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Re: Capt. Walton Company in Hunters Regt.

Believe these men served in the 10th Arkansas Cavalry.

Here are the officers and one other man you mentioned. I could not find reference to either Walton or Hunter.

Col. Witt's records are found with those of the 10th Arkansas Infantry.

George Martin

T V. Maddox
Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant (date unknown).
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

P O. Powell
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

Robert Peel
Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant (date unknown).
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

T J. Morrison
Enlisted as a Captain (date unknown).
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

E C. W. Kirk
Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant (date unknown).
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

R Diel
Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant (date unknown)
"C" Co. AR 10th Cavalry

Witt's 10th Arkansas Cavalry

Witt's Arkansas Cavalry, commanded by Colonel A. R. Witt, was composed primarily of men who had served with the Tenth Arkansas Infantry, been captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana, and after being exchanged, returned to Arkansas.

[WITT, A.R. Col - Enl in 10th Arkansas Infantry, 15 Jul 1861 at Springfield, AR. Wounded 6 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN. Aptd Col 14 Feb 1863. Signed as commanding 10th Regt. Captured 28 May 1863 near Port Hudson, LA and sent to MP at New Orleans, LA.]

On numerous occasions, the unit served behind Federal lines. A Federal report indicated that it often employed female sympathizers to spy on Federal installations and troop movements, reporting the information obtained back to the command. One of these spies was reported to be operating in Little Rock in mid-November, 1864.

The unit served unattached throughout its career, with the exception of Price's Missouri Expedition in late 1864. During this time it appears to have been attached to Fagan's forces.

Below are the engagements in which the unit took part.

Skirmishes, Clear Creek and Tomahawk, Ark. - Jan. 22, 1864
Skirmish, Rolling Prairie, Ark. - Jan. 23, 1864
Skirmish, Sylamore Creek, Ark. - Jan. 23, 1864
Skirmishes near Burrowsville, Ark. - Jan. 23, 1864
Skirmish, Crooked Creek, Ark. - Feb. 5, 1864
Skirmish, Bayou Des Arc, Ark. - July 13-16, 1864
Skirmish, Gum Swamp, Ark. - July 17, 1864
Skirmish, Austin, Ark. - July 17, 1864
Operations against Expedition from Little Rock to the Little Red River, Ark. - Aug. 6-16, 1864
Price's Missouri Expedition - Aug. 29-Dec. 2, 1864
Skirmish near Quitman, Ark. (detachment) - Sept. 2, 1864
Skirmish, Ironton, Mo. - Sept. 26, 1864
Skirmishes, Arcadia and Ironton, Mo. - Sept. 27, 1864
Battle, Marmiton (Charlot), Mo. - Oct. 25, 1864
Engagement, Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias des Cygnes, Kan. - Oct. 25, 1864
Skirmish near Lewisburg, Ark. - Feb. 12, 1865

Unlike most of the units which accompanied Price after the Missouri expedition, Witt's Cavalry did not retreat all the way to northeastern Texas. The command remained, instead, in Arkansas, probably in order to continue its spying operations. The Third Arkansas (United States) Cavalry met and destroyed Witt's command at the Lewisburg engagement.

The Tenth Arkansas Infantry Regiment was not the only unit which recruited men of Cleburne County. At least seven companies were raised in White County during 1861 and 1862 and others in Independence County.

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