McCrays Regt. (This was misspelled, along with his last name. We're blessed that there is a stone with enough detail to find him. It was McRae's, later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest) )
CSA
James was descended from Thomas Mustain's older son, Jesse Mustain, born 1750 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Next generations were Thomas Mustain, born 1778 and Avery Mustain II, born 1808. James Mustain, was born 1837 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, as the 4th of 13 children.
You may work back to see James' ancestors from this link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mustaing&id=I1304
He was a cousin of my great-grandfather, Nathaniel Baxter Mustain. Nathaniel was descended from Thomas Mustain's younger son, Avery Mustain, born in 1756.
James (about 24, we don't know his birth month in 1837) and Nathaniel (age 18) volunteered into what was later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest), Company A, in Bentonville, Arkansas, on July 15, 1861. Nathaniel's older brother, John M. Mustain, volunteered on Jan 10, 1862, at Camp Benjamin, Arkansas.
Shadrack Thomas, shown as S. Thomas in most National Archives records, was 11th of 14 children and a young uncle to John M. & Nathaniel Baxter Mustain.
S. Thomas (age 22), volunteered on Mar 1, 1862, in Frog Bayou, Arkansas. He missed Wilson's Creek, but was with James, John and Nathaniel at the early March Battle of Pea Ridge.
There is no record of James being wounded. Hunger and disease were rampant in the camps. I've added images of the last two of James' Muster Rolls from the National Archives. He was listed as "Sick," when they were forced to leave him at hospital in Van Buren. The following details are found at Wikipedia:The unit went into winter quarters at Cross Hollows, in Benton County Arkansas, where it remained there until February 20, 1862, when it was ordered to Sugar Creek, Missouri with the rest of the army and formed a junction with General Price's forces. The unit participated in a retreat after various skirmishes arrived back in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. The unit remained in the mountains until March 3 when it began the movement to attack the Union forces at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The unit participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 11, 1862 as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. For this battle, a ninth company was temporarily added. Known as Emergency Company I, this company was composed of men from Benton County who enlisted for thirty days of "emergency service." The unit sustained heavy loss and retreated through Fayetteville to Van Buren. The regiment left Van Buren on March 24, 1862 and moved to DesArc, Arkansas.
[Note: James would have been taken to Van Buren hospital before the regiment left on Mar 24, about 3 weeks before he died on April 15, 1862.]
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CSA
James was descended from Thomas Mustain's older son, Jesse Mustain, born 1750 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Next generations were Thomas Mustain, born 1778 and Avery Mustain II, born 1808. James Mustain, was born 1837 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, as the 4th of 13 children.
You may work back to see James' ancestors from this link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mustaing&id=I1304
He was a cousin of my great-grandfather, Nathaniel Baxter Mustain. Nathaniel was descended from Thomas Mustain's younger son, Avery Mustain, born in 1756.
James (about 24, we don't know his birth month in 1837) and Nathaniel (age 18) volunteered into what was later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest), Company A, in Bentonville, Arkansas, on July 15, 1861. Nathaniel's older brother, John M. Mustain, volunteered on Jan 10, 1862, at Camp Benjamin, Arkansas.
Shadrack Thomas, shown as S. Thomas in most National Archives records, was 11th of 14 children and a young uncle to John M. & Nathaniel Baxter Mustain.
S. Thomas (age 22), volunteered on Mar 1, 1862, in Frog Bayou, Arkansas. He missed Wilson's Creek, but was with James, John and Nathaniel at the early March Battle of Pea Ridge.
There is no record of James being wounded. Hunger and disease were rampant in the camps. I've added images of the last two of James' Muster Rolls from the National Archives. He was listed as "Sick," when they were forced to leave him at hospital in Van Buren. The following details are found at Wikipedia:The unit went into winter quarters at Cross Hollows, in Benton County Arkansas, where it remained there until February 20, 1862, when it was ordered to Sugar Creek, Missouri with the rest of the army and formed a junction with General Price's forces. The unit participated in a retreat after various skirmishes arrived back in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. The unit remained in the mountains until March 3 when it began the movement to attack the Union forces at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The unit participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 11, 1862 as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. For this battle, a ninth company was temporarily added. Known as Emergency Company I, this company was composed of men from Benton County who enlisted for thirty days of "emergency service." The unit sustained heavy loss and retreated through Fayetteville to Van Buren. The regiment left Van Buren on March 24, 1862 and moved to DesArc, Arkansas.
[Note: James would have been taken to Van Buren hospital before the regiment left on Mar 24, about 3 weeks before he died on April 15, 1862.]
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McCrays Regt. (This was misspelled, along with his last name. We're blessed that there is a stone with enough detail to find him. It was McRae's, later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest) )
CSA
James was descended from Thomas Mustain's older son, Jesse Mustain, born 1750 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Next generations were Thomas Mustain, born 1778 and Avery Mustain II, born 1808. James Mustain, was born 1837 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, as the 4th of 13 children.
You may work back to see James' ancestors from this link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mustaing&id=I1304
He was a cousin of my great-grandfather, Nathaniel Baxter Mustain. Nathaniel was descended from Thomas Mustain's younger son, Avery Mustain, born in 1756.
James (about 24, we don't know his birth month in 1837) and Nathaniel (age 18) volunteered into what was later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest), Company A, in Bentonville, Arkansas, on July 15, 1861. Nathaniel's older brother, John M. Mustain, volunteered on Jan 10, 1862, at Camp Benjamin, Arkansas.
Shadrack Thomas, shown as S. Thomas in most National Archives records, was 11th of 14 children and a young uncle to John M. & Nathaniel Baxter Mustain.
S. Thomas (age 22), volunteered on Mar 1, 1862, in Frog Bayou, Arkansas. He missed Wilson's Creek, but was with James, John and Nathaniel at the early March Battle of Pea Ridge.
There is no record of James being wounded. Hunger and disease were rampant in the camps. I've added images of the last two of James' Muster Rolls from the National Archives. He was listed as "Sick," when they were forced to leave him at hospital in Van Buren. The following details are found at Wikipedia:The unit went into winter quarters at Cross Hollows, in Benton County Arkansas, where it remained there until February 20, 1862, when it was ordered to Sugar Creek, Missouri with the rest of the army and formed a junction with General Price's forces. The unit participated in a retreat after various skirmishes arrived back in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. The unit remained in the mountains until March 3 when it began the movement to attack the Union forces at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The unit participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 11, 1862 as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. For this battle, a ninth company was temporarily added. Known as Emergency Company I, this company was composed of men from Benton County who enlisted for thirty days of "emergency service." The unit sustained heavy loss and retreated through Fayetteville to Van Buren. The regiment left Van Buren on March 24, 1862 and moved to DesArc, Arkansas.
[Note: James would have been taken to Van Buren hospital before the regiment left on Mar 24, about 3 weeks before he died on April 15, 1862.]
[email protected]
CSA
James was descended from Thomas Mustain's older son, Jesse Mustain, born 1750 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Next generations were Thomas Mustain, born 1778 and Avery Mustain II, born 1808. James Mustain, was born 1837 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, as the 4th of 13 children.
You may work back to see James' ancestors from this link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mustaing&id=I1304
He was a cousin of my great-grandfather, Nathaniel Baxter Mustain. Nathaniel was descended from Thomas Mustain's younger son, Avery Mustain, born in 1756.
James (about 24, we don't know his birth month in 1837) and Nathaniel (age 18) volunteered into what was later renamed as 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest), Company A, in Bentonville, Arkansas, on July 15, 1861. Nathaniel's older brother, John M. Mustain, volunteered on Jan 10, 1862, at Camp Benjamin, Arkansas.
Shadrack Thomas, shown as S. Thomas in most National Archives records, was 11th of 14 children and a young uncle to John M. & Nathaniel Baxter Mustain.
S. Thomas (age 22), volunteered on Mar 1, 1862, in Frog Bayou, Arkansas. He missed Wilson's Creek, but was with James, John and Nathaniel at the early March Battle of Pea Ridge.
There is no record of James being wounded. Hunger and disease were rampant in the camps. I've added images of the last two of James' Muster Rolls from the National Archives. He was listed as "Sick," when they were forced to leave him at hospital in Van Buren. The following details are found at Wikipedia:The unit went into winter quarters at Cross Hollows, in Benton County Arkansas, where it remained there until February 20, 1862, when it was ordered to Sugar Creek, Missouri with the rest of the army and formed a junction with General Price's forces. The unit participated in a retreat after various skirmishes arrived back in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. The unit remained in the mountains until March 3 when it began the movement to attack the Union forces at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The unit participated in the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 11, 1862 as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. For this battle, a ninth company was temporarily added. Known as Emergency Company I, this company was composed of men from Benton County who enlisted for thirty days of "emergency service." The unit sustained heavy loss and retreated through Fayetteville to Van Buren. The regiment left Van Buren on March 24, 1862 and moved to DesArc, Arkansas.
[Note: James would have been taken to Van Buren hospital before the regiment left on Mar 24, about 3 weeks before he died on April 15, 1862.]
[email protected]
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