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conveyed as prisoners to Johnson's Island, Ohio, where they underwent a dreary imprisonment, from that time until in January, 1865, when they were exchanged, and were moved to Texas. The privates, at the time of the capture, were paroled until exchanged. Lieutenant- Colonel Parish joined them at Marshall, Texas, Febru- ary, 1865, but no further active proceedings taking place before the fall of the Confederacy, they were surrendered with Kirby Smith's Army, May 26th, 1865, and what few were left of the regiment, returned to their homes. As the prison- ers were being conveyed to prison on boats up the Mississippi river, Lieutenant James Hellums and Pink Adkins, of Com- pany "K," jumped off the boat between Napoleon and Helena, and, by swimming three miles, made their escape.
The Nineteenth Arkansas Infantry was organized at Devall's Bluff, about April 2d, 1862, by electing H. P. Smead, Colonel; Ben Hale, Lieutenant-Colonel ; and D. L. Kilgore, Major; T. P. Dockery, Quartermaster; Hezekiah Bussey, Commissary. James G. Johnson, of Lewisville ; H. G. P. Williams, of Hillsboro; B. R. Matthews, of El Do- rado; John Cook, of Falcon ; Perry W. H. Dismukes ; J. T. Kendrick, of Columbia county; Wm. C. Langford, of El- Dorado; Wm. Ogden and - Henry, were each captains of companies at the first organization. At its re-organization east of the Mississippi, Thomas P. Dockery was elected Colonel, W. H. Dismukes, Lieutenant-Colonel, and H. G. P. Wil- liams, Major.
On organizing, the regiment went to Memphis, and from there to Fort Pillow, and was in the bombardment of that place ; thence went to Corinth, Mississippi, wasthen re-organized under an Act of the Confederate Congress, approved April 16th, 1862. The regiment took part in all the battles in Missis- sippi, and always deported themselves as courageous soldiers. Hon. B. F. Askew was a member of this regiment. After
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the promotion of Colonel Dockery, Lieutenant-Colonel Dis- mukes became Colonel.
The regiment was captured on Black river, behind Vicks- burg, in 1863, and detained as prisoners of war. After being exchanged, Major Kilgore assisted in raising another regi- ment, called the Second Arkansas Cavalry, but better known as Crawford's Regiment, William A. Crawford, being Colonel, and Major Kilgore became Lieutenant-Colonel, serving to the end of the war.
The Ninteenth Arkansas Infantry was organized at Nash- ville, Arkansas, in November, 1861, with the following offi- cers : C. L. Dawson, Colonel; P. R. Smith, Lieutenant- Colonel; Joseph H. Anderson, Major; A. S. Hutchinson, Adjutant.
COMPANIES.
Company "A," Captain Castleman ; Company "B," Cap- tain Gabe Stewart; Company "C," Captain Spars; Com- pany "D," Captain J. H. Carter ; Company "E," Captain Nathan Eldridge ; Company "F," Captain D. H. Hamiter ; Company "G," Captain D. C. Cowling, afterwards Captain George M. Clark, after the capture of Arkansas Post; Com- pany "H," Captain Featherston ; Company "I" Captain Burton H. Kinsworthy; Company "K," Captain Herndon. The regiment took part in the battles of Elkhorn, March 7th, 1862, and Arkansas Post, January 11th, 1863.
At the capture of Arkansas Post, about one-half only of the . regiment was made prisoners, the remaining portion not be- ing of the garrison. The portion which was captured was taken to northern prisons, and the men were exchanged at City Point, Virginia, in May, 1863. After being exchanged, they were consolidated with a portion of the Twenty-fourth Arkansas, Colonel Portlock's Regiment, which had likewise been made prisoners. This new regiment went through the battles of Chickamauga, September 19th and 20th, 1863 ; Missionary Ridge, November 23d and 25th, 1863; in all the
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battles of the Georgia campaign, from Dalton to the fall of Atlanta; on Hood's raid through Tennessee, and in all the battles under Joe Johnston, in North Carolina, and surren- dered with him, April 26th, 1865. The strength of the reg- iment at organization was 800 men; at the surrender 300 or 350. Adjutant A. H. Hutchinson eventually became Colo- nel of the regiment. That portion of the original Nine- teenth which was not captured, now consolidated with a por- tion of a regiment which had been commanded by Colonel Thomas P. Dockery. The regiment thus formed took a new number.
The Twentieth Arkansas Infantry had the following offi- cers : George King, Colonel ; - Carrigan, Lieutenant-Col- onel; James H. Fletcher, Major.
On the re-organization of the regiment they were : Henry P. Johnson, Colonel; James H. Fletcher, Lieutenant-Colo- nel; Dan. W. Jones, Major.
Colonel Johnson being killed at the battle of Corinth, and Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher resigning shortly afterwards on account of ill health, Major Dan. W. Jones was promoted to the position of Colonel, and commanded the regiment.
The regiment was at the bombardment of Fort Pillow; in the battles of Farmington, Mississippi, May 9th, 1862; Cor- inth, October 3d, 4th and 5th, 1862 ; Coffeeville, Mississippi, December 5th, 1862; Big Black, behind Vicksburg, and at the siege of Vicksburg, at the capitulation of which, July 4th, 1863, they were made prisoners. After being exchanged, they further took part in the battles of Mark's Mill, April 25th, 1864, and Jenkins' Ferry, April 30th, 1864, which bat- tles were fought in Arkansas; and were on Price's raid to Missouri, taking part in the battles of Pilot Knob, Septem- ber 26th, 1864, Booneville, Independence, Westport and Marias des Cygnes.
At the battle of Corinth, Colonel H. P. Johnson was killed, October 4th, 1862, and Major Dan. W. Jones was
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desperately wounded, and was taken prisoner. He was shot through the body just below the heart, but recovered from his wound, and was Attorney-General of the State from 1885 to 1889. Major Robertson was killed in the battle of Big Black. Colonel H. P. Johnson was born in Missouri, August 6th, 1823, and at the time of his death was in the 40th year of his age.
The Twenty-third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, as orig- inally organized, contained the following field and staff officers : Charles W. Adams, of Helena, Colonel ; Simon P. Hughes, of Monroe county, recent Governor of Arkansas, Lieutenant-Colonel; J. S. Robinson, of Chicot county, Major.
The line officers were : Captain A. A. Adair, of Craig- head county ; Captain E. McAllaster, of Crittenden county ; Captain -- Hillis, of Craighead county; Captain John Clendennin, of Phillips county ; W. W. Smith, of Monroe county (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1882 to 1888); Captain Tom Westmoreland, of Poinsett county ; Captain J. B. Robinson ; but upon his being elected Major, Lieutenant Craycraft, of Chicot, became Captain. Captain John B. Baxter, of Monroe county. Governor Hughes was the first Captain of this company, but upon his becoming Lieutenant-Colonel, Lieutenant Baxter became Captain. Captain Seward, of St. Francis county; Captain Brown Dolson, of Cross county. The strength of the regiment, at organization, was about 900 men.
In 1862, the regiment was re-organized at Tupelo, Missis- sippi, when the following were elected field officers, to-wit : O. P. Lyles, of Crittenden county, Colonel ; A. A. Penning- ton, of Clark county, Lieutenant-Colonel; E. R. Black, of Monroe county, Major; Capt. McMurray, of Chicot county, Quartermaster ; Captain Norton, of Phillips county, Commissary ; Dr. C. W. Lewis, of Crittenden county, Adju- tant.
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The Twenty-third took part in the battles of Iuka Springs, September 19th and 20th, 1862; Corinth, October 4th and 5th, 1862 ; and Davis' Bridge on the retreat. After this battle the Twenty-third Arkansas, the Eighteenth, the Seventeenth, Sixteenth and Fifteenth Arkansas and Jones' Battalion were formed into a brigade, and placed under command of Colo- nel Lyles of the Twenty-third, and sent to Port Hudson, went through the siege of 48 days and nights, which that place endured, and were surrendered at its capitulation. It was eventually exchanged, and was mounted in compliment to its gallantry at the siege.
The Twenty-fifth Arkansas Infantry had the following field and staff officers: Colonel, Charles Trumbull; Lieutenant- Colonel, -- Semington, afterwards John Hufstedler; and Major, James J. Franklin.
COMPANIES.
Company "A," Captain John Hufstedler. Company "B," Captain Hammond. Company "C," Captain John Thomas, of Saline county. Company "D," Captain S. T. Black. Company "E," Captain Knowles. Company "F," . Cap- tain J. J. Franklin, but upon his becoming Major of the regiment, First Lieutenant John O'Brien became Captain of the company. Company "G," Captain Stephen Smith. Company "H," Captain W. A. Cotter. Company "I," Captain J. G. Adams. Company "K," Captain John A. Wakefield.
The regiment was at first in a brigade commanded by General Albert Rust; then under General Thomas J. Churchill ; then under General E. McNair, and lastly in the Arkansas Brigade of General D. H. Reynolds. They were at Fort Pillow ; then at the battles of Shiloh, April 6th and 7th, 1862 ; Farmington, May 9th, 1862 ; Richmond, August 30th, 1862 ; Murfreesboro, December 31st, 1862, January 2d, 1863 ; Chickamauga, September 19th and 20th, 1863 ; Tunnel Hill, May 7th, 1864; Dalton, May 8th; Resaca, May
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13th, 14th and 15th, 1864; New Hope Church, May 29th, June 3d, 1864 ; Kennesaw Mountain, June 17th to July 3d, 1864; Moore's Mill, July 19th, Peach Tree Creek, July 20th ; Atlanta, July 22d ; Ezra Church, July 28th ; Lovejoy Station, August 20th, Jonesboro, August 3 Ist ; Moon Station, October 3d ; Franklin, November 30th ; Nashville, December 15th and 16th ; Sugar Creek, December 26th, 1864, and Bentonville, March 19th, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonel Hufstedler became Colonel of the Regiment and Major J. J. Franklin, Lieuten- ant-Colonel; Captain Knowles, of Company "E," became Major, and was killed at Kennesaw Mountain, and Captain W. A. Cotter, of Company "H," became Major. Major Franklin was wounded, and Captain S. T. Black was killed, at Murfreesboro.
The Thirty-third Arkansas Infantry was organized at Cam- den, in June, 1862. The following were the officers: H. L. Grinstead, Colonel; H. W. McMillan, Lieutenant-Col- onel; W. L. Crenshaw, Major; A. M. Barns, Adjutant ; Hugh McCollum, Sergeant-Major ; John W. Faust, Quarter- master; W. Y. Chester, Commissary of Subsistence ; D. S. Williams, Surgeon ; J. M. Pace, Assistant Surgeon.
COMPANIES :
Company "A," R. E. Arnold, Captain ; W. F. Dixon, First Lieutenant; P. H. Dennis, Second Lieutenant ; J. R. Bustin, Third Lieutenant. Company "B," Thomas D. Thompson, Captain ; - Yarbrough, First Lieutenant ; D. Newton, Second Lieutenant; J. T. Webster, Third Lieuten- ant. Company "C," - Radford, Captain ; - Baird, First Lieutenant; J. A. Goodgame, Second Lieutenant. Company "D," O. H. Overstreet, Captain ; J. M. Douglas, First Lieutenant; Wm. Cox, Second Lieutenant; Jake Bu- chanan, Third Lieutenant. Company "E," G. T. Williams, Captain ; H. F. Steele, First Lieutenant ; - McCargo, Second Lieutenant. Company "F," W. T. Steele, Captain ; J. A. Ansley, First Lieutenant ; Company "G," W. M.
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Mitchell, Captain ; J. W. Nixon, First Lieutenant; Henry Nelson, Second Lieutenant ; G. W. Walker, Third Lieuten- ant. "Company "H," John Flint, Captain ; T. M. East, First Lieutenant ; Ches. Buchanan, Second Lieutenant ; Ben. Bogan, Third Lieutenant. Company "I," Irwin, Captain. Company "K," J. W. Lankford, Captain ; S. Kennedy, First Lieutenant ; William Kennedy, Second Lieu- tenant ; - Brazill, Third Lieutenant.
Captain Dixon, Captain Lankford, and Lieutenant Hugh McCollum were killed, and several were wounded.
This regiment was organized by direction of Mayor-Gen- eral Hindman, under the Conscript Act of 1862, but there were several hundred officers and men in it who belonged originally to the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Fifteenth Regiments of Arkansas Infantry, who escaped at the fall of Fort Donelson and Island No. 10, and were detained in the Trans-Missis- sippi Department by General Hindman's order.
The above named were the Captains at the original organ- ization, many of whom resigned or died early. Only three- Captains Overstreet, Nixon and Flint-were Captains at the surrender. Captain Radford died at Little Rock, and Lieu- tenant Yarbrough at Dover, both in 1863.
The regiment known as "King's Regiment"' was organ- ized in the fall of 1862, with the following officers: Frank Rector, of Fort Smith, Colonel; George, of Missouri, Lieutenant-Colonel ; J. P. King, of Crawford county, Major ; W. T. Bourne, of Fort Smith, Adjutant; Joe W. Bossert, of Fort Smith, Quartermaster ; J. M. Pettigrew, of Fayetteville, Commissary ; Dr. Prewitt, Surgeon.
The Captains were: J. H. McCord, John J. Dillard, Ward, Elisha Mears, all of Sebastian county ; John Wallace, of Crawford county; Edward Park, of Franklin county ; - Truitt, of Pope county ; - Howard, of John- son county, and - Patten, of Benton county.
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Colonel Rector soon resigned, and was succeeced by Lieu- tenant-Colonel George, who became Colonel; Major J. P. King became Lieutenant-Colonel, and Captain H. J. McCord became Major. Colonel George then resigned, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. King became Colonel; Major H. J. McCord became Lieutenant-Colonel, and John J. Dillard became Major. Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. McCord suc- ceeded Colonel King, and at the close of the war Captain John Wallace, of Van Buren, was Colonel.
The first move the regiment made was to camp at Elm Springs, near Fayetteville. From there it went to the Mis- souri line, where it camped on the Pea Ridge battle ground, and remained there about two months, under command of General Rains. In October, 1862, the troops were ordered to fall back, and the regiment went into camp on the Arkan- sas river, at Mulberry creek. While here it was placed in a brigade, with the regiments of Colonels Pleasants, Hawthorn, and Brooks, under command of General James F. Fagan.
The first battle in which the regiment took part was at Prairie Grove, December 7th, 1862, where it did excellent service under command of Colonel King. The next battle was at Helena, July 4th, 1863 ; then in the operations leading to the capture of Little Rock, and afterwards in the Red river cam- paign at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, and at Jenkins' Ferry.
The regiment originally mustered 1,037 rank and file. At the battle of Prairie Grove it mustered about 800; at Helena about 600. After the retreat from Little Rock, it was re- duced to less than 300, and was consolidated into four com- panies.
Monroe's Cavalry Regiment-or the First Arkansas Cav- alry Regiment, as styled on their muster and pay rolls-was organized about September Ist, 1862, at Silver Lake, or Clear Lake, near Arkansas Post, by the consolidation of the battalions of Major A. N. Johnson and Captain Pat. H. Wheat. Colonel James F. Fagan, of the Virginia Army, was
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Colonel; James C. Monroe, was Lieutenant-Colonel; A. N. Johnson, was Major; Wyatt C. Thomas, Adjutant; William H. Causine was the first Quartermaster, but soon after the organization was succeeded by Robert M. Littlejohn, who served to the close of the war; Z. P. H. Farr was Commis- sary. He soon resigned and was succeeded by A. J. Burt. Burt died, and Richard Atkinson was appointed and served to the close of the war. Dr. Prudom, of Hempstead county, was Surgeon, and Rev. S. H. Buchanan, now of Little Rock, was Chaplain. The regiment was composed of ten full com- panies.
Company "A," from Hickory Plains and Prairie county, Captain Barnes, formerly of Memphis. He resigned, and Lieutenant Harshaw succeeded him.
Company "B," Captain Jack O'Neal, from near Warren. He was promoted to Major, then to Lieutenant-Colonel, and was killed at the battle of Marks' Mills. G. S. Van Valken- burg, of Warren, became Captain of the company (after- wards a lawyer of Pine Bluff, and died in 1886). He re- signed, and Lieutenant Vance became Captain, and was killed in a skirmish near Pine Bluff.
Company "C," Captain W. A. Alexander, of Washing- ton. George A. Davis, formerly of Litttle Rock, but now of Georgia, was once Captain of this company.
Company "D," Captain A. V. Rieff, from Fayetteville. The company was from Washington, Hempstead county. Captain Rieff was promoted to Major, and then to Lieuten- ant Colonel. Lieutenant Wiley B. Stuart was promoted to Captain of the company, and held that rank to the close of the war; but being in feeble health, the company was com- manded by Lieutenant R. A. Leslie for nearly two years.
Company "E," Captain Blanton; - Harden, First Lieutenant ; -- Carr, Second Lieutenant. Captain Blan- ton and Lieutenant Harden resigned, and Lieutenant Carr commanded the company, and was killed on the Missouri raid.
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Company "F," Captain Hanson. The company was from Montgomery county. - Chastine, First Lieutenant; Vaught, Second Lieutenant, now of Mount Ida. Lieutenant Chastine became Captain, and commanded the company to the close of the war.
Company "G," Captain Davis, from near Catfish Point, on the Mississippi river. The company was mostly from Jefferson county. Captain Davis was promoted to Major after the death of Major O'Neal at Marks' Mills.
Company "H," mostly from Saline county. Captain Brown, now Doctor Brown, of Benton.
Company "I," from Magnolia, Columbia county, Captain Todd. He resigned and Isaac Adair became Captain, serving as such to the close of the war.
Company "K," from the southeast portion of the State, Captain Wolf. Tott England, Regimental Bugler; Eli M. Caruth, Orderly. The strength of the regiment at the or- ganization was something over 1200 men, rank and file.
The first battle in which the regiment took part after its organization, was the cavalry fight at Boonsboro, or Cane Hill, between Generals Marmaduke and Blount. It also took part in the battles of Prairie Grove, December 7th, 1862 ; Fayette- ville ; Backbone Mountain, evacuation of Fort Smith; Pine Bluff; Elkins' Ferry, on Little Missouri river ; Poison Springs ; Marks' Mills ; Pilot Knob, September 27th, 1864; Indepen- dence, Missouri; Marias des Cygnes, Kansas.
The following officers of the regiment were killed: Lieu- tenant-Colonel Jack O'Neal, at Marks' Mills ; Captain Vance, near Pine Bluff; Lieutenant Carr, on the Missouri raid, Lieutenant Woodard commanding Company "K," at Pilot Knob, Missouri ; Wagonmaster, Tom Brown, at Marks' Mills.
The following officers were wounded: Colonel Moore, at Pilot Knob ; Captain W. A. Alexander, at same; Captain Brown at Poison Springs; Sergeant-Major Sandefur at Booneville, Mo.
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Muster roll of officers of Colonel Morgan's Regiment present September 30th, 1863.
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NAMES.
RANK.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
A. S. Morgan. .
Colonel
July 23d, 1862.
B. A. Landon.
Surgeon
July 19th, 1862.
G. M. Wright.
Adjutant
March 18th, 1862.
"A"
William Simon.
Captain
"B"
Sam Gibson. ..
Captain .
May 3d, 1862.
James T. Caldwell First Lieutenant.
May 3d, 1862.
Joseph S. Morgan.
Second Senior Lieutenant
February 1st, 1863.
B. R. Ragland . . . .
Second Junior Lieutenant
September 7th, 1863.
William S. Otey .. Captain
July 18th, 1862.
J. H. B. Pross.
Second Senior Lieutenant
May 12th, 1862.
"קיי
A. H. Holliday ...
Captain .
May 12th, 1862.
"E"
James R. Stanley .
Second Senior Lieutenant Captain
May 12th, 1862. .
G. M. Reed ..
First Lieutenant
November 12th, 1862.
"F" "G"
Jesse Bland.
First Lieutenant.
June 16th, 1862.
J. S. Brooks .. .
Captain
July 18th, 1862.
W. D. Jones
Second Senior Lieutenant
May 22d, 1862.
W. H. Lemay
Second Junior Lieutenant
May 19th, 1863.
"H"
J. W. May
Captain
June 13th, 1862.
T. A. Cade.
First Lieutenant.
June 13th, 1862.
R. F. Lassiter
Second Senior Lieutenant
June 13th, 1862.
A. N. Martin. . .
Second Junior Lieutenant
June 13th, 1862.
J. R. Maxwell. .
Captain . .
June 16th, 1862.
B. F. Quartermouse First Lieutenant. ..
June 16th, 1862.
W. R. Marshal ...
Second Senior Lieutenant June 16th, 1862.
W. A. Bull
Captain
August 15th, 1862.
Henry H. Hill
First Lieutenant. September 6th, 1862.
J. L. Congo.
Second Senior Lieutenant September 6th, 1862.
J. W. McGaughey John E. Wylie. ..
Second Senior Lieutenant
November 12th, 1862.
Second Junior Lieutenant April 17th, 1863.
J. H. Prewitt. . .. .
August 15th, 1862.
S. O. Feeney . . .
Second Junior Lieutenant
August 7th, 1863.
COL. MORGAN'S REGIMENT :
In June, 1862, when a battalion, A. S. Morgan was as- signed to command as Lieutenant-Colonel. Other companies joined it at Devall's Bluff, in July, 1862, when it was raised to a full regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Morgan was made Colonel. He commanded the regiment at the battle of
"K"
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Prairie Grove, being a part of McRae's Brigade. Afterwards the regiment was detached from that brigade, and on being moved to Fort Smith, was attached to the brigade of General W. L. Cabell. It was re-organized under an Act of the Con- federate Congress, and Major Pitts Yell was elected Colonel, W. H. Brooks, Lieutenant-Colonel, and - - Gibson, Major. Colonel Yell commanded the regiment at the battle of Mans- field, where he was killed; and Lieutenant-Colonel Brooks became Colonel, and commanded the regiment till the close - of the war. The regiment was also in the battles of Jenkins' Ferry and Pleasant Hill.
Colonel Baber's Cavalry Regiment was organized at Smith- ville, Lawrence county, Arkansas, in the summer and early fall of 1864, for the purpose of going on Price's raid into Missouri. The following were the officers: M. D. Baber, Colonel ; J. M. Clark, Lieutenant-Colonel; George R. Jones, Major ; W. C. Sloan, Adjutant ; D. C. Black, Quartermas- ter ; -- Jordan, Commissary; Dr. J. R. Wells, Surgeon ; Dr. Dodd, Assistant Surgeon ; -- Kirby, Forage-master; James Sanders, Wagon-master.
The following were the Captains of the several companies : W. C. Jones, -- Wallis, J. C. Washburn, Joshua Worm, -- Fitser, - Nesbitt, -- Smock, -- Hillis.
The regiment went on Price's raid, but after it was over, were permitted to return home and were not again called into service, the surrender soon following.
McRae's Battalion, called a battalion at first, but after- wards raised to a full regiment. The field and staff officers were : Dandridge McRae, of Searcy, Colonel ; J. M. Hobbs, of Benton county, Lieutenant-Colonel; -- Thompson, Ma- jor ; -- Hobbs, of Benton county, Quartermaster; Dr. Bourland, of VanBuren, Surgeon; -- Givens, Chaplain.
The line officers were: Captain Morris Hobbs, of Benton county ; Captain -- Cooper, of Benton county; Captain - Buchanan, of Washington county; Captain Caleb Davis, of
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Pope county ; Captain -- Hallowell, of Yell county; Cap- tain -- Knott, of Franklin county, and Captain -- Douglas, of Benton county.
The command took part in the battles of Oak Hill, August Ioth, 1861 ; Elkhorn, March 7th, 1862. In April, 1862, it was moved east of the Mississippi river, where it took part in the battles of Farmington, May 9th, 1862; Iuka Springs, September 19th and 20th, 1862; Corinth, October 3d, 4th and 5th, 1862; Baker's creek, May 16th, 1863, and the siege of Vicksburg, May 21st to July 4th, 1863. Here they were made prisoners in the capitulation.
After the surrender at Vicksburg it was exchanged, and went into service in the Trans-Mississippi Department, and took part in the battle of Jenkins' Ferry, April 28th, 1864.
Colonel McRae was promoted to Brigadier-General and as- signed to service in the Trans-Mississippi Department, com- manding a brigade composed of Glenn's, Gause's, Morgan's and Hart's Regiments. On his promotion, Lieutenant-Colo- nel J. M. Hobbs became Colonel.
Woodruff's Artillery as originally organized, was enlisted as State troops, and for six months. General Pearce sent an order "to take the sense of the company as to whether they would enlist in the Confederate service, or would remain in the State service." An election on the subject was held, and the company voted to remain in the State service. Accord- ingly, at the expiration of their time, they were marched to Elm Springs, Washington county, and there mustered out of service in September, 1861. While in this service, they fought in the battle of Oak Hill, August 10th, 1861. In the winter of that year, Captain Woodruff raised a new battery enlisted for "three years, or during the war," with W. D. Blocher and Henry C. West, as First Lieutenants; James Cook and W. R. Douglas, Second Lieutenants. They moved to Dardenelle and Fort Smith, to fit out the battery, and to report to General Albert Pike at the latter place.
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From there they moved to the battleground of Elkhorn, and arrived just in time to fall in with the rear guard on the retreat. They were then sent to Fort McCullough, in the Choctaw Nation, by General Pike's orders, and from there were brought to Little Rock, by General Hindman's orders. They then moved to check General Curtis' advance from Batesville, and took part in a small engagement at Cache river, July 7th, 1862. Under the Confederate law, the battery was now re-organized, and W. - D. Blocher raised a new battery, which was largely officered out of the old company. Captain Woodruff was promoted . to major of the battalion, and John Marshall became Captain of the other battery. They took part in the battle of Helena, July 4th, 1863 ; the operations around Little Rock, Septem- ber Ioth, 1863; Jenkins' Ferry, Prairie D'Ann, were in Price's raid into Missouri, and the battle of Pilot Knob, Mis- souri, October 16th, 1864, and were surrendered with Kirby Smith's Army, May 26th, 1865. 28
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