Joseph Black & Jacob Black
Enlisted as Privates
AR 3rd Light Artillery (also designated Arkansas Pulaski Artillery) Organized: on 5/1/61 Mustered Out: 5/26/65
Jacob may have been kin
The 3rd Arkansas Field Battery (1860–1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery from Pulaski County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War.
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Joseph Black, Private, Capt. Marshall's Company, Light Artillery, enlisted February 14, 1862 at Little Rock by Capt. Woodruff for one year, present at the February 28, 1863 muster, recorded on the October 4, 1863 Company Return as overstayed sick leave and had not reported for sixty days and has been dropped from the rolls, no further records
Note: There are no surviving subsequent muster rolls for this Company. Hence, we are not aware if he later rejoined his unit or served, nor his disposition.
M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas
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Marshall's Battery, Arkansas, also known as 3rd Arkansas Field Battery, formerly Woodruff
See also:
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/marsbatt.htm
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/pla-hist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski_Light_Artillery
http://www.geni.com/projects/3rd-Arkansas-Field-Battery-CSA-US-Civil-War/6752
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=3rd+Arkansas+Light+Artillery&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
I find no pension applications in his name or that of a widow