George Martin

John B. Hale enlisted as a Private in Company E, 31st Arkansas Infantry which was raised from men of Pope County

Hale, John B Private—Enlisted at Dover, Arkansas, February 1, 1862; age 48; absent sick in hospital at Memphis, October 31, 1862; absent sick, “supposed to be dead”, June 30, 1863. http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/31stindx.html

31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

31st Infantry Regiment was assembled during the early summer of 1862 and moved east of the Mississippi River. Assigned to Colonel T. H. McCray's Brigade, it took an active part in the conflict at Richmond, Kentucky. Later it was placed in General McNair's Brigade and united with the 25th Regiment from April to August, 1863. At that time the field and staff officers were transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and the regiment was consolidated into two companies. These companies merged into the 4th Arkansas Regiment, and the 31st ceased to exist. Its commanders were Colonels Henry G. Bunn and Thomas H. McCray; Lieutenant Colonels J. L. Hays, John A. Jacoway, and James F. Johnson; and Majors J. W. Clark, Davis G. Daugherty, and James M. Morgan.