The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodsspeed Publish ing Go. and Was First Published
 in the Year 1889.
MILITARY RECORD.

M1Lll AN &ECOhD.
 Regular Confederate Troops. Com pany E, Sixteenth Arkansas Infantry, was the first company of regular Con federate troops formed in Carroll coun- ty. It was organized in October, 1881, at the militia muster at Green Forest, and numbered ninety-three men. The officers were Captain, w. S. Poynor; first lieutenant, A. S. McKennon; sec ond lieutenant, w. w. Wilson; junior second lieutenant, James H. Berry. This company, with one each from Searcy, Conway and Cat present. Boone, rendezvoused at Carrollton, and were there organized as a battalion, under Lieut.. .-Col. Moore, ignorant of the fact that they lacked one company of having the required number for this.
 The 'battalion" proceeded to Fay etteville, and reported to Gen. Me Culloch, who declined to torecognize their organization. They were detailed to Trott's store, Benton county, and there organized, with three companies from Johnson, one from Washington, one from Madison and one from Pike, into the Sixteenth Regiment of Arkansas Infantry, under Col. John F. Hill.
 The regiment was in winter quarters at Elm Springs, Benton county. It was actively engaged at the battle of Pea Ridge or Elk Horn Tavern, March ', 1862, and was stationed on the ex- treme left, opposed to Sigel's command. It was the charge of this regiment that recovered the body of Gen. McCulloch, which was carried off the field by several men from Company B, with others. The army moved east of the Mississippi via Van Buren and Memphis within a short time afterward. Con- pany E participated in the battles of Pennington and Iuka, Miss At Cor inith the Sixteenth Arkansas formed part of the First Brigade of the First Division of Prices corps, and was stationed on the left wing, which stormed the breastworks to the north of Corinith. In three hours Company E lost one-third of it's men. Among the wounded was James H. Berry, afterward governor, and at present a member of the United States Selas'
 The Sixteenth Arkansas was re- organized in 1882, when J. NJ. Pittman, formerly a private in Company E be- came lieutenant-colonel.
 In November, 1862, as part of Gen. Beall's brigade, the Sixteenth was de- tailed to fortify Port Hudson. July 5, 1883, this post surrended to Gen. Banks, when the privates were paroled. Capt. Poynor and Second Lieut.. Will son, escaped in commissary wagon, returned to Carroll county, and re- organized the company, which subse- quenty participated in the battles of Poison Springs, Marks Mills and Jenkins Ferry, and finally surrended, as part of Doekery's brigade, at Shreveport, in 1865.
 Capt. Goodnight's company, recruit ed principally in Conway county, in eluding about twenty-five Carroll coun- ty men. It was also in the Sixteenth Arkansas, and participated in the en- agreements above noted, to the fall of Port Hudson.
 Company E, First Arkansas Cavalry, originally numbered IFS men, and was mustered at Carrollton with the follow ing officers: Captain, J. W. Bishop; first lieutenant, William Gregory; second lieutenant, s. c. Sneed; third lieutenant, Robert Clark. The term of enlistment was three years, or until the close of the war. The company marched to Kings River, where it en- camped for the night. Here seventy eight men withdrew, and elected - Dawson as captain. Capt. Bishop re- ported to Col. Adams at Prairie Grove, and his company became part of the Third Arkansas Infantry, which was stationed on the extreme left, near the church, during the battle here, Decem- Der ', 1883, and bore the brunt of the battle. Capt. Bishops company lost fourteen men at one charge. After the retreat to Van Buren, Gen. Hind man directed Capt. Bishop to return to Carroll county and mount his company. It then became Company 3. First Arkansas Cavalry, Harrell's battalion of Cabell's brigade, and took part in the battle of Poison Springs. Capt Bishop was promoted to majority OF that battlefield, and John Rossoa sue ceeded him as captain. The company was stationed at Camden and Washing ton, and passed the winter of 1864-65 at Marshall, Tex, where it was dis banded
 There was other companies formed in the county at various peroids during the war; but the frequent reorganlza- tion of the Confederate forces renders it impossible to give an account of their services.
 Helps A Judge tn Bad Fix.
 Justice Eli Cherry, of Gillis Mills, Tenn.,, was plainly worried, A bad sore on his leg had bafiied several doe tors and long resisted all remedies. q Al.