Wright’s 12th Arkansas Cavalry, CSA.
Company F.

This company enlisted at Lake Village, Arkansas, on November 10, 1863, comprised mostly of men from Chicot County, Arkansas.  There is one extant muster roll for Company F, 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 is composed of parts of several commands now East of the Mississippi river and of men that were subject to conscription West of the same.  It was raised by James W. Bowie, and was organized and mustered into the service on the 10th day of November 1863, at which they and other Companies was formed into a battalion, Col. J. C. Wright Comdg, and now belong to Col. J. C. Wrights Reg’t.  Our duty has Principally been of an outpost nature, picketing, scouting, &c.  Has been in no engagements up to this time.  /s/ BELFIELD W. MATHIS.”
 

Barnes, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Indiana, c1837; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation printer.

Bennett, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; absent without leave in Arkansas since November 15, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent on sick furlough since February 10, 1864; captured at Memphis, Tennessee, February 16, 1864; no further record; born c1839.

Biggs, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; no further record; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Alabama, c1826; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation farmer.

Blakemore, James C
Fourth Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Virginia, c1836; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Rebecca; occupation mechanic; name also shown as Blakeman.

Bowden, Edward  “Ed”
First Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; discharged for disability at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 6, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; appointed first sergeant, November 10, 1863; elected third lieutenant, January 6, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Franklin parish, Louisiana, August 23, 1837; died at Monticello, Arkansas, June 23, 1911; buried in Old Troy Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; he filed Arkansas pension application #3999 from Drew county, August 11, 1901; his widow Missouri Bowden applied for pension, August 8, 1911; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Bowie, James W
Captain—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; elected captain, November 10, 1863; elected major, December 17, 1863; elected lieutenant-colonel, February 15, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Arkansas, c1836; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Buckner, Henry Clay
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, January 10, 1864; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1830; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

Burton, David
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1845; he filed Arkansas pension application #4302 from Drew county, August 4, 1904; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Chandler, Samuel M  “Sam”
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since January 14, 1864.

Clary, Jefferson
Second Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; elected second lieutenant, November 10, 1863; promoted first lieutenant, December 17, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1834; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth.

Clem, Joseph M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863.

Cunningham, Henry
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863.

Dean, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Cut Off, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since January 14, 1864.

Denton, Ananias
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 24th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; discharged for disability at White Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, August 26, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent on sick furlough for sixty days from February 1, 1864; found unfit for field service by medical examining board at Monticello, Arkansas, August 26, 1864; detailed on special duty in the hospital department, August 28, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Louisa A.; occupation grocer.

Edwards, W W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Fee, Harvey Scott
Private—Enlisted in Co. B, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; transferred to Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, and appointed sergeant; captured at Mound City, Kansas, October 24, 1864; confined at Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri, where he died on December 10, 1864; buried in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; born in South Carolina, c1821; married Mary G. Hudspeth; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.

Fowler, John R
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Kentucky, c1829; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation merchant.

Franklin, George Washington
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi in 1845; died in Arkansas, November 18, 1932; buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Ashley county, Arkansas; married Sarah R. Cain in Ashley county, December 19, 1876; he filed Arkansas pension application #25774 from Ashley county in August 1922; his widow Sarah R. Franklin applied for pension, January 20, 1933; listed in Ashley county 1860 census; occupation farmer; attended 1889 Confederate reunion at Hamburg, Arkansas; listed in 1911 Arkansas Confederate census at Portland, Arkansas.

George, Robert J
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; married Carrie C. Ladd in Ashley county, Arkansas, November 15, 1860; he filed Arkansas pension application #10153 from Ashley county, August 9, 1905.

Gorman, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863; born in Alabama, c1820; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Flora A.; occupation planter.

Gregory, Blake R
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Kentucky, c1836; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Emma Frances; occupation overseer.

Gwin, Richard M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Hales, James L
Fourth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Harris, Arthur
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863.

Holmes, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Troy, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Georgia, c1828; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Jane; occupation farmer.

Hopgood, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent on sick furlough since January 19, 1864; born in Louisiana, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Harriet M.; occupation farmer.

Hudspeth, Joseph B
Third Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 8, 1861; no record after January 24, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Monticello, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; elected third lieutenant, November 10, 1863; promoted second lieutenant, December 17, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1840; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation clerk.

Hudspeth, Street
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 18th Arkansas Infantry, at Auburn, Arkansas, March 3, 1862; captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, July 9, 1863, and paroled on July 12, 1863; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1846; listed in Drew county 1860 census.

Hunnicutt, Thomas A
First Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; detailed in the quartermaster’s department at Camden, Arkansas, since December 15, 1863, by order of Major Latimer; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; born in Virginia, c1821; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Nancy A.; occupation overseer.

Hunter, James B
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1830; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation planter.

Jeter, Eleazer  “Elie”
Third Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. G, 23rd Arkansas Infantry, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; appointed first lieutenant; discharged, July 25, 1862; Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since January 10, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, March 7, 1865; born in Arkansas, c1831; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Mary; occupation mechanic.

Jeter, John
Private—Enlisted in Co. G, 23rd Arkansas Infantry, at Jacksonport, Arkansas, March 27, 1862; discharged, May 28, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, 39th Arkansas Infantry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, October 8, 1862; present, August 31, 1863; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, December 29, 1863; transferred back to 39th Arkansas Infantry; born in Arkansas, c1838; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation mechanic.

Johnson, James W
Second Corporal—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Judkins, John Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born July 27, 1827; died June 2, 1911; buried in Old Gilliam Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; he filed Arkansas pension application #4340 from Drew county, August 4, 1909; name also shown as Thomas Judkins.

Lebel, Alfred
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863.

Lindsey, John A
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Lindsey, John W
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born c1841; married Sallie P. Mills in Chicot county, Arkansas, January 7, 1868; name also shown as Linsey.

Lowry, Robert
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent on sick furlough since November 10, 1863; born in Mississippi, c1846; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

McCall, John F
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, March 22, 1862; absent on sick furlough since June 19, 1863; dropped from the rolls, February 29, 1864; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since February 18, 1864; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmhand; name also shown as John L. McCall.

McGehee, Benjamin
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since February 14, 1864; born at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 20, 1827; died in Arkansas, February 11, 1900; buried in Holly Grove Cemetery in Desha county, Arkansas; married (1) Sarah Ann Van Hoose; married (2) Mary Frances Halley; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation overseer.

McGuire, Philip
Private—Enlisted in Co. E, 24th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 16, 1862; present, December 31, 1862; no further record; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, December 29, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 19th (Hardy’s) Arkansas Infantry; captured as a deserter at Memphis, Tennessee, April 16, 1865; born in Pennsylvania, May 30, 1830; died in Arkansas, July 8, 1886; buried in Center Point Cemetery in Drew county, Arkansas; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Nancy; occupation overseer.

Mathis, Belfield W
First Lieutenant—Enlisted in Co. A, 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 15, 1861; wounded at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, August 10, 1861; discharged in 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; elected first lieutenant, November 10, 1863; promoted captain, December 17, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born c1830.

Miles, Daniel B
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since February 14, 1864; captured at Lake Village, May 14, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio; exchanged at City Point, Virginia, in March 1865; hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, March 10, 1865; born in Mississippi; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Arthenia; occupation bricklayer.

Moss, Henry
Fifth Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Niland, James
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Parker, Granville
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent on sick furlough since November 10, 1863; born in Arkansas, c1825; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Jane A.; occupation planter.

Phillips, Thomas
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864.

Richmond, William D
Private—Enrolled in the Desha County Militia as a first lieutenant at Laconia, Arkansas, November 28, 1861; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured in Desha county, Arkansas, April 30, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Chase, Ohio, where he died on pneumonia on February 14, 1865; buried in Grave #1231 at Camp Chase; born in North Carolina, c1830; listed in Drew county 1860 census with wife Ann; occupation physician.

Riddle, George
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863; born in Ohio, c1825; listed in Chicot county 1860 census with wife Elizabeth; occupation flatboatman.

Saxton, Hiram
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured as a deserter at Memphis, Tennessee, April 15, 1864; released on oath of allegiance, April 21, 1864; previously served in Co. G, 23rd Arkansas Infantry; born in Ohio, c1830; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation laborer; name also shown as Saxon.

Springer, Levi H
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; detailed on extra duty in the ordnance department since January 1, 1864; present, detailed, February 29, 1864; born in Delaware, c1830; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation lawyer.

Stephenson, Hardy F
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; deserted at Camden, Arkansas, December 10, 1863; subsequently enlisted in Co. A, 4th Louisiana Cavalry; born in Craven county, North Carolina, November 25, 1818; died at Eudora, Arkansas, March 4, 1881; buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery at Eudora; married Sarah Reeves in Barbour county, Alabama, January 7, 1842.

Stone, Isaac
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 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 congestive fever on June 4, 1864; buried in Grave #1191 at Rock Island prison; born in Mississippi, c1844; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Stone, Joel
Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 26th Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, May 3, 1862; discharged at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 18, 1862; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, December 29, 1863; transferred to Co. B, 19th (Hardy’s) Arkansas Infantry, and appointed corporal; born in Mississippi, c1841; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Sumner, Simon P
Third Corporal—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; appointed musician, June 10, 1861; deserted the battlefield at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863, and dropped from the rolls for desertion; enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Memphis, Tennessee, June 12, 1865; born c1835.

Walker, Clement L
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; detailed on extra duty in the office of Lieutenant-General Holmes since December 15, 1863; absent on detail, February 29, 1864; previously served in Co. G, 23rd Arkansas Infantry; born in Louisiana, c1845; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Walker, William P
Private—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; left as a nurse and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863; exchanged and furloughed to Arkansas; absent without leave in Arkansas since October 15, 1863; Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; absent without leave since February 1, 1864; born in Illinois, c1833; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation schoolteacher.

Warner, William M
Second Sergeant—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; born in Tennessee, c1845; listed in Chicot county 1860 census; occupation farmer.

Wolfe, James M
Private—Enlisted in Co. F, 12th Arkansas Cavalry, at Lake Village, Arkansas, November 10, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; deserted and took oath of allegiance at Memphis, Tennessee, April 21, 1864; born c1835.

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