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Submitted: 10/2/08 • Approved: 6/14/15 • Last Updated: 6/29/18 • R70477-G0-S3
COLONEL US Army
Crawford's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry
Mexican American War
Civil War Confederate
General in Brooks Baxter War
June 24, 1825 - July 23, 1874
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Of Company E 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company E 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
General of Arkansas State Militia in Brooks – Baxter War
Born in Washington County, Tennessee
Husband of Sarah Henslee Crawford (1849 - 1923)
Children:
Laura C. Crawford Caldwell 1849 – 1923
Mary Lydia Crawford Riley 1851 - 1875
William Ayres Crawford Jr. 1857 – 1927
Farmer in Saline County Arkansas
Sheriff of Saline County Arkansas
Ferry Operator in Benton Arkansas
Died at 48 years of age
Research Tom Todd
Gravestone Photo Courtesy of KJB
Photo Courtesy of Charles Walthall
Contributed on 10/2/08 by tootied
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