Recruited March, 1862
The following men were all recruited in Arkansas by Captain D. W. Harris for Bankhead’s Battery.
Some records refer to this group of men as Harris’ Battery but there was no such organization.
Those recruited on March 1 were all from Ouachita County in the southwestern part of the state.
Other places will be noted. They were all privates.
Several were landowners and all were farmers unless noted.
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Date |
Name |
Age |
Married |
Occupation |
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F. W. Adams |
39 |
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Carpenter |
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R. Archer |
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George Bassett |
29 |
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William Brown |
28 |
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Edward P. Burnett |
31 |
Yes |
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J. Collier |
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James Collins |
23 |
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Gabriel M. Crabtree* |
27 |
Yes |
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Oliver H. Edwards |
40 |
Yes |
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L.A. Ellis |
35 |
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R. B. Harrison |
36 |
Yes |
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Thomas J. Heath |
29 |
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John T. Herrin |
24 |
Yes |
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James W. Hill |
42 |
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Hines Holt |
23 |
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John W. King |
45 |
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John Kirby |
28 |
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Joseph Kirby |
29 |
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Philip B. Land |
40 |
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J. C. Mitchell |
32 |
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Miles McCollum |
22 |
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Wagoner |
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James A. Owen |
18 |
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Student |
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Jason Paulk |
28 |
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James H. Roach |
45 |
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William F. Roberts |
26 |
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T. M. Robertson |
27 |
Yes |
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S. Rose |
37 |
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Thomas Smart |
42 |
Yes |
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Clem C. Smith |
25 |
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Willis Smith |
29 |
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Alexander W. Stinson |
32 |
Yes |
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David J. Vining |
30 |
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March 27 at Camden, AR |
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J.E. Torrence |
34 |
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T. E. Watts |
29 |
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March 29 at Camden, AR |
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J. B. McRae |
36 |
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R. G. McRae |
32 |
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Washington McRae |
37 |
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May 12 at Monroe, LA |
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John B. Watts |
27 |
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*He owned two slaves. |
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Sources: Compiled Confederate Service Records; National Archives, Record Group 109, M231, Rolls 2, 9, 13, 44; National Archives microfilm group 268 rolls 97–98; Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid+1565) (accessed April 11, 2013). |
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