The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-04
COMPILING CONFEDERATE DATA
Col. s. H. Nowlin's Work for
 the U. C. V.
Sececured Valuable Original Rolls of Con federate Soldiers from This
 and Conway Counties.

Col. 5. H. Nowlln, chairman ot the Historical committee of the Arkansas Division of Confederate Veterans, was i'll Conway several days the past week in the interest of the work in which he has been engaged for the past three years that of gathering up and restoring the lost muster roll of Arkansas soldiers. The almost utter de- struction of the Confederate rec ords in our state capital during the days Of reconstruction and since has made the collection of data very difficult.
 Col. Nowlin visit to Conway county, of which most of Faulkner was then a part, resulted in se- curing some of the original rolls of companies which went out to war in the sixties and numerous par tlal rolls of others. From the county records at Morrilton, made then at Springfield, much valua- ble information was obtained which will materially aid in the future work.
 The following are the names of the captains of companies which went out from Conway and Faulk- ner counties: s. s. Ford, w. s. Hannah A. R. Witt, Jno. w. Duncan, Richard Fears, Obed Pat ty, Edwin L. Vaughn, J. P. Ven able, all of the 10th Arkansas In fantry; also Capt. H. B. Ware of the 36th Inf. Anderson Gordon of Carols cavalry regiment; R. w, Harper of the Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Churchill; J M. Dowdle of Lemoy $ regiment, I7th Inf; and R. V. Kings company, McRae s 18th Ark. Inf.
 Of these Col. Nowlin has ob- tained full rolls of the companies commanded by R. w. Harper and J. M. Dowdle; of most ot the oth- CT companies he has procured only a few names or none at all. Through the assistance of Capt. w. w. Martin, Major w. D. Cole and Major Max Frauenthal he ob- tained a number of names and ad- dresses of survivors, who will be asked to furnish lists of the names of comrades alive and dead, whom they can recall from memory.
 Col. Nowlin appeals to old ex-Confeaerates, who have not done so, to send to him at Little Rock such lists as they can make up from memory and by consulta- ton with other comrades. If any original rolls by memorandum or otherwise can be obtained, they are urged to send then to historical headquarters, or copies of them, at least. The historical committee Is sending out information blanks with a list of questions in printed form to such as apply for them or postoffice addresses obtained. It is hoped and believed that the special visit of the chairman of the state historical committee will stimulate the few old soldiers still living to an effort to restore the rolls of their companies and per petuate their names in the history of the glorious cause for which they sacrificed so much. Only Arkansas soldiers are wanted as other states are doing a like work.
 Conway Man Appointed.
 Since the organization of the historical committee on March S. 1905, twenty per cent of the mem bers (sixty-nine in all) have an swered the last roll call. Among them are John G. Fletcher, James P. Eagle, Jno. J. Hornor, Chas F. Penzel, NJ. M. Duffey, Jno. w. Colquitt, Gen. J. C. Tappan, Der T. Duval and others of the distin guished body. To fill one of these vacancies Chairman s. H. Nowlir has appointed Capt. w. w. Mar tin. He will represent the histori cal committee in Faulkner county in the future and aid in procuring