J. N. Newton, Private, Company B, 21st Arkansas Infantry, wounded near Holly Springs, Mississippi October 15, 1862, no other record
M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas
21st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry
21st Infantry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862 by consolidating four companies of J. S. McCarver's 14th and six companies of G. W. Lomoyne's 17th Arkansas Battalions. The regiment was involved in the Battles of Corinth and Hatchie Bridge, and reported 27 killed, 41 wounded, and 58 missing. It was then assigned to General M. E. Green's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 21st sustained 37 casualties at Port Gibson and was captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. It was not reorganized after the exchange. Colonels Jordan E. Cravens and William G. Matheny, and Majors W. M. Dowdle and Harrison Moore were in command.