I thought it was listed on one of Bryan's pages but upon looking it has to be a family history story. William hid out on Sugar Loaf Mountain while he healed after the battle. Family history tells of his wife sneaking supplies up to him because of bushwhackers. It would seem that somehow he became wounded and not reported, reckon he shot himself? Or as you said the wound was very minor but he was still a deserter, until he turned Traitor,,,,you'll also find Willian Reeves/Reves in Co. A and C of the 1st Arkansas Infantry USV