Thomas Whittington
Col. T. M. Whittington, Confederate States of America. The Civil War in Arkansas website lists the following information about Col. Whittington and the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment: This company of volunteers, calling themselves the �Confederate Stars,� was organized at Monticello, Drew county, Arkansas, June 10, 1861, by Captain Thomas M. Whittington. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company C, July 1861. During its four years of service, 154 men served in Company C. Only thirteen of them remained when the company was surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Their paroles were signed on April 12, 1865, and they were released to go home.
Whittington, Thomas M Captain�Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected captain, June 10, 1861; resigned, December 1, 1861; appointed lieutenant-colonel, 24th Arkansas Infantry, June 6, 1862; resigned, December 24, 1862; born at Greensboro, North Carolina, August 7, 1832; died in Arkansas, August 8, 1900; buried in Gaster Hill Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas; married Mollie R. Cordell at Monticello, Arkansas, March 17, 1861; married Mattie Belser at Monticello, Arkansas, June 1873; attended Trinity College in North Carolina, 1848-1852; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; served as Arkansas State Senator (District 17), 1879-1882.

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