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Company C. was mustered into the Confederate Southern Army August 17,
1861 with an enrollment of seventy-nine men from the southern part of Montgomery County,
Arkansas led by Captain John F. Erwin.
4th Arkansas
Infantry CO. A - E
List from 'Montgomery County:Our Heritage'
Company C, of Montgomery County, Capt. F. J. Erwin, First Lieut. Nathaniel
Grant, Second Lieut. J. Scott, Third Lieut. J. Bates.
| Aughty, Encoh T.* [Autrey] Anderson, Allen B. Sergeant / Private Anderson, N.J. Anderson, WL* Bates, Jefferson 2 Lieutenant Barrentine, JM Barrentine, JS Beck, Jacob P. Beck, David M. Private / 2 Lieutenant Bosticok, Berry R. Bostick, John G. (?John D) Byas, Carter Cabler, Leven, J. Carroll, Jacob, C. Carroll, William H. Childers, JW Private / Sergeant Christopher, Joseph Clingman, I.J. 3 Lieutenant /3Lieutenant Clingman, J.P Clingman, Peter J.* Clover, John* Coaplin, John Cockburn, Martin V. Collier, James K. original filed under James H. Collum, GW Cox, John R. Crosson, HF Crowley, JW Derr, John M. Derr, William P. Dilbeck, John Dilbeck, Marion A Dodgen, EW Private / Sergeant Dooley, John M. Echols, George B. Elkins, FA Elkins, John W. Corporal / Lieutenant Ellington, George W. Private / Sergeant Ellington, Nathan Ellington, William J.* Farr, David W.* Corporal / Private Fields, Benjamin P. Foster, William H.* Battle of Elkhorn Gist, Jerome B. Sergeant / Lieutenant Grant, Nathaniel 1 Lieutenant / Captain also see Co. F & S 4th Hall, John Hall William P.* Heffington. M* Private / Corporal Henderson, Wilson P. Hill, Jordan W. Hines, Richard* Holt, JA* Hopper, John Hopper, William A. Sergeant / Private Johnson, B Private / Corporal Johnson, Sylvester J. Jones, Jesse |
Jones, RJ* Keith, William H. Corporal / Private Kinsey, John Kinsey, William A. Leonard H. * Logan, Zaddoc P. Markham, JA Martin, James F. McDaniel, William R. McKinney, DP Montgomery, Hugh B. Morrison, W.L. Nelson, Enoch R. Newcomb, WJ Niles, James M Parks, David E. Pate, J. Edward M* Pate, James M.. Pettitt, Zarcharich M. Phillips, William Reed, Levi Robins, Jefferson F. Robins, Julius M Rowton, Chillochton Russell, Edmond Scott, James A, Scott, John 2 Lieutenant /2Lieutenant Scott William F. original filed under William L. Scott, William L or J.* Sims, Jordan Sims, John M. Captain/Captain Sims, William P. Private / Corporal Standridge, Eli Standridge, James headstone Strawn, Calvin J.* Strawn E.H.* Strawn, Fielding B.* Stovall, W.H. Private / Sergeant original filed under William H. Tallent, R. Thomassom, TS Thompson, E* Todd, JE Private / 1st Sergeant Vandervier, George* Walker, Abram Sergeant / Private Welch, JJ Whisenant, Christopter C. Private / Corporal Whisenant, Henry Whisenant, Joanthan Wilder, Harrison* Wilson, Horace Wilson, Job Wingfield, Joel H.* Woods, Allen Wood, Elza D. Woods, John H. |
Notes: Rank private on enlistment and discharge unless
noted. 110 names. 22 dead.
*Died in the war.
Reference: Index to Compiled Service Record of Confederate Soldiers
who served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas. These are index cards which
contains only the soldiers name, company, unit and rank on enrollment and rank on
discharge.
Service: 4th (McNair's or Southwestern) Infantry Regiment, assembled at
Miller's Springs, Lawrence County, Arkansas, recruited its companies in Calhoun,
Hempstead, Lafayette, Montgomery, Pike, and Polk counties. After fighting at
Elkhorn Tavern, the unit was sent to Kentucky where it was active at Richmond.
It then was assigned to General McNair's and D. H. Reynold's Brigade, Army of
Tennessee. Soon after the Battle of
Murfreesboro,
the 4th Arkansas Battalion merged into the regiment and in August, 1863, the
31st Arkansas transferred to the 4th. It was involved at
Jackson,
participated in the campaigns of the army from
Chickamauga
to
Atlanta, saw
action in Tennessee under Hood, and was engaged at
Averasboro
and
Bentonville.
This unit was organized with 695 men, and reported 55 casualties at Elkhorn
Tavern, 23 at
Richmond,
and 79 at Murfreesboro. The 4th/31st/4th Battalion lost twenty-four percent of
the 385 engaged at Chickamauga. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field
officers were Colonels Henry C. Bunn and Evander McNair, Lieutenant Colonels
James H. May and Samuel Ogden, and Major Jos. B. McCulloch.
cwss
Childers, JW Private / Sergeant
Caddo Rifles, Co. C., 4th ARK Inf.
CHILDRES, JOHN W. Sgt - Enl 17Aug1861 at Mt Vernon, MO. Deserted 22 July 1863.
John Wesley Childers 18 Dec. 1831 -2 May 1907 Oak Grove Cemetery, Montgomery Co.
AR. Does not have a military headstone.
1900 Census: Gap Twp
Childers, John 68 b. Dec. 1831, TN
Cordia A. age 60, b. Jan. 1840, GA
Fannie C [Frances Evelyn] b. Feb. 1881 AR - 1971
Thomas Albert b. April 1884 -1951
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