James White

Killed by Indiana or Bushwhackers during Civil War.

WHITE, James, killed February 14, 1865, was born February 9, 1845 in Washington County, Arkansas, the son of William Henry White of Tennessee and Martha Sexton, daughter of Rev. Jacob and Dorothy (Scott) Sexton. The subject of this sketch was at Oak Hill driving his father’s team - one of the mules was killed and the other crippled while being harassed. The driver escaped and made one of the best soldiers that ever drew a revolver. He served with Captain Inks Scouts in Northwest Arkansas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]