James W. Wallace, Private, Company B, Crawford's Regiment Cavalry,* enlisted March 16, 186_ at Benton by Capt. Miller for 3 years, recorded on the August 31, 63' to February 29, 1864 as having "Deserted Sept. 12, 1863, retreat from Little Rock," pay due from enlistment, no other records

* This Regiment was designated at various times as Crawford's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, 10th Regiment Arkansas Cavalry and 1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry

Record of Events, Company B, Aug. 31, 63' to Feby 29, 1864**
Station not given

"This company since the organization has been scouting almost all the time part of the time in the mountains after Jayhawkers. Has had several skirmishes with the Jayhawkers and Robbers without the loss of a man. Had an engagement with the Federals near Princeton Ark on the 8 of Dec 1863 in which we lost 1 officer and twelve men captured and were forced to retreat on account of superior numbers against us"

** This is the one and only Company muster roll on record which leaves us uncertain as if he ever returned to the company.

M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas

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1st or Crawford's Arkansas Cavalry Rgt.

Col. William A. Crawford, LtCol. D. L. Kilgord, Maj. J. W. Walker

The regiment was formed during the spring of 1863 as a battalion, but
two additional companies were added to bring it up to regimental
strength. It served in W. A. Crawford's and W. F. Slemons' brigade and
fought at Poison Spring and Marks' Mills, then was active in Price's
1864 Missouri expedition. The unit was included in the surrender of the
Trans-Mississippi Department on June 2, 1865.

Submitted by John Haseltine

Historical Data Systems, Inc.

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Company B – was organized at Benton, Arkansas, on March 26, 1863, by Captain Mark S. Miller. The company was composed primarily of men from Saline county, and operated as an independent cavalry company throughout 1863. One muster roll for Company B survives. It covers the period January 1 to February 29, 1864, and bears the following notation: “This Company since its organization has been scouting almost all the time, part of the time in the mountains after Jayhawkers. Has had several skirmishes with the Jayhawkers and Robbers without the loss of a man. Had an engagement with the Federals near Princeton, Ark. on the 8th of Dec. 1863 in which we lost 1 Officer and twelve men captured and were forced to retreat on account of superior numbers against us.”[4]
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