Served in Company A, 3rd Cav., Arkansas as Pvt

Residence Gates County NC; a 40 year-old Soldier. Enlisted on 6/24/1861 at Halifax County, NC as a Private. On 6/24/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. NC 5th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: * POW 5/5/1862 Williamsburg, VA * Wounded 5/5/1862 Williamsburg, VA (No further record) Other Information: born in Ireland Sources used: - North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 7/15/1861 at Little Rock, AR as a Private. On 7/15/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. AR 3rd Cavalry (date and method of discharge not given) (Estimated date of enlistment) Sources used: - Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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Unit Details:

3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in July, 1861, and included the 1st (Borland's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion and three companies of J. L. Williamson's Arkansas Infantry Battalion. For a time it was stationed at Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, where at least some of the men were recruited. Originally called 1st Arkansas Mounted Volunteers, the C. S. War Department ordered its designation to be 3rd Cavalry on January 15, 1862. Only 395 effectives crossed the Mississippi River in 1862. It always had a manpower problem but participated in more engagements than any other Arkansas command. The regiment was dismounted when it fought at Corinth, then was remounted and assigned to General Armstrong's and T. Harrison's Brigade. It fought at Thompson's Station, Franklin, and Chickamauga, took part in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns, and was active in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. When the Army of Tennessee surrendered, few of its members were present. The field officers were Colonels Solon Borland, Samuel G. Earle, and Amson W. Hobson; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F. Danley, James M. Gee, and M. J. Henderson; and Majors William H. Blackwell, J. F. Earle, and David F. Shall.