This company enlisted at Monticello, Arkansas, on December 1, 1863, comprised mostly of men from Drew County, Arkansas.  There is one extant muster roll for Company D, covering the period January 1 to February 29, 1864, when the company was stationed at Cut Off, Drew County, Arkansas.  The following endorsement accompanied the muster roll:  “This Company was raised by me and was organized and mustered into servis on the 1st day of December 1863, at which time it and other companys were formed into a Battalion, Lt. Col. John C. Wright Comdg, and now belonging to Col. J. C. Wrights Regt.  In duty has been Picketing, Scouting, &c.  Have been in no Engagements up to this time.  /s/ G. M. Reed, Comdg. Company.”
 

Allen, James A
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 24th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; transferred to Co. B, 19th (Hardy’s) Arkansas Infantry; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, December 1, 1863; absent without leave since January 14, 1864; born in Alabama, c1836; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Bettis, Philip H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent, “captured by the Federals”, December 10, 1863; no further record; born in Georgia, c1825; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer.

Booty, Roland
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent without leave since January 21, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1820; listed in Desha county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation planter.

Boyd, Fleet H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 10, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1831; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife M. A.; occupation farmer.

Brice, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; detailed on detached duty in the quartermaster’s department since December 10, 1863; absent on detached duty, February 29, 1864.

Buckler, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent without leave since January 14, 1864.

Buckner, William T
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 12, 1863; born in Virginia, c1833; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Susan E.; occupation coach-maker.

Burns, Bennett Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. H, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Tyro, Arkansas, March 15, 1862; discharged for paralysis of right hand at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 6, 1862; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born in Lawrence county, Tennessee, c1822; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife E.; occupation farmer.

Burns, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. H, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Tyro, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; absent on wound furlough in Arkansas; absent without leave since December 14, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865; born c1840; died, May 8, 1918; he filed Arkansas pension #1413 from Lincoln county, August 3, 1893; widow Cynthia Burns applied for pension, August 8, 1918.

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.

Carpenter, Dennis
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Carson, Franklin M
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 6th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; hospitalized at Fort Smith, Arkansas, April 30, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; transferred back to his original regiment; born in Alabama, January 16, 1834; died in Arkansas, December 8, 1903; buried in Baker Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; widow Martha C. Carson filed Arkansas pension application #16785 from Drew county, August 10, 1907; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Cavaness, Jonathan H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; subsequently appointed sergeant; born in Alabama, July 28, 1828; died in Arkansas, November 2, 1883; buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; married Elizabeth P. Green; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation merchant; name also shown as John.

Choate, Daniel
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Clay, Joseph W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 10, 1863; enlisted in Co. K, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas county, Arkansas, January 11, 1864; absent on “unlimited” furlough, February 29, 1864.

Crenshaw, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Georgia, c1820; listed in Ashley county 1860 census with wife Mahala; occupation farmer.

Davis, John A
Private—Enlisted Co. E, 2nd Battalion Arkansas Cavalry, at Hamburg, Arkansas, March 24, 1862; transferred to Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, May 15, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, August 18, 1862; deserted; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 18, 1863; took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1864; born c1842; married Mahala Collins in Ashley county, Arkansas, August 5, 1861.

Davis, William B
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Derrick, Albert
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, c1846; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Draper, Robert H
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; reduced to private; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, where he died on August 5, 1864; buried in Grave #1376 at Rock Island prison.

Duval, John R
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Kentucky, c1819; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; name also shown as Duvall.

Fairchild, John J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Georgia in 1828; died in Arkansas, December 21, 1873; buried in Flat Creek Cemetery in Ashley county, Arkansas; married Mary Ann Deal in Ashley county, March 16, 1859; widow filed Arkansas pension application #2955 from Ashley county, August 7, 1901; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Givens, Samuel W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent, detailed in the quartermaster’s department, February 29, 1864; born in South Carolina, c1832; listed in Bradley county 1860 census; occupation lawyer.

Guest, George B
Second Lieutenant—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; appointed fourth corporal in 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; elected second lieutenant, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, February 14, 1865; born in Alabama, c1840; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Guest, John N
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry, in Desha county, Arkansas, March 12, 1863; present, August 31, 1863; deserted at Rockport, Arkansas, September 15, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; elected third lieutenant, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, February 14, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1843; listed in Desha county 1860 census.

Hampton, Francis R
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent on sick furlough for twenty days from January 10, 1864.

Harding, Henry A
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; and exchanged at City Point, Virginia, March 13, 1865

Harris, Eli
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records and postwar pension record list him as a private in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; and released on oath of allegiance on December 19, 1864; born c1848; died, December 1, 1902; his widow filed Arkansas pension application #11790 from Sevier county, August 10, 1914.

Harris, William H
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Alton, Illinois, where he died on January 31, 1865.

Harris, William R
Fourth Sergeant—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.

Howell, Nelson M
Private—Enlisted in Co. L, 6th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; absent without leave since June 15, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 10, 1863; returned to his original regiment, and was marked present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1837; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Hubbert, James F
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

Jackson, Elijah
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 10, 1863.

Jackson, Phineas T
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; absent without leave in Arkansas since October 1, 1863; dropped from the rolls, August 31, 1864; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1838; killed in the Galveston, Texas, flood of September 8, 1900; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Virginia; occupation farmer; name also shown as Phineas P. Jackson and Phineas S. Jackson.

Jennings, William W
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Jones, Henry J
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Jones, Hiram C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Jones, Richard T
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured as a deserter in Jefferson county, Arkansas, February 28, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, until released on oath of allegiance on April 3, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1842; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.  [Note: this is probably the Richard Jones who previously served in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry.]

Jordan, Albert
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent without leave since January 5, 1864.

Kimbrell, Allen
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Little Rock, Arkansas, where he died of measles on June 5, 1864; name also shown as Kimbrough.

Knight, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1833; married Nancy Jane Duckworth in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 22, 1852; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

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.

Love, David
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1845; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McNeal, Henry C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.  [Note: this may be the Henry McNeill who previously served in the Desha Rangers.]

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.

Meek, Joseph R S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 10, 1863.  [Note: this is probably the J.R.S. Meek who previously served in Co. I, 2nd Arkansas Infantry].

Moore, James S
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent without leave since January 6, 1864.

Moore, John H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent without leave since January 6, 1864.

Morris, William Haywood
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, c1845; died in Arkansas, March 31, 1875; buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Myhand, William C
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

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.

Phillips, John L
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; detailed on detached duty in the quartermaster’s department since December 1, 1863; absent on detached duty, February 29, 1864; born in Illinois, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife M. E.; occupation mechanic.

Pope, Jenkins DeVaney
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 20, 1863; born in Georgia, February 2, 1825; died in Arkansas, May 1, 1910; buried in Oakland Cemetery at Monticello; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Sarah Catherine; occupation physician; name also shown as John D. Pope.

Porter, William H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; name also shown as William W. Porter.

Reed, Galveston M
Captain—Enlisted in Co. A, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 3, 1862; appointed sergeant-major, June 5, 1862; transferred to Co. E, 26th Arkansas Infantry, October 18, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, November 17, 1862; transferred to Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, and elected captain, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; killed in action in Missouri, October 25, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1839; married Mary P. White; widow filed Arkansas pension application #22698 from Drew county, August 11, 1915; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Rice, David J
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Richards, Thomas D
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent without leave since January 1, 1864.

Rogers, Barton H
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1850; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Rogers, Elijah Young
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born February 14, 1847; died, February 1, 1898; buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; widow Joan Alice Rogers filed Arkansas pension application #22690 from Drew county, August 16, 1915; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer; name also shown as E.Y.A. Rogers.

Secrease, Robert H
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia at Laconia, Arkansas, in July 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 13th Arkansas Infantry, in Desha county, Arkansas, November 18, 1861; discharged, October 30, 1862; enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry, in Arkansas county, Arkansas, March 8, 1863; present, August 31, 1863; deserted at Rockport, Arkansas, September 12, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; absent, “captured by the Federals”, December 10, 1863; no further record; name also shown as Secress.

Simons, William N
Private—Not listed on the muster roll; Federal records list him as a private in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois, until released on oath of allegiance on October 27, 1864; listed his residence as Jefferson county, Arkansas; born c1843; name also shown as Simmons.

Stephens, Eli H
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; elected first lieutenant, December 1, 1863; captured at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, January 11, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Johnson’s Island, Ohio; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, February 26, 1865.

Stephens, Henry C
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Tindall, Columbus
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; absent without leave since January 3, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1842; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Tiner, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.

Tiner, Dock S
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in North Carolina, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Varden, Joseph
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; deserted, December 11, 1863.

Varden, William
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. E, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Selma, Arkansas, May 12, 1862; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1833; married Adeline R. Kiger; listed in Desha county 1860 census; occupation planter.

Wells, John E
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

West, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864.

Winn, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 24th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; present, December 31, 1862; no further record; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, January 1, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; name also shown as Wynn.

Wright, John H
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. B, 5th Arkansas Cavalry, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, March 25, 1863; absent with leave since August 31, 1863; dropped from the rolls, October 31, 1863; enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Zielers, Christian
Private—Enlisted in Co. D, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, December 1, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

If you have any questions or comments or if you would like to have more information about the Civil War and Pension Records of the men who served in these Companies, contact Bryan Howerton or Jeri Helms Fultz