The names of the different volunteer companies which assembled in the city, as far as we have been able to learn, were: The Phillips Guards, Capt. Otey; the Helena [Yell] Rifles, Capt. Cleburne; the Southwestern Guards, Capt. Schaife; the Lagrange Cavalry, Capt. Gist; the Jefferson Volunteers, Capt. Carlton; a command of men from Jefferson county, under Capt. Collins; in addition to which there were companies from Prairie, White, Saline, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Monroe, and St. Francis, under officers whose names we have not been able to learn. The two companies from this county were also ordered out by the Governor, and appeared in force. The troops, on their arrival, were in command of Capt. Johnson, of Helena, but were afterwards taken command of by Ex-Gov. Roane, of Jefferson. Brigadier General Holt, we believe, finally assumed the control of the whole body.

Arkansas State Gazette, Saturday, February 9, 1861, http://www.geocities.com/capitalguards/arsenal.html