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*Company E – Franklin County (Men from the 58th Regiment Militia of Franklin County).<ref name="couchgenweb2"/>
*Company F – Benton County (this is the new Co. F).
*Company G – “The Brown Guards,” This company included many men who had previously served in the Frontier Guards of Van Buren Crawford County. The Frontier Guards had been organized as a volunteer militia company in the 5th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia, on January 5, 1860 under the command of Captain Hugh T. Brown and had been assigned ot the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas State Troops. Captain Brown was killed during the [[Battle of Wilson's Creek]]. After that battle, the State Troops had returned to Arkansas mustered out of service on September 19, 1861. The company reformed under the command of Captain J.P. King, who had served as a Lieutenant under Captain Brown and the Company was renamed in Brown's honor.<ref>Howerton, Bryan, "Van Buren Frontier Guards ", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Accessed January 15, 2016, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/frontier.html</ref>
*Company H – Pope County (men from 15th Arkansas Militia Regiment of Pope County).<ref name="couchgenweb3"/>
*Company I – Johnson County (men from 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment of Johnson County).<ref name="couchgenweb4"/>
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