COMPANY "H" 23RD REGIMENT
ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS

COMMANDED BY COLONEL O. P. LYLES.

MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL OF CAPTAIN SPARKS

Appended are the names of those who joined the gray ranks from this vicinity, and there are some well-known names among them. The story concludes with the oath of allegiance to the United States, signed by Capt. Sparks, after the war, over two years from date of letter to his wife:

MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL OF CAPTAIN SPARKS, COMPANY "H " 23RD REGIMENT, ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS, COMMANDED BY COLONEL O. P. LLYES. Following is the list of officers, their age, where enlisted, and where born:

J. E. Sparks, Capt. - age 34 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born at Danville, Va.

T. B. Sparks, lst. Lieut. - age 25 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born Coffee County Tenn

J, W. Killough, 2nd. Lieut. - age 24 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born in Arkansas

W. C. Harris, Jr 2nd. Lieut. - age 22 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas born in Arkansas

J. W. Newsom, lst. Sgt. - age 29 - enlisted at Jonesboro, Arkansas, born in Georgia

W. I. Renshaw 2nd. Sgt. - age 25 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born in Mississippi

Wm. Warmath, 3rd. Sgt - 29 - Memphis, Tenn., born in Ten Arkansas born in Mississippi

J. J. Lynch, 4th Sgt -age 23 - enlisted at Jonesboro, Arkansas

J.W. Darr, 5th. Sgt. - age 30 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born in Tennessee

J. L. Wright, Corp., - age 25 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born in Kentucky

Abe Brown, Corp. - age 27 - enlisted at Memphis, Tenn., born in Georgia

R. Akers Corp. - age 23 - enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, born in Georgia;

L. E. Wiles, Corp. - age 34 - enIisted at Jonesboro, Arkansas, born in Tennessee.

Following is the list of privates enlisted at Jonesboro, Arkansas, their age and where born:

Allen, W. B. - age 21 - Virginia

Brown, D. - age 20 - Georgia

Brown, J. M. - age 19 - Georgia

Busby, N. B. - age l9 - Arkansas

Barton, W. H. - age 35 - Georgia

Cook, Benj. - age 23 - Arkansas

Cooper, W. B. - age 18 - S. Carolina

Cooper, J. - age 26 - S. Carolina

Chamberlain, Wm. - age 23 - Tennessee

Dillen, J. A. - age 19 - Alabama

Dickens, T. J. - age 23 - Arkansas

Fry, D. - age 30 - Massachusetts

Gannaway, W. age 21, Alabama

Gaskins, T. J. - age 17 - Mississippi

Loftin, Wm. - age 36 - Tennessee

Loftis, J. A. - age 19 - S. Carolina

Mangrum, L. B. - age 20 - Tennessee

Neely, H. - age 22 - Kentucky

Neely, T. - age 18 - Kentucky

Neil, J. I. - age 32 - N. Carolina

Osobrne, George - age 18 - Arkansas

Prichard, J. - age 18 - Arkansas

Patrick, Jno. - age 19 - Tennessee

Penix, J. M. - age 28 - Alabama

Payne, J. - age 22 - Alabama

Riffey, Jno., age 21, Virginia

Robertson, S. G. - age 21 - Georgia

Stotts, H. - age 21 - Arkansas

Sparks, A. W. - age 20 - Tennessee

Sparks, W. M. - age 18 - Tennessee

Stroud, A. - age 34 - Tennessee

Vicry, B. F. - age 28 - Tennessee

Wilson, Alf - age 19 - Arkansas

Weldon, G. E. - age 25 - Missouri

Yarbrough, J. C. - age 18 - Alabama

Miser, W. - age 18 - Missouri

Lewis, W. B. - age 43 - Tennessee

Blankenship, W. - age 27 - Tennessee

Wyatt, W. P. - age 42 - 1V. Carolina

Pressly, Andy - age 22 - Georgia
 

Following is a list of privates enlisted at Harrisburg, Arkansas, their age and where born:

Akers, Jas. - age 19 - Georgia

Cody, J. R. - age 24 - North Carolina

Clem, J. G. - age 29 - Alabama

Cary, Saml. - age 29 - Tennessee

Cary, Jas. - age 29 - Tennessee

Harden, Thos. - age 19 - Arkansas

Hodges, A. - age 22 - Arkansas

Howard, J. F. - age 25 - Missouri

Harris, A. - age 18 - Arkansas

Johnson, J. C. - age 31 - Georgia

Kirtner, Alex - age 19 - Arkansas;

Powell C. P., age 25, Alabama

Scroggins, G., age 25, Tennessee

Glosson, Jas. - age 44 - North Carolina

Brown, B. W. - age 39 - Virginia;

Guest, D. A. - age 24 - Alabama

Pritchett, Jno. - age 21 - Tennessee

Hall, Ritch - age 45 - enlisted in Cross County, Arkansas born in Mississippi

I, the undersigned commanding officer of Compnay "H" 23rd Regt, Ark, Vol., do for the within named prisoners of war belonging to theArmy of the Northern Sub-District of Arkansas, who, having been on the 11th day of May 1865 surrendered by Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, C.S.A. Commanding said army, to Major General G.M. Dodge, U.S.A. Commanding Department of the Missouri, hereby give my solemn parole of honor that the within names shall not hereafter serve in the armies of the so-called Confederate States, or in any military capacity whatever against the United States of America or render aid to the enemies of the latter, until properly exchanged in such manner as shall be mutually approved be the respective authorities.

(signed)

J. E. Sparks, Captain
Commanding Company "H" 23rd
Arkansas Regiment