Looking for info on John Benge, Co. B, 1st Arkansas Cavalry, State Troops. He is on the casualty list for Wilson's Creek - killed in battle. In Mabel W. Anderson's "Life of General Stand Watie", she states "John Benge, who was killed at this time, is said to have been the first Cherokee to fall in battle after the beginning of the war." It seems likely to me this is the same person but I'd like to have more certainty.