6th Arkansas Infantry

Was at Shiloh and Chickamauga. At Shiloh the 6th discarded the flintlock rifles they had gotten from the Little Rock arsenal and got brand new rifles captured from federal forces at Shiloh.

Willis Carrol Nations, 3rd great grand father to Roger Collins, served as Sargent and Wagon Master for the 6th Arkansas Infantry. He joined 26 July 1861 when he was 47 years old which is very amazing because campaigning was tough on much younger men. From the records it seems he transferred from the Arkansas State Militia to Confederate service in the 6th Infantry. He received a discharge from the CSA on 27 November 1861. About a year later he joined the 6th Texas Infantry when his brother and nephew arrived with the 6th Texas at Arkansas Post. More on that in his history with the 6th Texas.

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Ralph Goodrich -- a yankee in the confederate service. Was quick to realize he was fighting for the wrong side. Company A -- the 'Capitol Guards.' Famous for being 'First in, Last Out.' Ralph, however, was 'Last in, first out.'

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John was born in Fayette Co. Tenn. 22 Feb 1844. Enlisted at West Memphis Ark. 1 Oct 1861 in Co B 6th Regiment Ark. Infantry [Yellow Jackets]. Mustered in at Little Rock. Detailed at a Wagoner on 3 March 1862 with the Division Wagon Train. He was capture during the Chattanooga Campaign / Missionary Ridge / Tynor's Rail Road Station. Sent to Louisville and on to Rock Island POW camp in Illinois. Records end and believe he remained A POW until end of the war. He died 4 Mar 1913 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. Texas. Burial in Barbee Cem. Edna Hill, Erath Co. Texas. He is in my ancestry tree albeit way out on a limb.

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trying to find info about my great grandfather

Enlisted 1861. Captured in Sep 1863 near Chickamauga, TN and shipped to prison at Louisville, KY. Set up for exchange. Discharged in 1865.

1843-1863 Enlisted in Pine Bluff on 15 May 1862.

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Lehre A Snider (1824 - 1865)

William has only four cards in his file: He was abt. 51 years old when he joined [New] Co. F. 6 Regt. Arkansas Infantry. Enlisted by Col. Busby at Pine Bluff on 9 May 1862 for two years.

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My great great grandfather C. Ansley joined the 6th AR in 4/1861 and was discharged as a non conscript in 7/1862. He then joined the 1st Tennessee Heavy Art., and was paroled at Vicksbug,MS 7/1863. After his unit came off parole 12/1863, his company served out of Shreveport, LA until the war's end. The rest of the companies in 1st TN Heavy Art. served in Alabama.[unit was split up.] He lived in Columbia County, AR until about 1916 and then lived with one of his sons in Mineral Wells, Tx where he died @1917 and is buried there.

Enlisted May 29th, 1861. Received a minie ball in the shoulder at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, GA.

was taken pow and sent to the richmond area where he took care of the wounded. after the war he became a community doctor

May have died of measles when the unit was stationed at Pocahantas, Arkansas in 1861. He died in that year presumably without ever seeing action.

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