Historical  Society who gave us permission to use thearticle from their publication. And a special thanks to James Logan Morgan who researched the originalinformation and who made this page possible.

The Roster

ALSUP, William N.B. -  Private. Enlisted Sept. 1861 in Company H.  Transferred to Company D, March 1, I865. Reported absent (and perhaps ki1led) on muster roll for July-Aug. 1864.

BARBEE, Wiley E. -  Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Wounded July 22, 1864, and furloughed. Captured Nov. 30, 1864, Franklin, Tenn.  Prisoner-of-war,  Military Prison, Louisville,  Ky. Exchanged May 25, 1865, New Orleans, La.

BELL,  J.F. -  Private. Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862. Memphis, Tenn. Name appears on Register of Effects of Deceased Soldiers, 1863.

BERRY, John -  Private. Died May 12, 1862, Macon, Miss. G.W. Broom. Private. Discharged June 80, 1862, Tupelo, Miss.

BROWN, F.H.  - Private. Enlisted Aug.1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 55 and under 18. Paroled may 29, 1865, Columbus, Miss.

BURNS, A.J.  -   Sergeant.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861,  Madison,  Ark. Wounded Dec. 31, 1862, in battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.

CASTEEL, Monroe S.  -  Private. Appears on muster roll for Mar.-Apr. 1864. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 55 and under I8. Appointed chaplain of 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and l3th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Mar16, 1864. Oath of allegiance, Apr. 25, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.: residence, Pontotoc Co., Miss.

CHILDERS, L.  -  (L.. Childress.) Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison,  Ark. Captured Sept. 1, 1864, near Jonesboro, Ga.

CLOPTON, ABRAHAM - note:  his service was verified from pension records and was not included on the microfilm. He was in Woodruff light artillery unit. He  died of disease in Little Rock in 1862. There was also a notice that he was buried at the "old" Confederate cemetery.

CODY,  D.L.  -  Corporal. Enlisted Mar.1,1862, Memphis, Tenn. Killed Aug. 30 1862, battle of Richmond, Ky.         C.C. Collins. Sergeant, Private. Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862, Memphis, Tenn. Paroled Apr. 28, 1865, Greensboro, N.C.

COLLINS, James  -  Private. Enlisted Aug.1,1861, Madison, Ark. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 35 and under 18. Discharged  Nov. 30,1862: age 43, born in Ala.; discharged because he was over theage of conscription.

COLLINS, Robert  J.   -   Corporal,  Sergeant.  Enlisted  Aug.  I,  1861,Madison, Ark. Recommendation for promotion, Apr. 22,1864: age 21 years, 5 months; born in Miss. Promoted to regimental ensign, withrank of lst lieutenant, May 24,1864. Captured Dec.18.1864, Franklin,Tenn. Prisoner-of-war, Military Prison, Louisville, Ky. Released on oath of allegiance, June 17, 1865: residence, St. Francis Co., Ark.

COLLINS, W.  -  Private. Enlisted Aug.1,1861, Madison, Ark. Wounded Dec. 31, 1862, battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.

COMPTON,  S.F.  -  (S.T. Compton.) Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Died  1862 Enterprise Hospital, Miss. Appears on Register of Effects of Deceased Soldiers, I862.

COYLE, A.J.   -   Corporal.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861,  Madison,  Ark.Transferred to 45th Miss. Regiment, Mar. 1864.

CRAFFORD,  L.  -  (L. Crawford.) Private. Enlisted Aug. I, 1861, Madison,  Ark. Wounded July 22, 1864, and furloughed.

CROSSETT, N.C.  -  Private. Enlisted Aug. I,1861, Madison, Ark. Appears on Register of Effects of Deceased Soldiers, 1863.

DAFFLY-DAFLY, Frank -  (Frank  Daffly.)  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861, Madison, Ark. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 35 and under 18. Wounded Sept. 19, 1868, battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

DALEY, C.F.  -  (C.F. Dailey.) Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Sept.  12,  1868, near Chattanooga, Tenn. Oath ofallegiance, Sept. 29, I865, Military Prison, Louisville, Ky.: residence,Fulton Co., Ky.

DOBKINS, W.L.  - 3rd Lieutenant.

DUGAN,  J.R.  -  Private. Enlisted Aug.1,1861, Madison, Ark. Prisoner-of-war, July 15, 1863, Military Prison, Louisville, Ky.

FISHER, N.A.  -  Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, I861, Madison, Ark. James J. Flaper. Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, l861, Madison, Ark. Wounded Aug. 30, 1862, battle of Richmond, Ky.

GILLESPIE,  James   (James  Gillespa;  James  Gallaspie;  James Gallaspa; James Gallaspy; James Galaspy; James Gulaspy.) Private. Enlisted Aug. I, 1861, Madison, Ark. Wounded and taken prisoner at Perryville, Ky. Captured Oct. 9, 1862, Harrodsburg, Ky. Prisoner-of-war, Military Prison, Alton, IL. Exchanged June 12, 1865: age 38. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 55 and under 18. Transferred to Company F, Mar. 1, 1864. Wounded July 22, 1864.

CORMSBY, M.  -  (M.  Gormley.)  Private.  Admitted  Feb. 26,  1862, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Discharged as medically unfit for  service, June 30. 1862.

GOSNELL,  WV.J.  - Private.  Enlisted  Mar.  23,  1862.  Corinth,  Miss Transferred 1863.

GRANNON,  John  D. -  Sergeant,  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861, Madison, Ark. Ordnance sergeant, June 5, 1862, to Jan. 31, 1863. Wounded Nov. 27,1868, Ringgold, Ga., and thought taken prisoner.

HARRISON, G.C. - 2nd Lieutenant, lst Lieutenant.

HILL, D.P. - Private. Enlisted Aug.1,1861, Madison, Ark. Discharged June 8, 1863.

HILL, Robert Hill. Private. Enlisted Aug. l,186I, Madison, Ark. Paid Feb. 1 to Mar. 31, l863. as musician.

HILL, William L. -. Private. Enlisted Feb. I, 1863, Wartrace, Tenn.

HIX,  J. - Private. Shown as under 18 on undated report of men over 35 and under 18.

HOLLAND, A.J.  -  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  I,  1861.  Madison,  Ark.Transferred to 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Jan.-Feb. 1863.

HOOD, James  -  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861,  Madison,  Ark. Discharged, Dec. 2, 1862: age 25; born in Greene Co., Ala.

JENNINGS,  Jennings. Private. Admitted Feb. 27, 1862, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

JOHNSON,  J. C. Johnson. Captain.

JONES, James Henry - Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, I861, Madison, Ark. Shown as under 18 on undated report of men over 35 and under 18. Certificate, Nov. 29, 1862: age 17; furloughed "under age." Captured Jan. 28, 1864, near Helena, Ark. Prisoner-of-war, Military Prison,Alton, IL. Died Jan. 27, l865, Camp Douglas, IL.

KINDLYN,  R. -  3rd Lieutenant. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Killed Dec. 7, 1862, battle of Perryville, Ky.

LAWSON, A.P. Lawson. Private. Enlisted Aug. 1,1861, Madison, Ark. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 35 and under 18. Captured Oct. 11,  1862, Harrodsburg, Ky.: age 37. Prisoner-of-war, MilitaryPrison. Louisville, Ky. Exchanged.

LEE, J. W. -  (Jos. W. Lee; Jer. W. Lee.) Private. Enlisted Aug. 1,1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Oct. 11,  1862, Harrodsburg, Ky.: age 28.Exchanged. Killed May 27, 1864, battle of New Hope.

LIPE, Felix E. - Corporal, Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. l, 1861. Madison, Ark. Shown as "color bearer" on some muster rolls. Killed Sept. 19, 1863, battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

LOCKE, J. F. - 2nd Lieutenant.

LOWRY, Henry -  Private. Discharged June 30,1862, as medically unfit to serve.

MARSH, C.C. - Corporal.  Enlisted  Aug. 1,  1861,  Madison,  Ark. Wounded Sept. 19, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga, Ga. Paroled May 16, 1865, Columbus, Miss.: residence, Augusta, Ark.

McDANIEL, William B. McDaniel. Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Killed Sept. 19, 1868, battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

McKINNEY, Joseph McKinney. (Joseph McKenny.) Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Nov. 25, 1869, Missionary Ridge, Tenn.  Prisoner-of-war, Military Prison, Louisville, Ky.

MOORE, G.W. -  (George W. Moore.) Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Wounded July 22, 1864, and furloughed. Hospital record, 1864: residence, St. Francis Co., Ark. Paroled Apr. 28, 1865,Greensboro, N.C.

MOORE, John L. - Private.  Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Oct. 12, 1862, Harrodsburg, Ky. Died Apr. 1, 1863, Camp Butler, IL.

MORRIS, N.W. - Private. Died May 13, 1862, Macon, Miss.

MYERS, Stephen A. - Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured May 16, 1864, Resaca, Ga. Prisoner-of-war, Alton, IL.

NAIL, Michael  -  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  1,  1861,  Madison,  Ark.  Admitted Feb. 26,1862. Overton Hosptial, Memphis, Tenn. WoundedAug. 30, 1862, battle of Richmond, Ky.

NEELY, R. -  Private. Shown as over 35 on undated report of men over 85 and under 18.

NOLEN, I.P.  -  Sergeant,  2nd  Lieutenant.  Enlisted  Aug. 1,  1861. Madison, Ark. Wounded Sept. 1, 1864.

PARKER,  Joseph  -  Private.  Enlisted Aug. 1,  1861,  Madison, Ark. Wounded in battle of Shiloh. Captured Apr. 7, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Prisoner-of-war, May 20, 1862: age 34. Sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Exchanged, 1862.

PATTERSON, Archibald C. -  (Archy Patterson.) Private. Enlisted Aug.1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Nov. 25, 1863, Missionary Ridge.

PEARMAN, J.S. -  (J.S.  Purman.) Corporal. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861. Madison, Ark. Killed Aug. 30, 1862, in battle of Richmond, Ky.

POLLARD, J.H.  -  Private.  Enlisted Dec.  1,  1861, Memphis, Tenn. Admitted  Feb.  26,  1862,  Overton  Hospital,  Memphis,  Tenn. Transferred: age 28; born in Tenn.

RUNKLES,  Frederick - Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Admitted Feb. 27, 1862, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Died Sept. 19, 1863, battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

SHELTON,  John K. - 1 st Lieutenant, Captain. Resigned as captain, May 6, 1862, Corinth, Miss.

SHELTON, Thomas R. -  3rd Lieutenant, Captain. Discharged June 30, 1862: residence, St. Francis Co., Ark. (Cotton Plant post office).

SIMMONS, Ben F. - Simmons. Sergeant. Enlisted Aug. 1. 1861, Madison, Ark.  Appointed commissary sergeant. Paroled Apr. 28, 1865, Greensboro, N.C.

STACY, William -  Private. Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862, Memphis, Tenn.

TARPLEY, A. L. - Private. Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862, Memphis, Tenn.

VAUGHN, S. -  (T. Vaughan.) Private. Admitted Mar. 21,1862, hospital in Jackson, Miss. Died Apr. 27, 1862.

WELCH, James  -  Private.  Enlisted  Aug.  1.  1861,  Madison,  Ark. Wounded Nov. 7, 1861, battle of Belmont, Mo. Leg amputated, Nov. 24, I861: residence, St. Francis Co., Ark.

WELCH, W.R. - (William R. Welch.) Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Admitted Feb. 26, 1862, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Killed Sept. 19, 1863, battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

WHITE,  John - Private. Shown as over 65 on undated report of men over 35 and under I8. Discharged June 30,1862, as medically unfit forservice.

WILEY, Finch P. -  (Finch P. Willey.) Private. Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862, Corinth, Miss. captured Oct. I5, 1862, Lancaster, Ky. Exchanged. Killed July 22, 1864.

WILLIAMS, James H. - Corporal. Enlisted Aug.1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Wounded Dec. 31, I862, battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Captured Jan. 5, 1865, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

WINGO, Simpson - Private. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, Madison, Ark. Captured Sept. 20, 1868, Chickamauga, Ga.

WOLLEY,  James M. Wolley. (J.W. Woolley.) Private. Papers filed under: J.W. Woolley, Tarrant's Battery, Alabama Light Artillery.

YOST, A.W. -  Ist Lieutenant.

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