Stirman's 1st AR Sharpshooters Organized: on 8/1/62

1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (Stirman's)
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1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (Stirman's) (Confederate)
The 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (Stirman's) (1864-1865) was a Confederate Army cavalry battalion during the American Civil War. The unit was also known as Brooks 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, Stirman's, 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, Stirman's Sharpshooter Regiment, 1st Regiment Arkansas Sharpshooters, and finally simply as Stirman's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment.

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John Wycliffe [uncertain] Shoptaw
Born 1830 in Kentucky, United States
Died 15 Oct 1863 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United
Co. F, 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), US Civil War

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John Shoptaw Died of Disease during the United States Civil War.
Pvt John Shoptaw served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Feb 15, 1862
Mustered out: Oct 15, 1863 Died
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company F, 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shoptaw-34

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