Co. I. 33rd Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A.

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33rd Arkansas Regiment was commanded by Colonel Grinstead and Brigadier Commander Tapin of Churchill's Divison of the Southern armies

Captain Francis Erwin, was injured at the Battle of Elkhorn, 7 March 1862 while in command of the Co. C. the "Caddo Rifles", so resigned his commission. He went back to Montgomery County, Arkansas and raised Company I. the majority enlisting at Caddo Gap June 24, 1862. They were mustered into the 33rd Arkansas Infantry at Arkansas Post July 3, 1862.

Note: Rank private on enrollment and discharge unless noted.
*Died in the war.

Co. I. 33rd Arkansas Infantry Grinstead's Regiment, Tappan's Brigade, Churchill's Division formed at Camden  July 3 1862 and their route took them to Prairie Grove  Dec 7 1862- retreated south to Little Rock, Monroe, LA Aug. 1863; and to Delhi, back to Arkansas then to Shreveport, LA; Manfield and Pleasant Hill and they participated in the battles of:
Prairie Grove, Helena, Prairie DeAnn April 1864, Poison Spring, Marks Mill and Jenkins Ferry April 30, 1864 where the Colonel died (Grinstead).

Co. I. 33rd Arkansas Infantry
Discharged by furnishing a substitute before 31 Oct 1862.
Colwell, William G. Pvt  - age 28.
Maberry, James W. Pvt  - age 26. 
McKinney, George P. Pvt  - age 30.
Smith, Sammuel M. Sgt  - age 30.

Many avoided military service by taking advantage of the section of the Enrollment Act of 1863 allowing draftees to pay $300 to a substitute who served for them. By 1864 the fee had climbed to over $1000.

The Enrollment Act, enacted to the need to swell the ranks of the Union army, subjected all males between the ages of twenty and forty-five to the draft. Men who were mentally or physically impaired, the only son of a widow, the son of infirm parents, or a widower with dependent children were exempt. The act divided the United States into enrollment districts along the lines of congressional districts.

All eligible males were enrolled and grouped into one of two classes. Class one grouped men between the ages of twenty and thirty-five years and unmarried men between thirty-five and forty-five. Class two included all other persons subject to do military duty. Enrollees had their names placed on consolidated lists where their name, place of residence, age as of July 1, 1863, race, occupation, marital status, place of birth, and, perhaps, remarks were recorded. A draft enrollment is one of the few places an individual may be located if he does not have a service record. The consolidated lists show these men as having been enrolled but give no clue as to why they did not serve. The answer should lie with records in the congressional district in which the individual lived.

Reference: Index to Compiled Service Record of Confederate Soldiers who served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas. National Archives Mirco-copy #376. These are index cards  contain only the soldiers name, company, unit and rank on enrollment and rank on discharge.

Montgomery Country: Our Heritage Vol. 1 Pages 340-352 Civil war Section
Montgomery Country: Our Heritage Vol. 2 Page 1115 A list of veterans, 33rd AR, appeared in The Review-Democrat Womble, Arkansas, Dec. 4, 1924.

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