Company Unknown
Sergeant
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Confederate service · arkansas
16th Arkansas Infantry
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Company A
Private
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Company B
Corporal
AM Chitwood served both in the confederate and union forces.
Company B
2nd Corporal
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Company C
2nd Lieutenant
The book 'If I Should Live: A History of the Sixteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry' is available through the publisher, Arkansas Research.
Company G
Lt. Colonel
Lt. Colonel William T. Neal was my Gr.,Gr.,Gr.,Grandfather
Company G
Private
Pvt Hay C. Rollins served with Co G 16th Arkansas Infantry from November 1861 until his companys surrender on 9 July 1863 at Port Hudson, La. He was paroled on 12 July 1863 and immediately enlisted in the 1st Arkansas Cavalry. He remained with this unit until 12 April 1865 where he must mustered out of service at Marshall TX.
Company H
Private
Jacob was born 26 Dec 1838 in Benton County Arkansas. The 1860 census has him at age 21 living at Roller Ridge, Benton Co. Ark. He enlisted in Kelly's Company Arkansas Infantry and has one card in that archival file. This became Co H 16th Ark. Infantry - Hill's Regiment. Enlisted 11 Nov. 1861 at Fort Smith Ark for 12 months by Major G.W. Clark. He has 9 cards in the 16th archives.
The 16th was in the fight at Pea Ridge aka Elkhorn Tavern and captured 9 July 1863 at Port Hudson Louisiana. It was paroled and was re-organized as the 1st Consolidated Regiment Ark Infantry - Trans- Mississippi Dept. I did not find a record for him in this regiment. The records are very sparce. The 16th had 1178 men on its rolls.
The 1st Consolidated Ark Infantry included the survivors of: Ark Regiments viz, 14th [Power's], 15th [Northwest], 16th, 17th [ Lemoyne's] and the 21 Ark Infantry. The commander was Col. Jordan E. Cravens.
Battles: Pea Ridge, Siege of Corinth, Farmington, Iuka in Corinth Campaign, Second battle of Corinth and Siege of Port Hudson
Jacob died 22 Sept 1882 at Seligman, Benton Co. Ark. and is buried in Roller Ridge Cem. Gateway, Benton County, Ark. He was the father-in- law to my 5th cousin 2 x removed.
Company I
Private
Enlisted on 16 Nov, 1861 at Fayetteville, AR at age 19. Was a nurse in City Hall Hospital, Jackson, MS from Dec 1862-31 Jan 1863. Captured 9 Jul 1863 and paroled 12-13 Jul 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. He is buried in Voca, Texas.
He is not a relative of mine, but should a relative of his find this page, do contact through email.