25th Arkansas Infantry

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PVT. Robert Dudley Heath was born July 24, 1844 in Crittenden Co., KY. Died Feb 20, 1919 Dukedom, KY Burial in Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, Graves Co. KY NOTES: Military Service with 25th ARK. Company A on East side of Mississippi River with CPT Eli Hufstedler, Colonel Turnbull’s Regiment from 1861-1863, Served with CPT Billy Black, A Co. 25th ARK on the West side of the Mississippi River, COL. Shaver’s Regiment. MAJ Henry Commander when discharged in late 1864 at Camden, ARK, due to illness. Married: Obelia Sabethia Ann Kemper in Crittenden Co., KY Oct 3, 1869 She was born Sep 27 1847 in Lincoln Co, TN Died: Oct 12, 1921 in Graves Co, KY. Buried in Rhodes Cemetery, Graves Co. KY. She drew a KY Civil War Veteran's Pension # 4012 from late 1920 until her death in Oct 1921.

I have several more I will be posting soon. Robert Teel was my 3rd Grt Grand Father. He was killed at the battle of Richmond Ky.

Brother Benjamin served in company H, 1st Arkansas Cavalry.

Charlie Ford was my Great Grandma's (Laura Ford Hayley) brother. He was severely wounded at Murphreesboro (Battle of Stone River) and was honorably discharged at Shelbyville near the end of Feb. 1863 when he was well enough to travel home. I would love to learn more about him; also Cornelius Newton Hayley of the First Ark. Mounted Rifles (dismounted) of the same brigade.

When Billy Byram went home (disabled) in early Sept. 1863 the thirteen privates and non commissioned officers of Company C elected F.M. Hayley 3rd Lt., to replace him. Two weeks later he led them at Chickamauga where he was wounded for the second of three times (Murphreeboro, Chickamauga and Bentonville {hospitalized each time}, also slight wound in Atlanta campaign). 25th (30th) Regiment was part of Churchill's, then McNair's, and finally D.H. Reynold's Brigade. F.M. Hayley lived until 1881 and had eleven children with wife Laura Ford Hayley, my Grandpa John Franklin being the youngest. F.M. is buried at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery. New CW soldier headstone is in wrong location. Actual location is same row but just S.E. of son James' headstone (under the cedar trees). I got this info from Ada Mae Hayley Morton. 2012: Also, I am making an educated guess at his middle name. His mother was Martha McClellan from Madison County, Tn. so I say McClellan is his middle name, but many of his generation were named after historical figures from the Revolutionary War. His name could be Francis Marion Hayley. I can always enjoy being corrected. I don't know it all.

Enrolled on 13 March 1862 at Jacksonport AR. Buried in Lauderdale Springs Cemetery on 3 June 1862.

My great great grandfather Two brothers went to war and only one came back.

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Langley, Moses Co. E, 25 ARK Inf. 1862 #442 Langley, Moses was Born: about 1812 in Hall County, Georgia. Served as a Pvt; in Co. E, of the 25th AR Inf He Served as a Teamster Died in Service: 1862 at Lauderdale Springs Lauderdale Confederate CSA Hospital Buried in Lauderdale Springs Cemetery located 1.5 mi SE of Lauderdale, MS Originally serviced in Company A,Turnbull's Battalion, 25th Arkansas Infantry Active at Jacksonport, Arkansas on the White River on 10 March 1862 with Major Phifer for a 12 month contract, But on 26 March 1862 he was moved over for extra service as a teamster. Teamsters were soldiers detailed from their regiments. They either drove the wagons attached to their own regiments and brigades, or were detached to drive the wagons belonging to the commissary, quartermaster, ordnance or medical departments. He died prior to final muster on 1 May 1862.

I will contact a close relative of Johns' and allow him the honor of posting here.. I have seen his research and am impressed.

(3x-Great Uncle) Wallace M Dewitt enlisted at the rank of Private at Pocahontas, Arkansas on March 13, 1862, for a period of 12 months and at the end of that enlistment his period of service was extended for the duration of the war. He was assigned to Co. G, Turnbull’s Battalion, 25th Arkansas Infantry. On June 30th, the 25th was reorganized and became the 30th Arkansas Infantry, and Wallace was assigned to Co. D, under command of Captain Sloane, 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. In November/December 1862 and January/February 1863 he was absent at the company musters due to an unstated illness. Wallace returned to Company muster in March 1863 through August 1863. During this period his unit was at the Vicksburg Campaign, Battle of Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863, and the Siege of Jackson, Mississippi, July 5–25, 1863. In September 1863 he was selected as a Regimental Blacksmith. On July 28, 1864, at the Battle of Ezra Church Wallace was seriously wounded, and he was released due to his wounds, and he returned home to Arkansas. Wallace died September 21, 1887, at Van Buren, Arkansas and is buried in Bee Branch Cemetery, Van Buren, Arkansas

david ligon was from al. he died june 2nd 1862,in north east mississippi.

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This was my great grandfather. He enlisted on 22 FEB 1862 at St.Charles,AR. Later on 18 NOV 1862 he was detached to the 1st Arkansas Light Artillery Battery where he stayed until his capture at Atlanta on 3 SEP 1864.