Arkansas Civil War Soldiers and Sailors

As foes they fought, as friends they sleep




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WADDELL, Elam - Chief Bugler, Co. H, 2nd Ark Inf, CSA; served from May 1861 until captured at Jonesboro, GA in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864; finished out the war in Camp Douglas as a Prisoner of War; died 1904; buried at Redfield Cemetery, Redfield, AR

WADDLE, J.K. - Co. C, 12th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WADE, Richard F. - Pvt, Co. C, 23rd Ark Inf, CSA; captured 28 Jul 1863 at Port Hudson, MS; died 21 Feb 1864 at Alton, IL of typhoid/malaria

WADLINGTON, F.M. - Cobb's Co, KY Light Art'y, CSA; buried at Woodland Cemetery, Rector, Clay Co., AR

WAGNON, Clarence - Pvt, Co. H, 17th Ark Inf (LeMoyne's), CSA; buried 04 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WAITS, Dempsey - Pvt, Co. G, 23rd Ark Inf Batt'n (Hughes'), CSA; buried 27 Apr 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WALDEN, Jeremiah - Pvt, Co. D, 19th Ark Inf, CSA; born 18 Jan 1846; died 09 Jan 1918; buried at Witherspoon Cemetery, Polk Co., AR

WALDEN, Vance - Co. B, Herald's Ark Cav Batt, CSA; enlisted at age 14; served from 1863-65

WALDEN, William Henry - Color Bearer, 9th TN Inf, CSA; served under General Cheatham; was first rejected due to a crippled foot but was accepted later in the war; wounded at the battle of Perryville, KY; spent 3 weeks in the hospital and was sent home; buried at Paragould, Greene Co., AR; Contact: Mary Kiefer

WALDON, John - Pvt, Co. H, 12th Texas Cav, CSA; born 1845; died 1918; buried at Cane Creek Cemetery, Sevier Co., AR

WALDROP, William L. - Co. D, Miller's Ark Inf Batt'n, CSA; buried 09 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WALKER, Daniel R. - Co. A, 18th Iowa Inf, USA; died 10 Nov 1909; buried at Grubb Cemetery, Boone Co., AR

WALKER, Garland W. - 2nd Lt, Co. G, 33rd Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Watts Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WALKER, George W. - Co. F, 1st Ark Inf, USA; given smallpox vaccination while in service and almost lost the use of his arm; died 1905; buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Hackett, AR

WALKER, John T. - Cpl, Co. H, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WALKER, William Luther - Pvt, Co. A, Crawford's Ark Cav, CSA; buried at BuenaVista Cemetery, Ouachita Co., AR

WALKER, John Wesley - Maj, Co. F, Crawford's Ark Cav, CSA; buried at Buena Vista Cemetery, Ouachita Co, AR

WALKER, Garland Williamson - 2LT, Co. G, 33rd Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Watts Cemetery, Nevada Co, AR

WALKER, George W. - Pvt, Co. A, 1st MO Inf, CSA; buried at Cane Creek Cemetery, Sevier Co., AR

WALKER, Samuel Hopson - Sgt, Co. G, 12th Ark Inf, CSA; enlisted Jul 1861; captured at Island #10 Apr 1862; Prisoner of War at Camp Douglas, IL from Aug 1862 until exchanged at Vicksburg, MS in Sep 1862; captured at Port Hudson, LA on 09 Jul 1863; paroled at Port Hudson, LA on 13 Jul 1863; buried in Sevier Co., AR; Contact: Richard P. Jones

WALLACE, A.M. - Co. A, 19th Ark Inf (Dockery's/Smead's), CSA; buried 11 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WALLACE, J.J. - Pvt, Co. C, 2nd Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 15 Feb 1864 at Alton, IL of typhoid/malaria

WALLACE, Robert - 6th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 15 Oct 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WALLACE, Wesley E. - Co. E, 1st Ark Cav, CSA; died 03 Oct 1912; buried at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WALLACE, William J. - Co. F, 15th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Bluff City Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WALLACE, Wilson Polk - Pvt, 11th and 17th Consolidated Ark Inf, CSA; buried at St. Paul's Methodist Church Cemetery, Henpstead Co, AR

WALLEY, Harrison - Co. B, 31st Ark Inf, CSA; died 28 Apr 1864 at Fort Delaware as a Prisoner of War; buried at Finn's Point National Cemetery

WALLS, J. P. - Co. B, 44th Tenn Inf, CSA; widow Anna applied 1928 for CS Pension in Scott Co., AR; he died 17 Feb 1928

WALTER, Andrew J. - Pvt, Co. E, Hawthorne's Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 20 Dec 1863 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WALTERS, C.J. - Pvt, Co. H, 30th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Unity Cemetery, Craighead Co., AR

WALTON, T.J. - Co. F, Hunter's Legion, CSA; born 30 Nov 1833; died 17 Feb 1899; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WARD, Andrew D. - Co. C, 24th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Union Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WARD, Ashley M. - Pvt, Co. E, 1st Ark Inf, CSA; wounded 19 Oct 1862; captured and paroled; buried at Finch Cemetery, Finch, AR; Contact: Jimmie Ray Ward

WARD, James B. - Pvt, Burn's Co., Crandall's Ark, CSA; captured 17 Oct 1864 at Independence Co., AR; died 15 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WARD, Isaac L. - Pvt, Co. K, 12th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 23 Oct 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WARD, Jeptha - Hardy's Ark Inf, CSA; Crawford's Battalion; Prisoner of War at Rock Island Prison, Illinois; died at Rock Island Prison, Illinois and most likely buried there; Contact: Jackie Hutcheson

WARDLOW, John - Co A, 15th NW Ark Inf, CSA; died Oct 1862; buried at Enterprise, MS

WARE, George - Co. C, 20th Ark Inf, CSA; born 27 Feb 1809; died 13 Oct 1890; buried at Harmony Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WARE, Washington L. - Pvt, Co. E (Dixie Greys), 6th Ark Inf, CSA; died 26 Jul 1864; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Forsyth, GA

WARFORD, C.B. - Pvt, Co. G, 1st Ark, CSA; captured 22 Aug 1864 at Jefferson Co., AR; died 20 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WARMAC, John A. - Pvt, Co. H, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at 12 Dec 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WARNER, W.E. - 19th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 20 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WARNICK, James Washington - Sgt, Co. C, 4th Ark Cav, CSA; born 27 Aug 1844 in Henry Co., TN; moved with parents William and Charlotte Pope Warnick (born 1810, NC - died before 1870, AR) to Lawrence Co., AR by 1851; his father died in 1851; married 18 Oct 1863 to Susan Jane Bulla (born 1843, Independence Co., AR) daughter of William W. Bulla (born Bedford Co., TN) and Lucinda Landers Bulla; died 04 Jun 1907; he and his wife are buried in Milligan Campground Cemetery, near Strawberry, Sharp Co., AR; Contact: Winona Coleman Penn

WARREN, G.W. - Co. I, 5th Ark Inf, CSA; born 14 Feb 1840; died 01 Jul 1910; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WARREN, J. - Co. G, 17th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Confederate Cemetery, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

WARREN Thomas - Co. H, 2nd Ark Inf, USA; born 1838; died 1917; buried at Union Hill also known as Carpenter Cemetery, Shannon Co., MO

WARREN, William Newton - Pvt, 50th VA Inf, CSA; buried at City Cemetery, Patterson, MO

WASHBURN, John M. - Pvt, Co. K, 25th Ark Inf (Turnbull's), CSA; buried 05 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WASSON, John Matthews - Cpt, Co. B, 21st Ark Inf, CSA; born 11 Nov 1835 in Lawrence Co., TN; moved to Arkansas in 1842; joined Col. John M. McCarver's regiment (14th, 9th, later the 21st) at Pocahontas on 14 Oct 1861; wounded leading the attack of his company on Battery Powell at Corinth, MS on 04 Oct 1862; wounded again on 15 Dec 1862 while stationed at Camp Rogers, MS; fought at Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Big Black River Bridge, and the Vicksburg Seige; was surrendered on 04 Jul 1863 by General Pemberton; paroled on 07 Jul 1863; captured 07 Oct 1863 in Lawrence Co., AR and sent to Johnston Island Federal Prison near Sandusky, OH; exchanged at Red River Landing, LA on 26 Feb 1865; surrendered at Jacksonport, AR by General Jeff Thompson on 11 May 1865; paroled at Jacksonport, AR on 05 Jun 1865; married Amanda Jane French on 17 Oct 1866 in Lawrence Co., AR; died 05 Mar 1904 at Evening Shade, AR and buried at that place; Contact: Jon L. Craig

WATKINS, Isaac - Pvt, Co. K, 1st Ark Cav, USA; born in KY in 1842; son of Joseph Watkins and Sarah Cameron Watkins; moved with family to Wright and Douglas Co., MO region circa 1848/50; enlisted in US service on 28 Jul 1862 at Stone Co., MO at age 20 by Capt. T.B. Youngblood; killed on Christmas Day 1863 along Richland Creek, Searcy Co., AR; burial place unknown; Contact: Marsha Hopkins

WATKINS, John - Pvt, Co. H, 30th Ark Inf, CSA; enlisted 10 Jul 1862 in Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR for the duration of the war; born about 1840 in St. Clair Co., AL; died 1862-1865 in service to his country; Contact: James E. Hargraves

WATKINS, William - Cos F & K, 1st Ark Cav, USA; enlisted 11 Feb 1862 at Stone Co., MO at age 21; born in Bethert, KY; burial place is unknown; Contact: Marsha Hopkins

WATKINS, William - Co. F, 4th Ark Cav, USA; enlisted 10 Apr 1864; died in service on 10 Aug 1864; buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, AR; Contact: Cathy Phillips

WATSON, J.A. - Co. K, Ark Inf, CSA; born 1844; died 1915; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO

WATSON, James Eli - Cpl, Co. G, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; died 10 May 1912; buried at Blossom Cemetery, Lamar County, TX

WATSON, James H. - Co. I, 3rd Ark Inf, CSA; buried in old section of De Ann Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WATSON, William J. - Carroll's Ark Inf, CSA; buried 26 Aug 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WAYMACK, Joel S. - Pvt, Co. H, 18th Ark Inf (Carroll's), CSA; buried 21 Apr 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WEATHERS, Lodwick M. - Pvt, Co. D, 15th Ark, CSA; died 20 Mar 1862; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #4997

WEAVER, David - Co. K, 26th Tenn Inf, CSA; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Paragould, AR

WEAVER, James C. - Co. D, ?? Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Harmony Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WEBB, Andrew - Capt, Co. K, 7th MO Cav, CSA; buried at Wood's Chapel Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., AR; Contact: Susan L. Neuman

WEBB, James - Sgt, Co. C, Gordon's Ark, CSA; captured 13 Aug 1864 at White Co., AR; died 19 Feb 1865 at Alton, IL of smallpox

WEBB, P.T. - Co. A, 17th Ark Militia, CSA; buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WEBB, Richard - Pvt, Co. A, 3rd Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 22 Sep 1863 at Alton, IL of smallpox

WEBB, T.S. - Pvt, Co. K, 11th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 28 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WEBB, W.A. - Pvt, Co. B, 15th Ark (Johnson's), CSA; died 17 Mar 1862; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave # 9927

WEBSTER, James - Pvt, Co. K, 1st Ark, CSA; captured 19 Oct 1864 at Boonville, MO; died 22 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL

WEEMS, D.J. Reverend - CSA; born 1847; died 1923; buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR

WEIR, J.W. - Pvt, Co. C, 2nd Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 19 Jan 1864 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WELCH, William - Co. A, 12th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 09 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WELDON, Columbus - Pvt, Co. F, 4th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 31 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WELDON, William Washington - 5SGT, Co. H, 17th Ark Inf (Griffith's), CSA; enlisted 13 Apr 1862 at Little Rock, AR; promoted to SGT 01 Jul 1862; captured at Jackson, LA in Jun 1863; sent to City Point, VA where exchanged on 06 Jul 1863; buried in unknown location; Contact: Roger A. Crane

WELTON, B. - Pvt, Co. E, Hill's Ark, CSA; captured 27 Sep 1864 at Pilot Knob, MO; died 20 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL from diptheria

WELLS, G.W. - Pvt, Co. D, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 05 Oct 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WELLS, J.T. - 43rd Ala Inf, CSA; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, AR

WELLS, James Ira - Pvt, Co. K, 15th Alabama Cav, CSA; veteran of the Mexican War of 1847; also served in Co. D, Murphy's Battalion; buried at South Fork Cemetery, Gurdon, AR; great=great grandfather of submitter; Contact: W.D. Honnoll

WELLS, James M. - Co. C, 1st Ark Cav, CSA; born 20 Mar 1847; died 10 Jan 1933; buried at Piney Grove Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WELLS, Samuel A. - Cpl, Co. A, 15th (Josey's) Ark Inf, CSA; died 30 Jul 1864; buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Thomason, GA

WELLS, Samuel T. - Co. H, 8th Ark Inf, CSA; died 07 Oct 1862; buried at Canton Confederate Cemetery, Canton, MS

WELLS, Thomas Jefferson - Pvt, Co F 1st/8th Ark Inf Batt'n (Jones), CSA; buried at Promised Land Cemetery, Hamburg, AR; Pvt. Wells served in the campaign and Battle of Corinth, Oct. 3-4, 1862; surrendered at Port Hudson, LA on 09 Jul 1863; Contact Richard K. Saathoff

WESSON, T.J. - CSA; buried at Hebron Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WEST, F.G. - Pvt, Co. B, 13th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Philadelphia Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR

WESTMORELAND, Civil War Veteran, unknown nationality; buried at Ellington Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

WESTROPE, John Bradley - Pvt, Co. C, 10th Mississippi Inf, CSA; action at Shiloh, Corinth Campaign, Kentucky Campaign (wounded), Murfreesboro, Rover (TN), Franklin, Chickamauga; wounded again at Chickamauga and remained hospitalized for the remainder of the war; buried at Salem Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR; Contact: David Billings

WHEELER, Fountleroy - Co. J, 1st Ark Cav, USA; buried at Oronogo Cemetery, Oronogo, Jasper Co., MO

WHEELER, John - Co. E, 17th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 07 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WHINERY, Mark D. - Co. A, 1st Ark Cav, USA; GAR marker; died 28 Jul 1928; buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa Co., OK

WHITAKER, Alfred H. - Co. B, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 28 Sep 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WHITCANAOK, Solomon - Co. E, 25th Missouri Inf, nationality unknown; buried at Riverside Cemetery, Mammoth Springs, Fulton Co., AR

WHITE, G.F. - CSA; born 20 Sep 1846; died 31 Aug 1920; buried at Hebron Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WHITE, J.J. - Co. A, 7th Ark, CSA; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

WHITE, Jessie Cleveland - Pvt, Co. G, 26th Ark Inf, CSA; enlisted 22 May 1862; unit also known as 3rd Trans-Mississippi Inf or Morgan's Battalion or Morgan's Regiment, Col. Asa S. Morgan commanding; buried at Sweet Home Cemetery, Union Co., AR; Contact: Charles Smith

WHITE, John W. - Arkansas Cavalry, CSA; buried at Flatwood Cemetery, Mountain View, Stone Co., AR; pension #7993; widow is Mary A. White (nee Wade); Contact: Norma Reynolds

WHITE, Thomas - Co. B, 110th Ill Inf, USA; buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, AR

WHITE, Thomas M. - CSA; born 13 Sep 1818; died 17 Mar 1887; buried at Hebron Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WHITE, W. - Co. B, 22nd Ark Cav, CSA; died 17 Dec 1864 at Fort Delaware as a Prisoner of War; buried at Finn's Point National Cemetery

WHITE, W.T. - Co. H, ?? Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WHITE, Wesley - CSA; born 29 Jun 1849; died 06 Nov 1927; buried at Hebron Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WHITE, William - LT, McGeeHee's Ark Cav, CSA; born in DeVall's Bluff in 1830; served at Westport, MO where he was captured and sent to Johnson's Island Prison until released in May 1865.; returned to Judsonia, AR after the war; Contact: Richard White

WHITE, William - Co. G, 2nd Ark Cav, USA; buried at Omaha Cemetery, Boone Co., AR

WHITE, William Henry - Co. G, 1st Ark Cav, CSA; born 20 Jan 1844; died 12 Feb 1909; buried at Granbury Cemetery, Granbury, Hood Co., TX

WHITEHEAD, J.W. - Co. A, 1st Ark Cav, CSA; buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WHITEHEAD, Sam H. - Co. F, 15th Ark Inf, CSA; born 1840; died 12 Nov 1919; buried at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, CA

WHITEHEAD, William - 12th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 03 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WHITEHURST, W.E. - Co. A, 1st Ark Inf Batt'n, CSA; buried at Confederate Cemetery, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

WHITESIDE, Jacob J. - 1st Lt, Co. B, 20th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Moscow Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WHITLEY, James Knox Polk - 2LT, Co. H, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; born 1839 in TN; enlisted at Pine Bluff in 1861; served with Gen. Bragg at battles of Shiloh, Perryville and Stones River; witnessed the shooting of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh; also served part of his time in the 15th Ark Inf, CSA; wounded in a skirmish near Harris Ferry on the White River in 1863; was a school teacher in the 1880's in Faulkner County, and died in 1891; buried in the Glover Cemetery in Lonoke County, AR. From: James C. Garrett

WHITLOCK, J.D. - Co. H, 4th Ark Cav, USA; born 22 Dec 1840; died 21 Jun 1893; buried at Ozark City Cemetery, Christian Co., MO

WHITLY, L.H. - Pvt, Co. H, 6th Ark (Hawthorne's), CSA; died 03 Feb 1864 at Alton, IL of phtlisic

WHITTEN, Levi - Co. A, 11th Georgia Inf, CSA; buried at New Salem Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WICKER, James K. - Co. B, Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Caney Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WICKER, James N. - Pvt, 1st Ark, CSA; captured 06 Oct 1862 at Danville, KY; died 24 Feb 1863 at Alton, IL of variola

WICKER, Joseph J. - Co. E, 20th Ark Inf, CSA; unit known as "the men of the plough boys"; died 20 May 1862 at Holly Springs, MS

WICKER, Pleasant - Co. F, 24th Ark Inf, CSA; regiment moved to Arkansas Post (Fort Hindman) where it remained through Oct 1862; Pleasant died there on 01 Oct leaving a widow Margaret and two small sons John Lewis and Rufus W.

WICKER, William B. - Co. B, 33rd Ark Inf, CSA; born 1828; died 1904; buried at Merrell Cemetery, Tow 2, Redland Township, Hempstead Co., AR

WIERICK (WARRICK), Benjamin F. - Farrier, Co. K, 1st Ark Cav, USA; born 24 Aug 1842; mustered in 29 Nov 1862 at age 20 in Carroll Co., AR; died 17 Jul 1921; buried at Bunch Cemetery, Carroll Co., AR

WIGINTON, W.J. - Pvt, Co. F, 12th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 07 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILCOCKSON, J.H. - Co. K, 7th MO Cav, CSA; born 18 Feb 1845; died 12 Aug 1899; buried at Woods Chapel, Paragould, Greene Co., AR

WILD, Edward - Sgt, 1st Ark Inf, USA; enlisted at Helena, AR; listed in some records as Edward Wildy; any additional information Contact: Stephanie Shurley

WILES, Lafayette E. - Cpl, Co. H, 23rd Ark Inf, CSA; born 23 Jan 1831; died 19 Jul 1901; buried at Old Enterprise Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR

WILEY, Benjamin A. - Pvt, Co. B, 26th Ark Inf, CSA; died 14 Oct 1862; probably buried in unknown's grave at Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery, Austin, AR

WILEY, T.M. - Co. F, 2nd Ark Cav, CSA; born 1817; died 1901; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., MO

WILKINS, William - Pvt, Co. K, 15th NW Ark Inf, CSA; captured 05 Dec 1862 at Water Valley, MS; died 17 Mar 1863 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WILLARD, Joseph Henry - Co. A, 3rd Ark Inf, CSA; slightly wounded in the Battle of Wilson's Creek on 10 Aug 1861; buried at Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR; Contact: Frank Vanderbilt

WILLIAM, Andrew Jackson - Pvt, Co. G, 8th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Mountain View, AR on private land. Gravesite unknown at present

WILLIAMS, E. - Pvt, Co. K, 36th Ark Inf, CSA; died 15 Sep 1862 at Camp Hope, AR; buried at Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery, Austin, AR or the nearby hills

WILLIAMS, F.M. - Pvt, Co. K, 2nd Ark Inf, CSA; died 04 Nov 1863; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #9738

WILLIAMS, George W. - Musician, Co. F, 1st Ark, CSA; died 12 Jan 1863; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #9993

WILLIAMS, Henry Thomas - 2nd Ark Inf, CSA; born 1832; died 1916; buried at Prairie Grove Cemetery, Navarro Co., TX

WILLIAMS, J.J. - Pvt, Co. I, 20th Ark Inf (King's), CSA; buried 06 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILLIAMS, J.N. - Pvt, McRae's Ark, CSA; captured 03 Sep 1864 at White Co., AR; died 26 Jan 1865 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WILLIAMS, J.W. - Co. C, 6th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Rome, GA

WILLIAMS, Lewis - 1LT, Adam's Co., Shaver's Cav, CSA; born 15 Apr 1816 in Mecklenburg Co., VA; at 3 years old his parents, John Williams and Mary Pettus Williams, moved to Haywood Co., TN; married Mary Ann Yancey who died in 1852; thereafter moved to Lawrence Co., AR where he married Mary Ann Hill; served as Arkansas State Representative from Lawrence Co. in 1856; fathered 20 children, one who died 21 Oct 1863 (Samuel) while he was a Prisoner of War; he enlisted on 25 Sep 1863 and was captured on 07 Oct 1863 and spent time at prison camps in Missouri, Ohio, and Louisiana; after his release he returned to politics and died in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR in Oct 1877 while attending an evening meeting in connection with legislative duties; Mary Ann later moved with family members to the State of Washington where she died some years later; Contact: Terry Patterson

WILLIAMS, Lott Green - Vance's Co., 4th Ark Inf, USA; was born March 18, 1820; enlisted Nov 1863 at Benton, AR; unit was organized 22 Nov 1863; mustered out on 29 Dec 1864; died Dec 1888; buried at Williams-Tull Cemetery, a private cemetery in Tull, AR

WILLIAMS, Samuel J. - Pvt, Co. A, 23rd Ark Inf (Adams), CSA; buried 21 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILLIAMS, T.N. - Co. I, 53rd Illinois Inf, USA; buried at Omaha Cemetery, Boone Co., AR

WILLIAMS, Thomas - Capt, Ark Inf, CSA; buried 12 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILLIAMS, W.B. - Pvt, Co. K, 30th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery, Austin, AR

WILLIAMS, William - Pvt, Co. D, 11th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 25 Apr 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILLIAMSON, Andrew - Pvt, 3rd Ark, CSA; captured 04 Dec 1862 at Oxford, MS; died 11 Feb 1863 at Alton, IL

WILLIAMSON, John H. - Sgt, Co. H, 6th Georgia Cav, CSA; born 1838; died 1912; buried at Summer Cemetery, Pulaski Co., AR

WILLIAMSON, William T. - Co. F, 10th Alabama Inf, CSA; buried in old section, De Ann Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

WILLINGHAM, John - Pvt, Co. F, 4th Ark, CSA; captured 24 Oct 1864 at Mound City, KS; died 30 Jan 186 at Alton, IL

WILLIS, Jacob Jonce - Pvt, Co. C, 1st Ark Cav, CSA; born in NC in 1844; son of John and Sarah King Willis; enlisted 10 Jul 1862; killed 22 Apr 1864 at Benton Co., AR; his mother applied for dependent pension in 1890; submitted by Kimi Willis

WILLIS, John - Pvt, Co. E, 37th Ark Inf, CSA; enlisted 08 May 1862 at Princeton, AR at age 26; died in hospital at Fort Smith Hospital on 27 Dec 1862

WILLIS, Thomas - 11th MO Inf, CSA; a minie ball passed through his right arm just above the elbow; buried in grave 310 in Veterans Cemetery in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR

WILLIS, W.L. - Co. H, 1st Ark Inf, CSA; buried 22 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILLS, J.W. - Co. D, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; died 21 Sep 1863 at Fort Delaware as a Prisoner of War; buried at Philadelphia National Cemetery; previously interred at Glenwood Pa. Cemetery

WILLSHIRE, John T. - Pvt, Co. C, 10th Texas Inf, CSA; died 03 Aug 1862; buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR

WILMUTH, John E. Pvt, Co. B, 38th Ark Inf, CSA; enlisted 19 Jul 1862, Lawrence Co., AR; died at Confederate Veterans Home, Little Rock, AR; buried in Confederate Cemetery in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR

WILMUTH, William - Pvt, Co. B, 38th Ark Inf, CSA; enrolled 19 Jul 1862 in Lawrence Co., AR

WILSON, F.M. - Pvt, Co. I, 3rd Ark, CSA; died 18 Apr 1864; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave not identified

WILSON, G.W. - Pvt, Co. D, 2nd Ark Inf, CSA; died Resaca, GA; buried at Resaca, GA

WILSON, J.R. - Pvt, Co. C, 19th Ark Inf (Dockery's/Smead's), CSA; buried 13 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WILSON, Thomas Jefferson - Pvt, Co. F, 17th TN Inf, CSA; enlisted on 18 May 1861 at age 17; wounded twice and captured in the spring of 1864; paroled Dec 1864; died 31 Jan 1937 in Pine Bluff, AR 2 days before his 93rd birthday; he was the last surviving Confederate soldier in Jefferson Co., AR; received a Confederate Pension after the war; Contact: Kathryn S. Schultz

WILSON, Louis - Co. F, 2nd Ark Cav, nationality unknown; born 29 Feb 1828; died 12 Aug 1912; buried at Farmer Cemetery, Carroll Co., AR

WILSON, Robert S. - Co. A, 11th Ark Inf, CSA; died 11 Oct 1862; buried at Canton Confederate Cemetery, Canton, MS

WILSON, Thomas Farr - Co. C, 25th Ala Inf, CSA; moved to Arkansas and married Confederate widow Nancy M. Naylor, widow of Robert Smart (KIA at Jenkins' Ferry)

WILSON, William - Cpt, Co. H, 10th Ark Inf, CSA; also Arkansas State Representative; born 06 Jan 1815 in Guilford Co., NC; came to Arkansas in 1838; raised a company of Arkansas Infantry and commanded it until wounded during the Battle of Shiloh which forced his discharge; during the war he was elected to the Arkansas State Legislature; died at his home near Tennessee Township, Perry Co., AR on 13 Jul 1890; obituary in Arkansas Methodist says that his remains were taken to the county cemetery and placed to rest in Masonic honors; Contact Sue Wilson Polaski

WINDHAM, H. - Cpl, Co. C, 8th Mississippi Inf, CSA; buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Gurdon, AR

WINDHAM, W. J. - Co. G, 46th Mississippi Inf, CSA; buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery, Gurdon, AR

WINDSOR, Andrew - Pvt, Co. I, Gordon's Ark, CSA; captured 24 Oct 1864 at Mound City, KS; died 10 Jan 1865 at Alton, IL from variola

WINGER, John - Co. D, 83rd Illinois Inf, USA; buried at Sanders Cemetery, Boone Co., AR

WINGFIELD, James - Civil War Veteran; born 02 Aug 1846; died 30 Jun 1920; buried at Evans Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

WINN, William Franklin - Co. E, 1st Tenn Inf; Regt 17, 1862-1865, wounded several times; buried at National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR

WINSTON, Augustus - Cpl, Co. C, 1st Battn 6 months Ark Inf, USA; born 14 Jul 1831 in Franklin Co., NC; son of Joseph Winston and Aisley Dorsey; Joseph moved to Independence Co., AR circa 1854/55 with new wife Ann R. Williams; both parents died and are buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Cord, Independence Co., AR; Augustus enlisted at Helena, AR and served a 6 month term of service; he then moved to Ontario, Canada where he married Frances Watterson of Canada on 03 Sep 1865; both are buried at Forest Lawn Municipal Cemetery, Saginaw, MI; Contact: Winona Coleman Penn

WINTERS, James C. - Pvt, Co. C, 8th Ark Inf Batt'n (Miller's), CSA; buried 12 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WIRT, William - Pvt, Co. D, 7th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 25 Nov 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WISENER, Francis A. - Pvt, Co. H, Bell's Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 28 Apr 1864 at Alton, IL

WISHON, Isaac - Pvt, Co. H, 1st Ark Cav, USA; enlisted 27 Jan 1864 at age 26; born in Henderson, NC; buried in the Low Gap Cemetery in Newton Co. Arkansas; died 06 Aug 1917

WISINGER, David W. - Pvt, Co. A, 4th Ark Inf, CSA; Co. A was formed in May 1861 by Capt. Joe McCullough and was at once sent to north Arkansas and took part in the battle of Pea Ridge where it lost nine men killed in action; the unit was then moved across the river and took part in battles from Corinth to the Georgia campaign; the regiment was reorganized at the beginning of the Georgia campaign and was found to have only 60 men remaining; Co. K was also made part of Co. A at this time; only 15 men of the original Co. A returned home from the war; died 26 Aug 1874; buried in Calhoun Co., AR possibly at Pickett Cemetery; Contact: Urban Wilson

WISINGER, James G. - Pvt, Co. A, 4th Ark Inf, CSA; presumed to have died during the war for he never returned home with his brothers; Contact: Urban Wilson

WISINGER, Thomas F. - Pvt/Sgt, Co. K, 4th Ark Inf, CSA; also Co. E, Wright's Ark Cav, CSA; Co. K was organized as "Calhoun Invincibles" on 15 Oct 1861; surrendered with Gen. Joseph Johnson in NC; only 9 men from Co. K returned home at the end of the war; buried at Friendship Cemetery, Calhoun Co., AR; Contact: Urban Wilson

WITHUM, William - Pvt, Co. H, 1st Ark (Monroe's), CSA; died 26 Nov 1864; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #4630

WITT, Charles - Pvt, Co. A, 10th Ark Inf, CSA; captured 12 Sep 1864 at Van Buren Co., AR; died 10 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL of pneumonia

WITT, John - Co. D, 3rd Ark Cav, USA; born in Johnson Co., AR; enlisted 15 Nov 1863 in Yell Co. at age 18; buried in Dooley Cemetery, Scott Co., AR

WOLF, Andrew Jackson - Cpt, 14th (Power's) Ark Inf, CSA; Quartermaster; Contact: Jim Wolf

WOLF, George Washington - Drum Major, Co. I, 14th (Power's) Ark Inf, CSA; Contact: Jim Wolf

WOLF, John H.B. - Sgt, Co. I, 14th (Power's) Ark Inf, CSA; Contact: Jim Wolf

WOLF, Joseph Marion - Sgt, Co. I, 14th (Power's) Ark Inf, CSA; died in 1915; buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rockdale, TX; Contact: Jim Wolf

WOLFE, John H. - Co. I, 94th Ohio Inf, USA; no dates; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., AR

WOLFE, Wayne A. - Pvt(Sgt), Co. I, 1st Ark Cav (Monroe's), CSA; also 3rd Ark Inf, CSA; probably buried at Smallpox Island outside of Alton, IL which is now submerged; captured at Mound City, KS on 24 Oct 1864; his brothers also captured but escaped from train; died 28 Feb 1865 of smallpox at Alton, IL as a Prisoner of War; name is listed on Confederate Monument there; also enlisted in 3rd Ark Inf under Van Manning; Contact: Beth Thurman

WOMACK, L.D. - Pvt, Co. I, Bell's Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 19 Dec 1863 at Alton, IL of dysentery

WOOD, Daniel C. - Pvt, Co. C, 17th Ark Inf (Griffith's), CSA; buried at Post Oak Cemetery, McDougal, Clay Co., AR

WOOD, Edward - Kelsie's Co., 12th Ark Sharpshooter's Batt'n, CSA; buried 01 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WOOD, Isiah M. - Co. I, 27th Ark Inf, CSA; born 03 Aug 1843; died 03 Mar 1884; buried at Smith Chapel, Fulton Co., AR

WOOD, John J. - Cpl, Co. D, Hawthorne's Ark, CSA; captured 04 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR; died 02 Feb 1865 at Alton, IL of asthma

WOOD, M.R. - Co. I, 4th Ark Cav; Smyrna Cemetery, Montague Co., TX

WOOD, Robert H. - Pvt, 1st Ark Cav (Dobbin's), CSA; born in TN and moved to Arkansas prior to war; surrendered at Jacksonport, AR in May 1865; buried at Wood Cemetery, near Williford, AR; Contact: Steven G. Johnson

WOOD, Thomas - Civilian, Citizen of the State of Arkansas, CSA; died 12 Jul 1862; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave not identified

WOOD, Thomas J. - 7th MO Cav, CSA; born 30 Oct 1841; died 20 Feb 1892; buried at Wood's Chapel, Paragould, Greene Co., AR

WOOD, W.B. - Pvt, Co. I, McGeeHee's Ark, CSA; captured 05 Oct 1864 at Franklin Co., MO; died 22 Dec 1864 at Alton, IL

WOOD, Wiley W.S. - Co G-9, 9th Mo Prov. Inf; Civil War; Country Unknown; buried at Chant Cemetery, Scott Co., AR

WOOD, William - Co. E, 35th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at Roller Cemetery, Taney Co., MO

WOOD, William A.J. - Co. K, 7th MO Cav, CSA; buried at Wood's Chapel Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., AR; Contact: Susan L. Neuman

WOOD, William M. - Co. M, 10th Ala Cav, CSA; buried at Fairview Cemetery, Paragould, Greene Co., AR; born 13 Sep 1827, died 08 Mar 1914

WOODALE, Alex R. - Pvt, Co. G, 11th Ark Inf, CSA; captured 21 Oct 1864 at Dallas Co., AR; died 01 Jan 1865 at Alton, IL of rheumatic fever

WOODS, James H. - Pvt, Craven's Ark, CSA; captured 10 Jan 1863 at Lawrence Co., MO; died 02 Feb 1863 at Alton, IL of variola

WOODS, Nathan Richmond - Pvt, Co. K, 21st GA Inf, CSA; moved to Arkansas and lived in Jenny Lind and Fort Smith; received Confederate pension #11619 from the State of Arkansas on 20 Aug 1902; buried at Leard Cemetery, Fort Smith, AR; Contact: Robin Woods

WOODS, William James - Pvt, Co. E, 20th SC Inf, CSA; served 1861-1865; blinded during the war, moved from Georgia to Cross Co., AR where he raised a family and his descendants still live; was brother to Nathan Richmond Woods; died 12 Jul 1926; had Arkansas pension #2634 on 19 Aug 1897; widows application for Elma Jane Freeman Woods approved 19 Aug 1926; Mrs L.D. Horn of North Little Rock, AR is a descendant; buried at Harris Chapel Cemetery, Wynne, Cross Co., AR; Contact: Robin Woods

WOODSON, J.M. - Pvt, Co. K, 8th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 04 Mar 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WOODWARD, Stephen C. - Pvt, Co. D, 24th Ark Inf, CSA; born 30 Oct 1830 in SC; married Elizabeth Hairston; died 10 Sep 1906 in Bradley Co., AR; buried at Ebeneezer Cemetery, Bradley Co., AR; Contact: Jann Woodward

WOODWARD, William F. - Pvt, Co. I, 9th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 26 Nov 1861 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WOODY, J.M. - Pvt, Co. C, 6th Ark Inf, CSA; buried 05 May 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WORD, Thomas - Co. H, 8th Ark, CSA; buried at Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

WORKMAN, Amos - Pvt, Co. K, 11th Ark Inf, CSA; buried at 05 Apr 1862 at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

WORMACK, A.J. - Pvt, Co. E, 1st Ark Cav (Monroe's), CSA; captured 01 Oct 1864 at Prairie Co., AR; died 25 Jan 1865 at Alton, IL

WORRELL, Thomas T., Dr. - Pvt/Lt, Co. K, 23rd Ark Inf, CSA; resided in Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., AR; enlisted in May 1862; operated primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana; was present for the seige of Port Hudson; captured by Union forces but escaped from a transport to Johnson's Island, OH by jumping overboard; he returned to Clinton, LA to meet up with his wife and family who then made their way back to Harrisburg, AR where they arrived approx. 01 Aug 1863; Contact: Otto Long, Jr.

WRENN, Henry R. - Co. B, 14th North Carolina Inf, CSA; buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR

WRENN, Peter A. - Co. C, 45th North Carolina Inf, State Troops, CSA; Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR

WRIGHT, Brantley - Pvt, Co. G, 1st Ark Cav, USA; born 04 May 1844; mustered into service 26 Oct 1863 at Fayetteville, AR at age 19; listed as imprisoned at Fort Smith on 04 Dec 1864; died 30 Sep 1919; buried at Blackjack Cemetery, Carroll Co., AR

WRIGHT, Henry - Pvt, Co. D, 15th Ark, CSA; died 27 Feb 1862; buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #9892

WRIGHT, Joseph - Civilian, Citizen of Independence Co., AR, CSA; died 15 Nov 1864l buried at Jefferson Barracks, MO; grave #4621

WRIGHT, Peter - 1st Arkansas, CSA; buried at Rome, GA

WYATT, Franklin - Pvt, 1st Ark, CSA; captured 04 Dec 1862 at Water Valley, MS; died 19 Feb 1863 at Alton, IL of variola

WYATT, J.C. - Co. I, 3rd Miss Cav, CSA; buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR

WYLIE, Joseph C., Reverend - Pvt, Co. H, 25th Ark Inf, CSA; born 1805; died 10 Sep 1899; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lonoke Co., AR

WYMAN, Francis O. - Pvt, Co. C, 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, USA; Buried in Ashley Co., AR; Private Wyman served on the coast of South Carolina and participated in the action at Battery Wagner, he served in the Battle of Olustee in Florida, the seige of Petersburg, and was present at Appomattox at wars end; contact Richard K. Saathoff

WYNN, Robert - Co. D, 12th Ark Sharpshooters Battalion, CSA; died 19 Jul 1863 at Fort Delaware as a Prisoner of War; buried at Finn's Point National Cemetery

WYNN, William - Co. D, 7th Georgia Militia, CSA; buried at New Home Cemetery, Nevada Co., AR

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