CHEROKEE HOME GUARDS

First and Second Mounted Volunteers

On August 31, 1862, the First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers was organized with

Colonel: Stand Watie
Lieutenant Colonel: Robert Calvin Parks
Major: Joseph Franklin Thompson
Quartermaster: John Lynch Adair
Surgeon: Dr. William J. Dupree
Chaplain: John Harrell

The Second Cherokee Mounted Volunteers was organized several months later.

Colonel: William Penn Adair
Lieutenant Colonel: James Madison Bell and later 0. H. P. Brewer
Major: Porter Hammock succeeded by John R. Harden
Quartermaster: Joel Bryan Mayes
Commissary: C. S. Lynch
Surgeon: Dr. Waldemar Lindsley
Chaplain: John Harrell

It has been impossible to identify the companies with the above given regiments and battalions, but fragmentary rosters are as follows:

Captain: John W. ("Scoy") Brown, became demented and succeeded by E. G. Smith and later by John Gunter Scrimsher.
First Lts.: E. G. Smith, John Gunter Scrimsher and Dempsey Handle.
Second Lt.: Dempsey Handle, and Dumplin O'Fields
Third Lt.: William Parrott
Orderly Sergeants: John Anthony Foreman and Clark Charlesworth Lipe.

Privates:

John Chambers Jr.;\tab Rochard Fool;\tab\tab Talet Morgan; Joseph Chambers; \tab Looney Hicks;\tab\tab Johnson O'Fields; Henry Covel; \tab\tab Hogshooter;\tab\tab George Runabout; George Davis; \tab\tab Jack Justice;\tab\tab Tetenahi; Deerham; \tab\tab John Kickup;\tab\tab Joseph Turnover; William Fool;\tab\tab Watie Lafabre;

Butler's company was probably in the organization at Ft. Wayne in July 1861.

Captain James Leon Butler
First Lt. Clement Vann Rogers
Second Lt. John Talala Kell
Third Lt. William Henry Mayes

Privates:

Benjamin Franklin Adair;Daniel O'Conner Kell; Rufus Motezuma Morgan; Bailey Bacon; \tab\tab Lewis Ross Kell;\tab Green Parris; Thomas Bacon; \tab\tab Joseph Kell;\tab\tab Thomas Lewis Rogers; Lucien Burr Bell; \tab Thomas ROgers Knight;\tab Johl Gunter Scrimsher; Charles H. Campbell; \tab Robert Due Knight;\tab Henry Shaw; John Chambers Jr.; \tab Joseph Landrum;\tab\tab Rogers Stover; Maxwell Chambers;\tab Robert Mann;\tab\tab Saladin Watie; Robert Fife; A. McCandliess; George West; Robert Taylor Hanks; \tab Thomas McLaughlin;\tab William M. West; Calvin Jones Hanks;\tab James L. McLaughlin;\tab John Calhoun West; Bevelly Bean Hickey; \tab Calvin Miller;
\tab\tab

Captain Benjamin Wisner Carter
First Lt. Richard Carter
Second Lt Johnson Fields
Third Lt. Catcher Teehee

Privates:

Walter Bolin; \tab Isaac Keys;\tab\tab Thomas Teehee; Ezekial Bolin;\tab\tab Monroe Keys;\tab\tab John Teehee; Simon Boynton; \tab\tab Samuel H. Keys;\tab George Teehee; John Ross Carter; \tab Samuel Houston Mayes; Daniel Teehee; Charles Millard Fillmore Coody;\tab Worcester McCoy; Andrew Tyner; Joseph Freshower;\tab Lewis Clark Ramsey;\tab Seaborn F. Tyner; William Hedricks;\tab Samuel A. Riley;\tab Reuben Bartley Tyner; Joseph Hedricks; \tab Randolph Riley; \tab Abraham Woodall; Looney Keys;\tab\tab Antoine Rogers;

Possibly a company of the First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers.

Captain John Childers
First Lt. Samuel Lee
Second Lt. Ellis Sanders

Captain Richard O'Fields
First Lt. Johnson O'Fields

Captains: Thomas Jefferson Parks and John W. Fagan
First Lt. John W. Pagan

Privates:
Aaron Head Beck; John Pinkney Chandler; William A. McCandless; Releford Beck;

Captain Clement Vann Rogers
First Lt. Joseph Martin Lynch
Second Lt. Thomas Lewis Rogers
Third Lt. Henry Chambers
Orderly Sergeant Robert McDaniel

Privates:

James Beavert;\tab\tab Richard Griffin;\tab John O'Reiley; Joseph h. Bennett;\tab John Hair;\tab\tab Antoine Rogers; John W. Bumgarner; \tab Wilkerson Hubbard;\tab Joseph Rogers; Maxwell Chambers; \tab Thomas Hubbard;\tab\tab Napoleon Bonapart Rogers; Hilary Clark;\tab\tab Joseph Martin Hildebrand; Lemuel Smith; Virgil Crawford; \tab Isaac Howell;\tab\tab Daniel Webster Vann; Reuben Finley; \tab\tab Moses McDaniel;\tab\tab Caleb Wright;

Captain Joseph Smallwood
Captain John M. Smith
First Lt. Edward Foreman
Second Lt. Heman Lincoln Foreman
Third Lt. Martin Buzzardflopper
Orderly Sergeant Looney Tiger

Privates:
Manning, Wooster
Martin, Richard L.
McDaniel, Nelson
Palmer, John
Williams, Moses

Captain John W. T. Spencer
First Lt. Robert McDaniel
Second Lt. James Beavert
Third Lt. Randolph Coker
Orderly Sergeant Daniel Webster Vann

Privates:

Houston Allen;\tab Wiley McNair Guilliams;\tab James Franklin Rogers; John Bell; \tab\tab William Hicks;\tab\tab Benjamin; John Boot; \tab\tab Daniel O'Conner Kell;\tab Napoleon Bonaparte Rogers; James Cannon;\tab\tab Joseph Kell;\tab\tab James Spencer; David Cogswell;\tab\tab Richard L. Martin;\tab Claybourne Taylor; Virgil Crawford;\tab William McCracken;\tab Andrew Townsend; Archibald Elliott; \tab Nelson McDaniel;\tab Reuben Tyner Jr.; George W. Elliott;\tab Ezekial McLaughlin;\tab James Ward; James Elliott; \tab David McLaughlin;\tab John Ward; Walter Elliott; \tab John McNulty;\tab\tab Bryan Ward; Jefferson Gage; \tab John McPherson;\tab\tab John Williams; Alexander Gordon; \tab John Palmer;\tab\tab Moses Williams; John Griffin;\tab\tab John Poorbear;\tab\tab John Witt;

Captain James Stewart
First Lt. \emdash Catterson
Second Lt. George W. Snardy
Third Lt. Newton Swinney
Orderly Sergeant John Anderson

Privates:

Brower, James\tab\tab Eby, Thomas\tab\tab McCreary, Napoleon B.\par Bryan, Frank \tab\tab Edmondson, Charles\tab Nance, John\par Bryan, Jack \tab\tab Edmondson, N. B.\tab Snider, M. P.\par Bryan, Samuel \tab\tab Elliott, George Washington Stotts, John\par Burns, John \tab\tab Gregg, J. William\tab Thompson, Joseph Lynch\par Campeau, John \tab\tab Kell, Daniel O'Conner\tab Wagoner, George\par Campwell, John\tab\tab Kell, Joseph\tab\tab West, Walter Adair\par Coffelt, Thomas\tab\tab Martin, Alexander L.\tab Yost, James\par Crabtree, John
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\par Captains William Taylor and William Eubanks
\par First Lt. William Eubanks
\par Second Lt. George Reese
\par Third Lt. John Alexander
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\par Captain Hugh Tinnon
\par First Lt. Jeter Thompson Cunningham
\par Second Lt. William Evans
\par Third Lt. Joseph Ingle
\par Orderly Sergeant Patrick Patton
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\par Privates:
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\par Abercrombie, John\tab Countryman, John\tab Keywood, William\par Abercrombie, Lafayette\tab Countryman, Samuel\tab King, Thomas\par Authur, Freeman \tab Denton, David\tab\tab Kirkpatrick, Samuel\par Barney, Charles\tab\tab Dickey, Jack\tab\tab Louks, Henry\par Baumister, Henry \tab Evans, Edward\tab\tab O'Bryan, john\par Blevins, Mitchell\tab Fair, Lewis\tab\tab Reed, Shipman\par Blevins, Ransom \tab Fields, Moses\tab\tab Rhea, John\par Blevins, Thompson\tab Francis, Robert\tab\tab Rogers, John\par Bradshaw, John \tab\tab Gates, Henry\tab\tab Sager, Samuel C.\par Brickey, John \tab\tab Green, William\tab\tab Sanford, James\par Brikey, William\tab\tab Holland, Richard\tab Smith, John\par Coats, Henry \tab\tab Isbell, Columbus\tab Stover, Elisha\par Coats, John \tab\tab Isbell, John\tab\tab Stover, Rogers\par Coleman, James \tab\tab Ingle, Thomas\tab\tab Sturdivant, John Calhoun\par Compton, William \tab Ingle, John\tab\tab Thomas, Zimerhew\par Copeland, Alexander \tab Johnson, Thomas\tab\tab Tinnon, James\par Copeland, Austin \tab Johnson, Chapman\tab Tinnon, William\par Chastain, John\tab\tab Keith, John\tab\tab Walker, Stephen\par Chuwanosky\tab\tab Keith, Elijah\tab\tab White, David\par Countryman, Andrew \tab Keywood, Thomas\tab\tab White, James\par Countryman, George
\tab\tab\tab\tab White, Marion\par

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\par Captain John Shepherd Vann
\par First Lt. Walker Carey
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\par Private
\par Calvin Jones Hanks
\par

\par Captain Charles E. Watie
\par First Lt. Wilson Suagee
\par Second Lt. Samuel Mush
\par Third Lt. John Maw
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\par Privates:
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\par Beck, Ezekiel\tab\tab Pigeon, Alfred\tab\tab Pigeon, Logan\par Ketcher, John\tab\tab Pigeon, Jack\tab\tab Suagee, Stand
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\par Captain Erastus Howland
\par First Lt. \emdash Knight
\par Second Lt. \emdash Boone
\par Third Lt. Antoine LaHay
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\par Privates:
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\par Foreman, Herman Lincoln\tab Keys, Riley J.\tab\tab McCoy, Alexander\par Keys, Rider
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\par Captain William H. Turner
\par First Lt. Antoine LaHay
\par Second Lt. Return Jonathan Foreman, William W. Bark
\par Orderly Sergeant Jacob Markham
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\par Privates:
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\par \par Arseena, George\tab\tab Dennison, W. A.\tab\tab Miller, John Martin \par Blackstone, J. P\tab Downing, Looney\tab\tab Miller, Washington.\tab\par Blalock, Henry \tab\tab Foreman, Amos\tab\tab Mosley, John O'Rielly\par Bledsoe, Joseph\tab Foreman, George\tab\tab Mosley, John\par Coats, John S. \tab\tab Foreman, Jackson\tab O'Rielly, John\par Cochran, Lewis \tab Harvingston, Thomas\tab Proctor, Nelson\par Cochran, John \tab\tab Hillen, Charles\tab\tab Proctor, James\par Cochran, William \tab Inlow, John\tab\tab Squataleechee\tab\par Cochran, Jr.,Charles\tab Jumper, Charles\tab\tab Thomas, Thomas C. \par Cochran, Samuel\tab\tab Kanard, Robert\tab\tab Thomas, Johnson\par Cochran, Sr. Charles\tab Kirk, George W.\tab\tab Waldron, Ulrich\par Cordery, Thomas\tab\tab Lahay, John\tab\tab Winifield, James\par Cordery, Wilson\tab\tab Littlebird\tab\tab Wisner, Samuel\par Daniel, William C.\tab Mann, Robert J.\tab\tab Wortham, James\par Davis, Jr. James \tab Markham, Carter Daniel\par Davis, Sr. James\tab Miller, Andrew
\par

\par This company was probably first a part of

Bryan's Battalion and later
\par (Co D?) Of the Second Cherokee Mounted Volunteers.
\par

\par Captain: John W. Fagan
\par Captain: Richard Fields
\par First. Lt.: Moses Edwards
\par Second Lt.: Bevelly Bean Hickey
\par Orderly Sergeant: Coon Vann
\par

\par Privates:
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\par Chambers, Lorenzo D.\tab Mayes, William Henry\tab Still, Thomas Henry\par Dreadful Water\tab\tab McLemore, Robert\tab Tetenahi\par Fisher, Benjamin\tab Proctor, Yartunna\tab Waters, Hogstoter George\par Hogstoter, Sunday\tab Smith, John Quincy A.\tab Waters, George (Buckskin)\par King, Benjamin
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\par Captain: Alexander Foreman
\par Captain: Roswell W. Lee
\par First Lts.: Henry Forrester, J. W. Gregg
\par Second Lts.: William Taylor, Riley Wise Lindsey
\par Orderly Sergeants: John Reese, Taylor Clark, John R. Vann
\par

\par Privates:
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\par Alberty, George W.\tab Clark, J. Hilary\tab Phillips, William\par Arseena\tab\tab\tab Crane, William\tab\tab Polk, John\par Bacon, Bailey\tab\tab Crittenden, James\tab Proctor, Isaac\par Bacon, John\tab\tab Deadrick, William\tab Rider Cloud\par Baker, J. Riley\tab\tab Doghead, John\tab\tab Seymore, James\par Barnard, Robert\tab\tab Edwards, Cap\tab\tab Silk, Lee\par Benge, Samuel\tab\tab Hicks, Charles\tab\tab Smith, McCoy\par Bigby, Thomas\tab\tab Hurd, Richard\tab\tab Solomon, Ketcher\par Bledsoe, Alonzo\tab\tab Ice Nitts\tab\tab Taylor, William\par Brower, James\tab\tab Marshall, John\tab\tab Walker, William\par Brush\tab\tab\tab Ootlenowi\tab\tab Wilkerson, James\par Campreau, John\tab\tab Peter, Thomas\tab\tab Womack, William
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\par

\par This was an artillery company. They got their battery: three twelve pound howitzers and\par a 2.2.1 pound brass rifle, early in 1863. One twelve pounder was lost in Elk Creek after the battle of Honey Springs. And found by the Federals while searching for dead. Three other\par guns were added, but their sources are not known. One gun burst by over charging at the\par capture of the steamer, J. R. WILLIAMS, on June 15, 1864 and the others were surrendered to\par the United States at the close of the war.
\par

\par Captain: Samuel Gunter
\par First Lt.: William Alexander
\par Second Lt.: Calvin Jones Hanks
\par Third Lt.: Rufus Bell Adair
\par Orderly Sergeant: Robert Taylor Hanks
\par

\par Privates:
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\par Adair, John Bell\tab Gunter, Keekee\tab\tab Seven Fields\par Alexander, Robert\tab Harman, John Edward\tab Shanks, John H.\par Brown, John lafayette\tab Holt, Henderson\tab\tab Simmons, Bertie\par Candy, John\tab\tab Holt, Moses\tab\tab Smoker, George\par Candy, Samuel\tab\tab Johnson, Benjamin\tab Snake Puppy\par Carlile, Stephen. N.\tab Johnson, William\tab Ussrey, D. C.\par Colwell, Jolly\tab\tab Jones, Charles\tab\tab Ussrey, David\par Edwards, Moses\tab\tab Jones, Matthew\tab\tab Ussrey, Isaac\par Eldridge, Jefferson\tab Langely, Lock\tab\tab Ussrey, Philip\par Elmo, Buck\tab\tab Matthis, Allen\tab\tab Ussrey, Tobe\par Fields, George Washington McCracken, William\tab Ussrey, William, Jr.\par Frazell, John\tab\tab Perdue, John\tab\tab Wheeler, Samuel\par Gafford, John\tab\tab Perdue, Joseph\tab\tab Witt, Felix\par Gafford, Jesse\tab\tab Poorbear, John\tab\tab Yates, George\par Gonzales, John\tab\tab Price, John
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\par Captain: Charles Holt
\par First Lts.: Montgomery Morgan, Squire Baldridge
\par Second Lts.: John D. Alberty, Coon Vann
\par Orderly Sergeants: James Reed, Coon Vann, William Ussrey, Sr.
\par

\par Privates:
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\par Carlile, Stephen N.\tab Lowrey, William\tab\tab Ussrey, James\par Hicks, Charles\tab\tab Marshall, John\tab\tab Vann, Arseena\par Jones, Charles\tab\tab McCorkle, J. L. \tab Waters, George (Buckskin)\par Lincoln, Abraham\tab Payne, Samuel\tab\tab Whitmire, Stephen\par Little Leach\tab\tab Reese, George
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\par Third Regiment Indian Home Guards
\par

\par This Regiment began as a Confederate Regiment, but when captured, joined the Union.
\par This is only a partial roster.
\par

\par Colonel William A. Phillips
\par Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Downing
\par Major John A. Foreman
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\par Co. A
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\par Captain: Smith Christy
\par First Lt. Samuel Houston Benge
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\par Co. B
\par

\par Captains: Isaac Tyner and Alexander C. Spillman
\par First Lt. Alexander C. Spillman
\par Second Lt. William Sunday
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\par Privates:
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\par Bear, John\tab Jack Rabbit\tab\tab Soup\par Bearpaw, Richar Jug, Johnson\tab\tab Spikebuck, Tom\par Beartoter, Lacey Otterlifter\tab\tab Starr, John\par Consene, David \tab Puff, Runabout\tab\tab Sulteeska,\par Cutter, Harry\tab Puff, Grass\tab\tab Sunday, Tom \par Dick, Johnson\tab Reese, Joe F\tab\tab Thompson, John\par Dick, Hungry\tab Ridge, George\tab\tab Waterhunter,\par Dry, Peter \tab Ridge, Johnson\tab\tab Witch, Jesse\par Ellis, Red\tab Seven, George\tab\tab Wolf, Lewis\par George, Adam Feeling Sharp, John\tab\tab Wolf Smoke, \par Goodmoney, Eli\tab Sharp, \par Hogshooter\tab Snuker,
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\par Co. C
\par

\par Captain: Nathaniel Fish
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\par Privates:
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\par Adams, George \tab Hammer, Thomas\tab\tab Raft, Jaybird \par Bean, Thompson\tab Hite, James\tab\tab Rail, Jackson\par Butler, Joseph\tab Johnson, Ellis\tab\tab Riley, John \par Cade, William\tab Leach, Mick\tab\tab Scontihee, Lewis\par Catcher, William Mayes, Tallow\tab\tab Shoe Boots\par Cooweescoowee,George McLain, Looney\tab\tab Suake, Thomas \par Goback\tab\tab Nowife, Andrew\tab\tab Tadpole Crossing\par Hair, Wilson\tab Puppy, Young\tab\tab Weaver, George
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\par Co. D
\par

\par Captain, Talala
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\par Privates:
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\par Bigtalker\tab\tab Henry, Samuel\tab\tab Pumpkin, Charles\par Blackhaw\tab\tab Hog, George\tab\tab Sanders \par Double, Jack\tab\tab Horn, David\tab\tab Situake\par Downing, Dragging\tab Hunter\tab\tab\tab Smoke, Jesse\par Downing, Dull\tab\tab Keener, Tony \tab\tab Soap, George\par Downing, Alexander\tab Keener, Arch\tab\tab Sourjohn, William\par Fodder, Runabout\tab Knight, Samuel\tab\tab Spirit, Samuel\par Hammond, Thomas\tab\tab Pickup, John\tab\tab Wiley
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\par

\par Co. E
\par

\par Captain William Webber, Thomas Pegg
\par First Lt. John S. Hanway
\par Second Lt. Bear Brown
\par Orderly Sergeant Robin Crawford
\par

\par Privates:
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\par Clark,George Washington Kerr, Frank\tab\tab Sekeekee, John\par Crapo\tab\tab\tab McLeod, Murdoch\tab\tab Stealer, Josiah\par Creek Sam\tab\tab McTier, James\tab\tab Woods, Nicholas B.\par Davis, Jesse\tab\tab Meigs, John\tab\tab Yohola, Jim\par DeKinney, Waters Salt\tab Misaeala\tab\tab Young, Thomas\par Emory, Peter\tab\tab Nave, Henry\tab\tab Young, Roach\par James\tab\tab\tab Oowano, Sunday\tab\tab Young, Joseph\par Jumper\tab\tab\tab Oowano, James\tab\tab Young, John\par Justice, Sidney\tab\tab Ridge, Josiah
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\par Co. F
\par

\par Captain: Huckleberry Downing
\par First Lt. Andrew W. Robb
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\par Privates:
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\par \par Baldridge, Wahachi\tab Ellis, Nathaniel\tab Oochalata \par Baldridge, Thicket\tab Foster, Daniel\tab\tab Otter, Charles\par Beanstick, James\tab Glass, Joseph T \tab Rooster, George \par Brush, George\tab\tab Grass, Jesse\tab\tab Situwake, Johnson\par Clay, Washington Aaron\tab Harris, James\tab\tab Timberlake, Charles\tab\par Coleman, John\tab\tab Hawkins, Lacey\tab\tab Twist\par Dave\tab\tab\tab Jack, Johnson\tab\tab Vann, Avery\par Dirt Seller\tab\tab Jumper\tab\tab\tab Waleeska Bait\tab\par Drinker Walkingstick\tab Lowrey, Squirrel\tab\tab\tab\par Duck, John\tab\tab Nightkiller
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\par Co. G
\par

\par Captain: Maxwell Phillips
\par Second Lt. Carselowry Proctor
\par Orderly Sergeant Spencer S. Stephens
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\par Privates:
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\par Bottom Water\tab\tab Pigeon, Josiah\tab\tab Sold\par Broom, Horace\tab\tab Pritchett, Tieska\tab Stand\par Christy, Henry\tab\tab Puppy\tab\tab\tab Turningabout\par Christy, Richard Doctor\tab Runner Catcher\tab\tab Walkingstick, Charles\par Grimmett, Little\tab Sanders, Benjamin\tab Walkingstick, John\par Hawk, Fourkiller\tab Shade, Johnson
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\par Co. H
\par

\par Captain: Simon Snell
\par First Lt. Harmon Scott
\par Second Lt. Basil G. McCrea
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\par Privates:
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\par Bird, Jackson\tab\tab Geesky, Johnson \tab Sixkiller, Moses \par Butler, Joseph \tab\tab Hildebrand, George\tab Starr, Thomas\par Crying Wolf\tab\tab Leaf\tab\tab\tab Tanner, Pheasant\par Elijah\tab\tab\tab Long, Charley\tab\tab Wasody, Stop\par Foreman, Rider\tab\tab Sixkiller, Youngwolf
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\par Co. I
\par

\par Captain: Whitecatcher
\par First Lt. Charles Brown
\par Second Lt. William Sunday
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\par \par Privates:
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\par Burns, James \tab\tab Ross, Alien\tab\tab Smith, John \par Hildebrand, Michael\tab Ross, Silas \tab\tab Spears, Stephen \par Ross, George W.\tab\tab Sinelton, James\tab\tab Springston, John L.
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\par Co. K
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\par Captain: James Vann
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\par Co. L
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\par Captain: Solomon Kaufman
\par First Lt. Redbird Sixkiller
\par Second Lt. Jules C. Cayot
\par Orderly Sergeant William H. Hendricks
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\par Privates:
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\par Bushyhead, Jesse\tab Goingwolf, Aaron\tab Hendricks, John\par Chambers, James\tab\tab Haney, Benjamin\tab\tab Proctor, Ezekial \par Glass, Isaac\tab\tab Hendricks, Jr. William\tab Sixkiller, Samuel
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\par This was an artillery company.
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\par Co. M

\par Captain: Henry S. Anderson
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\par Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Sociaty
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