Boy did I stir up a hornets nest. Fantastic reading. What I know for fact: My GG Grandfather W. B. Massey, Pvt. enlisted at Batesville and was assigned to Co. E 1st Arkansas Cav. He was 51 years old. He was listed as a prisoner of war belonging to the Army of the Northern Sub-District of Ark. and was surrendered on May 11, 1865 by Brigadier Gen. M. Jeff Thompson, C.S.A--eventually paroled at Jacksonport, Ark. June 5, 1865. Survived the War and died 2/16/1895 in Cleveland, Ark

His son, Jasper M. Massey, my GG Uncle, enlisted at Oil Trough, Ark. July 18, 1861. Assigned to the infamous Co. B, 8th Ark. He was killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862, 1st day and was reportedly buried in one of the "pits" along with 700+ of his troopers. Keep up the posts, this is great.