Crawford was Col William A Crawford, formerly LT Col of 1st ARk Infantry. He commanded this Cavalry regiment and later brigade from 1863 through the end of the war. They participated in numerous scouts etc but battles included Poison Springs, Marks Mills, Mt Elba, as well as all the battles of the Missouri Raid under Price. Crawford was from Benton and Co B was a Saline Co company. His letters have been published in the Ark Hist Quarterly back in the 50's. I know I have numerous accounts and info from soldiers in his regiment etc. I know they lost a few at Mt Elba and the Camden Exp battles but then really got hit hard at Pilot Knob and the retreat from SW Missouri in 1864. I did an article for the JOuran of Civil War regiments that included a few of his letters. Send me a mailing address and I will send you a photo copy of the article or you can probably go online and buy a copy of that journal with that article in it.

His initial service was in north ARkansas but most of his "conscripts" deserted him and then his regiment was officially organized late in 1863. He spent most of his time in Price's Cavalry under a divison led by his fellow Saline Countian, Major General James Fagan.