Company B--dated "In the Field," August 31, 1863.
Consolidated Companies A, B & F--dated at Camp Kirby Smith, February 29, 1864.
Consolidated Companies E, D & H--dated at Camp Kirby Smith, February 29, 1864.
The consolidations took place on January 3, 1864.
Apart from these three muster rolls, most of what we know about the men of this regiment comes from Federal prisoner of war records, some wartime reports and correspondence, and postwar pension applications. Also the diary of Thomas Jacob Barb covering the period June to September 1863. The diary was found by a Union officer -- Hugh R. Creighton -- after the fall of Little Rock, and was preserved to the present day. Interesting daily account. Here are the last two entries in Barb's diary (spelling and punctuation unedited) --
Thursday 10th September—We was ordered to saddle up last night about 2 o’clock and this morning about sun up was ordered to move. I was left on picket on the Arkansas River. There has been heavy cannonading up and down the River all morning. The feds has come across. They layed there pontoon Bridge last night and crossed. Our battery never knew any thing of it till this morning and then it was to late. We started for little Rock about 11 o’clock. Stoped on Bayou and dismounted and succeeded in driving them back once captureing a good many horses and some prisoners and two small pieces of Artillery then they come up with there infantry and drove us back. Our major was mortally wounded. We come through little Rock about 4 o’clock this evening and there found the whole army under a full retreat without ever giving them a general fight so the big expected fight for our capitol is come and gone and wasent nothing but a skirmish. The cavalry done all the fighting. They blew a 64 pounder into the River on the Rocks.
Friday 11th—We traveled all night very near on our retreat from Little Rock. we stoped about 12 o’clock about 12 miles from the city and lay down and took a knap and then come up with the regiment. They wasent out about 200 men together. The others scattered every where. We passed through Benton about 4 o’clock and went on to Saline River and camped. We killed a hog and had a good bait. Our mess camped right below Gen Price’s Headquarters.