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From: Lee Savage <>
Subject: Hanks
Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 01:45:11 -0500


CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS

The three Hanks boys, Millard, Roland, and Lewis who walked from
Harrison to Izard County were too young for military service during
the Civil War, but a member of other young Hanks men in Arkansas
served the Confederate cause. These would be cousins and uncles of
Millard, Roland, and Lewis. The following list was obatined from
the National Archives in Wshington D.C.

NAME RANK UNIT
Benjamin K. Hanks Captain RIver's
Battery, Arkansas
Light Artillery

Ira M. Hanks Co. A, 2nd Bn.,
Arkansas Infantry
also 3rd Infantry

James M. Hanks Co. K 3rd Ark
Infantry

M.T. Hanks Private 5th Arkansas
Infantry, also
Marmeduke's Inf.
Co. E

William D. Hanks Sergeant Co. H, 15 N.W.
Ark Infantry

W.L. Hanks Private Co. H, 15 N.W.
Ark Infantry

Jesse Hanks Private Co. A, Caper's
Arkansas Reg't
Captured Grand
Lakes, Ar. 3rd of
Apr. 1864, to
to New Orleans
for exchange 2 of
May 1865

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