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From: Pansylea Willburn <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Civil War Soldiers
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:22:45 -0700
References: <959442.94776.qm@web53403.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <959442.94776.qm@web53403.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


Carold, are there any (or several) men named Samuel Smith in the
book? You are so nice to help all of us. Pansylea Willburn


On Sep 29, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Carold Hodges wrote:

> Wilma, there is not a Richard Maxey listed in the book, Additional
> Civil War Soldiers in Arkansas.
>
> Carold Hodges
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Wilma (Younger) Norton <>
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:38:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Civil War Soldiers
>
> Would you by any chance have anything on a Richard Maxey, Co. E., 27th
> Arkansas Infantry, CSA? He is my gggrandfather and I've not been
> able to
> find much about him.
>
> Wilma
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carold Hodges" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:29 PM
> Subject: [ARIZARD] Civil War Soldiers
>
>
> Here is more from the books, "Additional Civil War Soldiers in
> Arkansas".
>
> GEORGE H. THOMPSON: George Henry was born December 15, 1844 in Jackson
> County, Alabama. He was the son of Daniel A. of Tennessee and
> Matilda E. of
> Alabama. He married on October 3, 1866 Isabelle A. Means who was
> born July
> 14, 1845 and died October 8, 19028. He enlisted as a private in
> 1862 in
> Company G, 3rd Arkansas Calvary under Capt. Winburn then Capt.
> Dumar wounded
> near Atlanta. George died on June 6, 1918. He and his wife are
> buried in
> Means Union Church Cemetery in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
>
> GEORGE W. THOMPSON: George was born in Caldwell County, Kentucky on
> November
> 24, 1836. He was the son of William R. of Tennessee and Elizabeth
> Wells of
> Tennessee. George, while practicing medicine in Lawrence County,
> Arkansas in
> June of 1861 enlisted in Company D, 7th Arkansas Infantry, State
> Troops,
> serving a few months. Then he answered the call for Confederate
> troops for 3
> years. He enlisted in the 10th Missouri Light Artillery as assistant
> surgeon. He served 12 months in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. He
> returned home on a furlough and was obliged to remain there, for the
> Federals had taken possession of the river. Later he enlisted in
> the 2nd
> Arkansas Calvary as assistant surgeon and operated in Arkansas and
> Missouri
> until the close. He was on Gen. Price's raid in Missouri and
> Kansas, and was
> captured in Prairie County Arkansas, just before the surrender. He
> was held
> for 4 days and then released on account of him being a
> surgeon, was sent to Little Rock within the city limits, where he
> remained
> until the final surrender. He lived in Fulton County, Baxter
> County, Boone
> County, Newton County then to Cave Creek, Arkansas. He married in
> 1865 in
> Lawrence County, Mary E. Goforth of Giles County, Tennessee. He was
> in the
> drug and grocery business. He died December 23, 1907 and was buried in
> Western Grove Cemetery.
>
> HENRY G. THOMPSON: He was born in 1840 in Washington County
> Arkansas. He was
> the son of Blackburn Thompson of Virginia and Lucretia Lawson of
> Tennessee.
> During the war, he joined the CSA as a 3rd lieutenant of Boone's
> Company I,
> 16th Arkansas Regiment. He left the company. On return, he was
> given the
> post of sergeant. He was at Elhorn and Prairie Grove. He married in
> 1866
> Sarah F. Malley of Tennessee who died April 10, 1873. He married
> August 8,
> 1876 Sarah Bushart of Tennessee. Henry died February 13, 1912 and
> was buried
> with Sarah Malley in McCord Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas.
>
> J.F. THOMPSON: He was born March 4, 1838 Harris(on?) County,
> Georgia, He was
> the son of James G. and Elizabeth (Penny). He took up abode in
> Arkansas in
> 1856. He was a Confederate soldier who enlisted in 1862 in Drew's
> Battery.
> He was captured by Union troops while home on furlough in 1862 in Drew
> County. He remained in the military until closed. He married Rhoda
> M. Brown.
> He later married Martha Carter. He lived in Dallas County and then
> Drew
> County, Arkansas after the war.
>
> (Rev) J.T. THOMPSON: He was born near Jackson in West Tennessee on
> January
> 27, 1833. He was the son of James of North Carolina and Lydia
> Terrell. J.T.
> was 7 months old when his mother died. He enlisted in the 51st
> Confederate
> Tennessee Regiment in November of 1861. He was at Jackson,
> Tennessee and in
> service in that state, also Alabama and Mississippi. His regiment was
> captured at Ft. Donelson, but he escaped on a steamboat up the
> Tennessee
> River. His regiment was reorganized at Corinth in the following
> March. Then
> in May he was sent home on sick furlough. When he recovered
> sufficiently in
> August of the same year, he enlisted in the 14th Tennessee Calvary
> in Gen.
> Forrest's command and took part in the campaigns through Mississippi,
> Tennessee, and Alabama in 1865. He was detached from his command in
> December
> and never returned to his regiment until the close of the war. He
> returned
> to Jackson, Tennessee and remained for some time.
> He then was in Denmark about 4 years. He moved to Arkansas in 1870.
> At age
> 19 he married Mary J. Morrell who was born August 22, 1833 and died
> April 7,
> 1878. His second wife, Mrs. Martha A. Brand who was born on
> September 25,
> 1848. She dield July 11, 1926. J.T. died March 13, 1895. (Cound be
> James).
> He lived in Green County, Arkansas and was buried with his wives in
> Hartsoc
> Cemetery in Green County, Arkansas.
>
> JOHN THOMPSON: He was born in South Carolina in 1825. He was the
> son of
> William Thompson of South Carolina. He enlisted in 1863 Adair's
> County,
> Monroe's Regiment, CSA. He lived in Clark County, Arkansas after
> the war.
>
> More will be posted later.
>
> Carold
>
>
>
>
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