A)- Both, president and vice-president with others, created 1st Arkansas Infantry, then enlisting May 1, 1861 at Pine Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkansas (BRONAUGH in Company D). This before Arkansas (on its third ballot), became 9th state to secede from the Union, May 6th with one dissenting vote. They were mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Campbell county, Virginia, 19 May, short two companies for regiment size. James Fleming FAGAN (1828KY-1893AR) elected colonel (served in Mexican war under Major Solon BORLAND, M D), James Cade MONROE lieutenant-colonel and THOMPSON major, later in Tennessee when reorganized elected lieutenant-colonel. Company D's 3rd-lieutenant BRONAUGH returned to Pine Bluff summer of 1861, recruiting more companies, which later became part of 2nd Battalion Arkansas Infantry under his command when promoted to major. The 2nd remained in Virginia February 1862 when Major THOMPSON requested the regiment be assigned to Tennessee.
A.1)- Lieutenant-Colonel John Baker THOMPSON wrote his father April 4th from near Monterrey, Putman county, Tennessee, then wounded two days later (his 28th birthday), as part of an early wave of attack at Shiloh (near Pittsburgh Landing), Hardin county,Tennessee. Colonel James F FAGAN's letter from Corinth dated April 9th to THOMPSON's father said, hit with seven bullets, died the 8th, his official report:
"On the right of the regiment, dauntlessly leading the advance, fell Lieutenant Colonel John B. Thompson, mortally wounded, pierced with seven balls. His loss no one can feel so sensibly as myself. Like Havelock, he united the graces of religion to the valor of the soldier." "THOMPSON was buried on "the field" by his orderly. His remains were transferred to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond [Henrico county], Virginia, postwar, to lie beside his wife. According to Chris FERGUSON's book on Hollywood cemetery, which has a photo of THOMPSON, courtesy Library of Virginia."(5/30/07, Bruce ALLARDICE)