Wright’s 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
CSA.
Company C.
This company enlisted in Drew County, Arkansas,
on November 3, 1863, comprised mostly of men from Drew County, Arkansas.
There is one extant muster roll for Company C, covering the period January
1 to February 29, 1864, when the company was stationed at Cut Off, Drew
County, Arkansas. The muster roll was signed by Capt. John W. Messenger.
Adams, Warren
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864.
Akin, John William
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born in Tennessee, October 4, 1845; died in Arkansas, May 17,
1923; buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Drew county; he filed Arkansas
pension application #22706 from Drew county, August 11, 1915; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate
census at Plantersville, Arkansas.
Avery, William D
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in September
1864; listed his residence as Bradley county, Arkansas; born c1832.
Bigham, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, February 1, 1864; present, February 29,
1864.
Bray, Thomas W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; captured, November 5, 1863,
“by the Federals”; no further information; believed to have previously
served in Co. C, 9th Arkansas Infantry; name also shown as Brey.
Brinkley, Jeremiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since February
5, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 13, 1864;
born in North Carolina, c1818; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife
Sarah; occupation farmer.
Brooks, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, February 15, 1863; present, August 31, 1863; deserted
at Brownsville, Arkansas, September 1, 1863; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Jefferson county, Arkansas, January 17, 1864; absent without
leave since February 16, 1864; appears on an undated Federal list of deserters
captured and confined at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1864.
Brooks, John W
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born in Georgia, c1819; listed in Desha county 1860 census with
wife Amanda; occupation blacksmith.
Brown, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent without leave since
January 1, 1864.
Burks, Theodore F
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 9th Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; transferred to Co. K, 9th Arkansas
Infantry, February 1, 1863; captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May
16, 1863; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Fort Delaware; exchanged at
City Point, Virginia, December 28, 1863; absent without leave; enlisted
in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, February 5,
1864; present, February 29, 1864.
Burris, B W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, February 5, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.
Caldwell, James S W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 13,
1863.
Callaway, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent without leave since
January 10, 1864.
Cherry, Marion L
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Cothren, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since December
5, 1863.
Davis, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Douglas, Alfred O
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 18,
1863.
Doyle, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Ellis, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, February 10, 1864; present, February 29, 1864;
born in Arkansas, c1846; listed in Drew county 1860 census.
Evans, Joshua L
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November
13, 1863.
Evans, L G
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November
13, 1863.
Fagan, Thomas C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent without leave since
January 20, 1864; born in Alabama, c1847; listed in Desha county 1860 census.
Flynn, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, December 13, 1863;
he filed Arkansas pension application #1415 from Lincoln county, August
3, 1893.
Fryar, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since February
13, 1864; name also shown as Frier.
Fuller, Cade
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry,
at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; absent on sick furlough to Arkansas
since April 29, 1862; discharged for back injury at Little Rock, Arkansas,
August 21, 1862; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county,
Arkansas, November 3, 1863; discharged, December 10, 1863; born in Lawrence
district, South Carolina, c1834; occupation farmer.
Gage, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 9th Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, December 18, 1861; transferred to Co. F, then
to Co. K, 9th Arkansas Infantry, in 1863; captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi,
July 4, 1863, and paroled on July 14, 1863; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, December 10, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census.
Gibson, Ralph T
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Grandy, Greenville G
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; absent on sick furlough since February
1, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 25, 1864;
born in North Carolina in 1812; died in Arkansas in 1876; buried in Oakland
Cemetery at Monticello, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census with
wife Martha; occupation farmer; name also shown as Granville G. Grandy.
Hamner, George W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent under arrest since February
10, 1864; “turned over to civil authority,” February 29, 1864; no further
record.
Hannah, William
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864.
Harris, William R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863, and appointed fourth sergeant; present,
February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1832; married Mary Lee in Desha
county, Arkansas, December 23, 1858; listed in Desha county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Harvey, Jesse F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Hasty, James (Haisty)
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military
Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he died of pneumonia on May 31, 1864;
buried in Grave #1182 at Rock Island prison; born in North Carolina, c1825;
married Harriet Elizabeth (maiden name - Peacock) Davidson in Desha
county, Arkansas, October 20, 1859; listed in Desha county 1860 census;
occupation farmer.
Heflin, Michael
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
born in Alabama, c1824; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Nancy
J.; occupation farmer.
Hibbard, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, December 13, 1863.
Hoover, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, February 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.
Hoskins, Josiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 11, 1863; deserted, December 18, 1863.
Hyatt, William Harvey
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, January 31, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.
Jones, Jackson
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; discharged, December 10, 1863.
Jordan, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
born in North Carolina, February 28, 1821; died in Arkansas, June 12, 1880;
buried in Union Ridge Cemetery in Drew county; listed in Drew county 1860
census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer.
Langley, James L
Private—Enlisted in the Monticello Artillery
at Monticello, Arkansas, May 1, 1862; returned to Arkansas and enlisted
in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, February 20,
1864; absent sick since February 19, 1864; born in Alabama, c1838; died
in Arkansas, July 2, 1913; widow Mattie Langley filed Arkansas pension
application #24091 from Sebastian county, August 15, 1916; listed in Drew
county 1860 census with wife R.S.; occupation farmer.
Leek, Joseph G
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 1st Arkansas Mounted
Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; wounded in the left arm
at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, August 10, 1861; absent on sick furlough since
February 22, 1862; dropped from the rolls, June 30, 1862; enlisted in Co.
B, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; appointed
fifth sergeant, May 12, 1862; discharged at Little Rock, Arkansas, July
29, 1862; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas,
November 3, 1863; detailed to extra duty as a nurse in the regimental hospital
since January 10, 1864; present, detailed as nurse, February 29, 1864;
born in Desha county, Arkansas, c1838; listed in Desha county 1860 census;
occupation laborer; name also shown as Joseph J. Leake.
Littlejohn, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath
of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 3, 1864; listed his residence
as Drew county, Arkansas; born c1827.
Lusby, J C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 13, 1863; deserted, December 18, 1863.
McCain, Brison
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; name also
shown as McKoin.
McClelland, John C
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; elected first lieutenant,
November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
McNeely, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured
at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison,
Rock Island, Illinois; no further record; born in Tennessee, c1820; listed
in Drew county 1860 census with wife M.; occupation farmer.
McNeely, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Marshall, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, January 17, 1864; placed under arrest, February
20, 1864; present, under arrest, February 29, 1864; no further information.
Mead, Jesse C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent on detached duty as
a blacksmith since January 10, 1864; absent on detached duty, February
29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S.
Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance
on November 18, 1864; listed his residence as Drew county; born c1819;
died, January 28, 1905; Arkansas pension application #15891 of widow Margaret
Mead, filed from Cleveland county, was rejected.
Mead, Robert D
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S.
Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance
on October 25, 1864; listed his residence as Drew county.
Melton, Jeremiah
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since February
5, 1864; born in Alabama, c1828; listed in Drew county 1860 census with
wife P.; occupation farmer.
Melton, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 19, 1863;
born
in Alabama, c1822; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Sarah; occupation
farmer.
Meroney, Rufus J N
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since
February 10, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1845; listed in Drew county 1860
census; occupation farmer; name also shown as Maroney.
Messenger, John W
Captain—Enlisted in Co. G, 1st Arkansas Mounted
Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; furloughed back to Arkansas;
enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November
3, 1863; elected captain, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
[Note: may have also served in Co. A, 9th Arkansas Infantry.]
Mitchell, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Moore, Amos K
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1820; married Mary Ann Weir in Desha county,
February 14, 1853; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation merchant.
Nash, F M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Jefferson county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 18,
1863.
O’Neal, Thomas B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. D, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; absent without leave since February
4, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 28, 1864;
listed his residence as Drew county; born c1828.
Patterson, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 13, 1863.
Patton, Isaac S
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent sick since January
10, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 15, 1864;
listed his residence as Bradley county, Arkansas; born c1827.
Pearcy, Henry Lewis
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 29th Arkansas
Infantry, at Branchville, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; appointed fourth corporal,
June 10, 1862; discharged for disability at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, July
30, 1862; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas,
November 3, 1863; elected third lieutenant, November 3, 1863; captured,
November 26, 1863, “by the Federals”; released on oath of allegiance, December
31, 1863; present, under arrest, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance
at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, April 19, 1864; born at Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
c1828; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife E. J.; occupation farmer.
Persons, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; died, January 20, 1864.
Pitts, Martin G
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 26th Arkansas Infantry,
at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; discharged at White Sulphur Springs,
Arkansas, September 4, 1862; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, December 25, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in
South Carolina, c1829; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Preston, Robert W
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861, and elected captain; enlisted
in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, January 20,
1864; absent sick since January 20, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1833; listed
in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Roberts, Thomas J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Arkansas county, Arkansas, November 8, 1863; deserted, November 18,
1863; born in Arkansas, c1831; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation
overseer.
Sackett, William
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, December 4, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
born in Arkansas, c1845; died in Arkansas, July 27, 1927; he filed Arkansas
pension application #6676 from Lincoln county, August 10, 1914; listed
in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
Scott, Thomas
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born at Londonderry, Ireland, in 1820; married Mary Ann Mosby
in Desha county, June 10, 1855; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation
farmer.
Searcy, J B
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; transferred to 26th Arkansas
Infantry as chaplain; died, September 14, 1920; his widow Mrs L. L. Searcy
filed Arkansas pension application #29843 from Pulaski county, April 14,
1930.
Seitzler, Wiley A
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; married Mary Crow; after the war he resided in Lincoln county,
Arkansas.
Simpson, J W
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; captured, November 5, 1863,
“by the Federals”.
Singer, Harvey
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, January 20, 1864; absent sick since January
20, 1864.
Smith, W J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 13, 1863.
Tarver, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, February 10, 1864; absent with leave for ten
days from February 10, 1864; had not reported from leave by February 29,
1864.
Thomasson, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, December 4, 1863; present, February 29, 1864;
name also shown as Thomason.
Tiffin, J J
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 13, 1863.
Tindall, C A
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 4, 1863; deserted, November 14, 1863;
name also shown as Tindle.
Touchstone, Alexander
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
Varner, Frederick
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
November 8, 1863; deserted, November 13, 1863; born in Alabama, c1821;
listed in Union county 1860 census with wife M. E.; occupation farmer.
Watson, James C
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
West, James
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent with leave
for ten days from February 19, 1864; born in Alabama, c1847; listed in
Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.
West, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; deserted, November 18, 1863.
West, Thomas
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; absent with leave
for ten days from February 19, 1864.
West, William M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
at Camden, Arkansas, December 29, 1863; elected third lieutenant, December
29, 1863; absent sick since February 16, 1864; born in Georgia, c1838.
Westerman, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; sick in hospital since February
20, 1864; present, sick, February 29, 1864.
Wilcox, Thomas W
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia
at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas
Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February
29, 1864; born in Virginia, c1826; listed in Desha county 1860 census with
wife Mary J.; occupation coal merchant.
Williams, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th Arkansas Cavalry,
in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.
York, Lamon W
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. C, 12th
Arkansas Cavalry, in Drew county, Arkansas, November 3, 1863; elected second
lieutenant, November 3, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; name also shown
as Lamon M. York.
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