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At the age of 35 he enlisted on April 6, 1862 for 12 months.
The last entry for pay was 31 December 1862. Clark along
with his two Hugh Benton and Jim W. left Colombia,
Tennessee for home (Louisana) to plant crops. On 10 May
1863 he was listed as AWOL but was never listed as a desserter.
courtesy of Arlen Coyle
John was born 18 December 1823 in Rowan County, N.C.
On 25 may 1861 a military company "The Home Guards" was
organized with John P Eddleman as Captain; with G.A. Smith,
J.T. Hewlett and J.S. Duncan as Lieutenants, and Charles K.
Oaks (J.P. Eddleman's nephew) as corporal in this unit of
ninety six men. Later John is listed as Senior 2Lt of Company
K. ( Martin's Scouts ) 6th Louisiana Cavalry. On 17 October
1864 he was elected as Representative to the Louisiana State
Legislature for Rapides Parish, La. and was released from the
service to serve his term. John died 17 October 1901 in
Orange Texas and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
courtesy of gr-gr-granddaughter Nancy Bell
He was born January 10, 1824 in Henry County, Alabama
and he died March 9 1892 at Stables in Vernon Parish, La.
and is buried at Cooper Cemetery, south of Leesville and
west of Pickering, La. George enlisted in1863 at Sabine
Parish, La.On his widows pension application it shows that
he served in Col. William Harrison's Regiment, part of the
1st Trans-Mississippi Army CSA. His Regiment serve along
the Red River within the confines of La. against the Union
Forces of Gen. Nathaniel Banks during the failed Red River
Campaign. The Pension board replied there were no rolls for
this regiment. The name of G.H. Stephens of that Unit
appeared on a roll of Prisoners of War surrendered at New
Orleans, La. on May 26,1865 and paroled at Alexandria, La.
June 13, 1865. Alexandria was the nearest large town to
where he lived in western Louisiana.
courtesy of gr-gr-grandson Houston Tracy Jr.
