William Thomas "W.T." Bugg
1844-1918
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written and submitted by: Gina Caperton Ervin.
William Thomas Bugg was a resident and sheriff of Sebastian County, Arkansas (served from 1892 to 1896). He was born in neighboring
Johnson County, Arkansas to Benjamin Nicholas and Annis Tucker Bugg, who originated from Williamson County, Tennessee.
During the Civil War, William Thomas Bugg served as a Sgt. in Company B of the 35th Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry. It was organized
during the summer of 1862. He was 17 years of age when he joined with the Confederate Army. All Arkansas infantry regiments in the
District of Arkansas became designated as "Trans-Mississippi Rifle Regiments."
Under the command of Colonel James P. King, the 35th Arkansas fought at the Battle of Bayou Fourche and the Battle of Helena where it
reported 75 casualties. Wiliam Thomas Bugg was wounded by gun shot to the right leg and captured July 4, 1863 in the Battle of Helena.
His capture was by Major General B.M. Prentiss. Records note he was initially transferred to the General Hospital in Memphis by way
of U.S. Hospital Steamer, R.C. Wood.
April 8, 1964, William Thomas Bugg, still a prisoner of war, was transferred to Fort Delaware, Delaware where he was held for five months.
He was exchanged as a paroled prisoner September 18, 1864 and received at Chimborazo Hospital, in Richmond, Virginia, September 22, 1864
where his right let was partially amputated. He was then moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, and then to Charlottesville, Virginia where his
right leg was again amputated November 23, 1864. He transferred December 18, 1864 to General Hospital No. 9, in Richmond, Virginia. His pardon
was received May 3, 1865 as the war ended.
W.T. Bugg, also known as T.W., became the husband of Martha "Mattie" Temperance McAllister (McAlester) Bugg, daughter of
William Jackson McAllister and Elizabeth Holcomb McAllister. Their first child was enumerated in 1870.
In all, six children were born from their marriage: Ollie Lee, Juliett "Judy", William Benjamin, Lon Jackson, James Franklin and one infant
that died at birth.
William and Martha's home, originally built and owned by Martha's parents, was located in what became Fort Chaffee, near Barling, Sebastian
County, Arkansas. The home and land were on the location of what is now the Janet Huckabee Nature Center.
William Thomas Bugg served five years as Sebastian County sheriff (1892-1896), owned large tracts of land, farmed, and engaged in the
mercantile business in Barling. He was a business partner with his brother-in-law, James William Rutherford (married to Louisa McAlester
Rutherford).
William Thomas Bugg and Martha Temperance McAlester Bugg, along with Martha's sister, Louisa McAllister and her husband,
James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the half acre that belonged to the
Bugg family. Therefore, the graves of their parents and some siblings are the oldest in the cemetery. The Bugg's also donated land for the
Massard School house which was later renamed Maness.
William Thomas, Martha, their parents, all of their children, and many grandchildren are buried at Steep Hill Cemetery.
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March 20, 1918
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