Bryan Howerton c/o Jim Martin
Your ancestor
Thu Jan 25 21:59:20 2001



Dear Col. Scrogin,

Here is Bryan Howerton's response to your query regarding John W. Black.

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John W. Black wasn't in the 4th (McNair's) Arkansas Infantry, he served in Co.
D, 32nd Arkansas Infantry. This regiment was alternately designated as the 4th
Trans-Mississippi Infantry, so the men often referred to it as the 4th Arkansas
Infantry. He enlisted in Captain Hooker's independent cavalry company at
Jacksonport, Arkansas, on February 26, 1862; which became Company D when the
32nd Arkansas was formed. He was appointed first sergeant; was severely wounded
in the side and captured at Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863. He was sent to
Alton, Illinois, then to Fort Delaware. I don't know the date he was released.

Best regards,
Bryan