Hastings Klan
Clemens, William Otis
1826 - 1881 (54 years)-
Name Clemens, William Otis Birth Oct 1826 Arkansas, United States 
Gender Male Death 24 Apr 1881 Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States Person ID I3489 Hastings-A Last Modified 13 Jun 2012
Father Clemens, Benjamin, b. 1799, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 20 Oct 1860, Columbia, Arkansas, United States (Age 61 years) Mother Bland, Naomi, b. 1808, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States d. 27 Apr 1833, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, United States (Age 25 years) Family ID F1242 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, February 23, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865;
Company A was organized at Camden, Arkansas, on January 12, 1863, by Captain John Wesley Walker. The company was composed primarily of men from Ouachita county, and operated as an independent cavalry company throughout 1863. On December 30, 1863, upon the organization of Crawford’s Regiment, the company was assigned as Company A, and Captain Walker was elected major. He was succeeded as captain by John C. Peoples.
Although this obituary is dated 4-3-1881, the tombstone shows that W.O. died 4-24-1881. The inscription shows 54 years, 6 months and 7 days.
- Private—Enlisted in Co. A, 10th Arkansas Cavalry, at Camden, Arkansas, February 23, 1863; present, February 29, 1864; captured at Longview, Arkansas, March 29, 1864; confined at U.S. Military Prison, Rock Island, Illinois; exchanged at Red River Landing, Louisiana, March 4, 1865;