As you all know, The Alexander Papers offer much in the way of brigade compositions [especially for 1862] as follows:

8/2 Special Orders #54 Army of the South West
XX Gen Rust is assigned to the command of the troops at Camp Crystal Hill

XXI the following arrangements of the troops at Camp Crystal Hill are announced:
1st Bgde-Col Nelson cdg
1 Nelson’s regt Texas Inf
2 Sweet’s “” “
3 Darnell’s “” ‘
4 Taylor’s “” “
5 Fitzhugh’s “” “

2nd Bgde-Col McRae cdg
1 McRae’s Regt Ark Inf
2 Pleasants’ “” “
3 Morgan’s “” “
4 Matlock’s “” “
5 McNeill’s “” “
6 Johnson’s “” “

Unattached-Capt Alf Johnson’s co of cavalry
Unattached-Parson’s Regt Texas Cavalry

9/23 Report of W.L. Sims on the condition of the Camp at Hope [Ark]
W.L. Sims, Capt & Field Officer of the day of 2nd Bgde, 1st Division, Trans-Miss. Dept to Lt C. Hanks, Aag
Col D. McRae’s Regt - Camp in good order. Sentinels well instructed. Hospital in good condition
Col Matlock’s Regt – Camp not in good order (filthy). Sentinels not well instructed. Hospital not in good order
Col Johnson’s Regt – Camp in tolerable order. Sentinels well instructed. Hospital in a very filthy condition
Col Pleasants’ Regt – Camp in tolerable good order. Sentinels well instructed. Hospital not in good condition
Col McNeil’s Regt – Camp not in good order. Sentinels well instructed. Hospital in good order
Col Morgan’s Regt – Camp in good order. Sentinels well instructed. Hospital in good order

9/28 S O #39 The following arrangement of troops not included in the First Army Corps, Army of the West, is announced,

McRae’s Bgde

McRae’s Ark regt Inf

Matlock’s Ark regt Inf

Johnson’s Ark regt Inf

Pleasants’ Ark regt Inf

McNeill’s Ark regt Inf

Morgan‘s Ark regt Inf

Woodruff’s Ark btry

Nov 2, 1862
[report] forwarded by Shoup11/26 but date on report says 11/2
Shoup div

1st Bgde-McRae

QM rank 7/14 commissary rank 8/14

Regt Col rank enlisted pres for duty sick/hospital/furlough

McRae 6/4 535 314

Matlock 8/6 390 286

McNeill 6/18 316 375

Pleasants 6/6 381 240

Morgan 7/28 438 104

Johnson resigned 253 248 and 218 awol

Woodruff bty 4/17 87

11/5 Shoup’s Division, under the new order sent to the command last night is as follows:

1st bgde-Fagan

1 Pleasant’s regt Ark Inf

2 Brook’s regt Ark Inf

3 King’s regt Ark Inf

4 Hawthorne’s regt Ark Inf

Blocker’s Ark btry

2nd bgde McRae

1 McRae’s regt Ark Inf

2 Morgan’s regt Ark Inf

3 Matlock’s regt Ark Inf

4 McNeill’s regt Ark Inf

Woodruff’s Ark btry

West’s Ark btry

unattached

Venable Ark Cav co

Chew’s Ark Bn SS