1861 Union County Home Guard roster

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Home Guard Roster
Union County Arkansas
Below is an exact transcription of the rosters of the home guard of each township in Union County Arkansas. This material was recorded in Union County Arkansas County Court Record Book E, pages 632 – 643, recorded between 8 July 1861 and 23 Oct 1861. The book is currently located in the county courthouse in El Dorado. I have transcribed the names exactly as they are recorded in the original book, and the headings below are written just as the original headings were recorded. The page numbers in parenthesis indicate the page in County Court Record Book E on which the particular township roster was recorded.

List of Franklin Township Home Guard
Monday July 8th AD 1861
(p. 632)
This day the Court took up the List of names of the persons comprising said Company which was by the Court approved and ordered to be Spread of Record of this Court which is as follows to wit

    W. A. Bell, Captain                   C. H. Smith
     F. A. Peterson, 1st Lieut.        Elisha Whatley
     Peter Davis, 2nd Lieut.            Matthew Lambert
     J. R. Langford, 3rd Lieut.         G. D. Doss
     J. F. Bell, Orderly Sergt.          Jesse Grumbles
     A. Johnston                             Thos. F. Lovett
     J. S. Harrison                            Irvin Fitzgerrald
     E. W.  Quinn                             Dr. W. B. Johnson
     R. J. Miears                               Y. G. Tatum
     John Stafford                           W. K. Greenwood
     John Daniel                              A. C. L. Hill, (?) private
     W. T. Sargent                          Henry Cossart
     Jesse Amerson                        J. P. Murphy
     W. J. Owens                             J. F. J. Spach
     Thomas Murphy                     R. Nance
     R. T. Bynum                             B. T. Daniel
     J. C. Dumas                              James Grumbles
     J. D. McGowen                        E. T. Cook
     C. C. Miller                               G. W. Nail
     H. A. Hoffman                         G. E. McGan
     J. J. Staples                              J. M. Staples
     W. Ross                                   B. M. P. Davis

Cornie Township Home Guard
July Term AD 1861
(p. 634)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named persons be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard in Cornie Township in this County to wit

     W. G. Moor                                 P. V. Wesson                                 James W. Logan
     Wiley Wroton                            Hamilton Hill                                   ______  Glenn
     B. C. Alderson                            L. W. Killgore                                 H. W. Bishop
     John McCoy                               D. Brown                                         Jas. or Jos.  Robinson
     H. McKinley                               W. R. Candle                                   E. M. Gray

Jackson Township Home Guard
July Term AD 1861
(p. 634)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named persons be & they are hereby appointed as a Home Guard of Jackson Township in this County to wit

     G. M. Morgan, Capt.                         James Greenlee                             A. R. Cobb
     D. A. McLaurin, 1st Lieutenant      T. A. Groves                                 J. P. Sumners
     H. B. Brazzeel, 2nd Lieutenant         H. M. Harper                                J. K. Sheppard
     S. T. Cobb, 3rd Lieutenant               H. Wamble                                    John Teague
     G. Cobb, Jr., orderly                          Serg. J. H. Pratt                             M. Vice
     T. (or J.) G. Gardner                           E. Cate                                            James W. Cate
     Wm. McDuffie                                   Alford McAlpin                           Wm. Brice [or Buie]

Van Buren Home Guard
July Term AD 1861
(p. 634)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named Persons [sic] be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard for Vanburen Township in this County to wit

     W. H. Tatum                                 Wm. Ogden                                  Thos. Anderson
     J. J. McElroy                                  J. G. Robinson                             B. P. Robinson
     W. V. Sims                                     Eli Reeves                                     L. Murph [? or Murple]
     D. S. Arnold                                  J. H. Michaelson                          J. Eldridge
     Levi Tanner [? or Turner]           Rick Reeves                                  W. Smith
     James Hughes                              G. W. McGrough                          T. B. Gordon
     James Milton                                James Howard

Garner Township Home Guard
Thursday July 18th 1861
(p. 635)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named Persons [sic] be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard for Garner Township of Union County to wit

     A. J. Kien                                 Madison Smith                                 J. O. Rice
     Alfred Anesworth [sic]         R. H. Hutchinson                             W. Brazwell
     E. B. Anesworth [sic]            Wesley Hudson                               B. F. Hines
     B. R. Brazwell                          G. Emmerson                                     E. H. Morgan
     F. M. Thomas                         Thomas Lee                                       R. N. Babb
     John Huthison [sic]               Richard Goode                                  J. Ragsdeel
     A. R. Morgan                          Ishum Melton, Esq.

[Transcribers note: I believe that the surname “Anesworth” above should actually be “Ainsworth”. Also, “Huthison” is probably supposed to be “Hutchinson”.]

El Dorado Township Home Guard
Thursday July 18th 1861
(p. 635)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named Persons [sic] be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard in and for El Dorado Township in the County of Union, State aforesaid to wit

     Thomas W. Chipman             Seabron Harrell                          Thomas Ingram
     Dr. T. J. Bustin                        B. B. Scroggin                             Dr. M. M. Marcus
     Isaac Newton                          J. J. Casser (? or Couser)           James Sledge
     J. P. Hendricks                        Henry Brown, Esq.                     J. C. L. Aiken
     Wm. V. Tatum                         Charles Smith                              B. R. Matthews
     J. B. Crawford                         Wm. C. Johnson                         John H. Carleton
     A. Ammons                             John H. Askew                           J. K. Norwood
     John C. Ardis                          J. H. Cornish                               Dr. J. M. Holcombe
     James J. Martin                       W. E. Morgan

Pigeon Hill [Township] Home Guard
Thursday July 18th 1861
(p. 635)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named Persons [sic] be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard in Pigeon Hill Township to wit

     J. F. H. Harman
     Captain A. J. Knolls                    Wm. S. Finch                         Robert Phillips
     1st Lien. J. J. Stallings                 James Bates                           C. Schaer
     2nd Lien. J. J. Jordan                   Wm. Joice                               P. Smally

Johnson Township Home Guard
Thursday July 18th 1861
(p. 635)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named persons be & they are hereby appointed Home Guard in & for said Township of Johnson in the County of Union, State aforesaid to wit

     Captain J. R. Hoge                        James Finly                          John C. McDaniel
     1st Lien W. T. Morison               Lemuel Burnsides               J. M. Blackerly
     2nd Lien. John W. Hill                 Elijah Cabiniss                     G. J. Milner
     3rd Lien. Nathan Bussy               Joshua P. Tatum                 John M. Bruce
     1st Serg. H. G. P. Williams           John B. Tatum                     M. A. Holbrook
     2nd Serg. John                              W. Nolan Richard                Coleman Thos. H. Coke
     3rd Serg. Wm. J. Lee                     H. B. Cabiniss                      John C. Daughton
     4th Serg. J. K. Hudson                  John M. Duke                     Wm. H. Frazer
     5th Serg. H. C. Pratt                      Thos. D. Frzer [sic]              E. R. Hoffman
     Private Thos. Keesee, Jr.             J. J. Bruse                              Joseph Webb
     James Aikin                                   James Barnett                       Wm. Webb
     Dr. E. A. Hammon                         P. L. Shaw                              R. Morrison
     R. B. Saunders                               T. W. Grace                           S. S. Nelson
     Wm. Hill, Sen.                                James Y. Brice                       J. H. Clark
     L. W. Carleton                               S. N. Adams                          T. C. Terrell
     M. B. McMarrin                            Archabald Jerry                    Mark Meek
     Wm. H. Gorman                             James Dunbar                       A. H. Perry
     W. E. Hunt                                     J. S. Avera                             Joseph Hammons
     Joel D. Williams                            W. M. Smith                          J. M. Humphris
     H. H. Winningham                        Alexander Hill                       T. F. Williams
     J. J. Etheridge                                 Jesse Frisly                           W. Kealer
     Wm. Henry                                    Wm. S. Frisly                         Dr. T. H. Macklin
     G. H. Matthews                             Reason Wooly                      Robert Ogden
     John Hearin                                   J. H. Creed

Wilmington Township Home Guard
Tuesday July 23rd 1861
(p. 638)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named persons be & they are hereby appointed as a Home Guard of Wilmington Township in the County of Union, State of Arkansas for the time prescribed by Law to wit

     Captain Alfred Eavis or Eaves             J. A. Carmichael                 John Thomas
     1st Lien. S. H. Jones                              D. W. Furguson                 A. W. McGough
     2nd Lien. R. A. McCanly or McCauly J.  A., P. C., P. K. Stowe   W. H. Atkins
     3rd Lien. G. W. McGough                    Wiley Rucker                      A. P. Wimberly
     1st Sergent E. M. Brill or Bull               A. S. Stowe                        C. C. Miller
     Privates F. E. Yoast                                J. K. Barkly                         J. T. Tatum
     James J. McGough                                 T. M. Rushing                   Wm. Bridewell
     A  . McMillin                                           J. S. Jones                           J. W. Baily
     V. Allin [sic]                                            J. Skinner                             Robert Adams
     Wm. Brown                                             D. Stevenson                      E. H. Redfern (?)
     M. H. McGough                                     C. Reynolds                        M. C. Sorrells
     R. C. Vanhook                                         K. A. Pitts                            J. M. Watson
     A. D. Lockheart                                      R. W. Brilheart                     S. J. Moore
     D. Mclendon                                           J. Adams                              T. D. Traywick
     J. D. Powers                                            S. R. Mclendon                    J. G. Mason
     J. C. Mclendon J. (?)                             T. Manlain [?or Maulain]    S. W. McHenry
     A. C. Tarkington                                   Thos. Tarkington                  J. B. Downs
     John Reynolds                                        Rev. Mr. McNeally
[Transcribers notes:
? The initials of the Stowe man in the middle column, third row appears to have been the initials of three different men, possibly Stowe brothers. A check of the 1860 census may verify this.
? The surname recorded as “Mclendon” should probably be “McClendon”]

July 23rd A D 1861
(p. 639)
W. E. Morgan vs. The County       It is ordered by the Court that W. E. Morgan be & he is hereby allowed the sum of Forty Dollars against the county for his Services [sic] as Clerk in services rendered by him as appointing Home Guards for the Several [sic] Townships numbering 8 & writing Commissions for the officers of the Same & that a warrant issue against the Treasurer for the Same to be paid out of the funds for Military & other purposes.Home Guard Commander in Chief       It is ordered by the Court that Thomas W. Chipman be & he is hereby appointed Commander in Chief of the Home Guard of Union County State of Arkansas & that a Commission Issue to him accordingly.

Boone Township Home Guard
Tuesday October 22nd 1861
(p. 643)
It is ordered by the Court that the following named persons be & they are hereby appointed a Home Guard of Boon [sic] Township to wit

     Captain A. S. Crisp                 W. L. B. Parker
     John E. Lorrence [sic]             J. M. McRae
     John B. McRae                         J. H. Woffard
     T. E. Watts                                J. B. Watts
     Alfred Morgan                         A. L. Smith
     N. W. Cochrem [sic]                James Lagrone
     John Watson                           George Lagrone
     C. G. Lemmons                         Hutton Hogg
     Henry Lewis                             John Lewis
     Joel Hurt                                   Edwin Dues
And that Commissions Issue to the officers thereof when Elected.

Garner Township Home Guard
January Term 1862
 Capt. Richard Goode
 Jonathan Melton
 George Braswell
 R. H. Hutchinson
 John W. Moody
 T. S. Hudson
 Thos. Avery
 Geo. L. Gammel
 A. R. Morgan
 C. W. Hudson
 Warren McBride
 S. C. Morgan

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