Mrs. Sarah A. McAlister applied for a Confederate pension from Franklin County in 1915, citing the service of her late husband in Co. C, 15th Northwest Arkansas Infantry. The name of her late husband was recorded as Edmond McCallister, but the service cited matches that of Edward M. McAlister. The date of his death was given as May 22, 1897. Her application was approved on August 12, 1915 (Pension No. 22810).