Arkansas Ties ... A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Whole Lot of Arkansas

Colonel Allen Rufus Witt Born in Hamilton County, Tennessee on August 17, 1830. Died in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 29, 1903.   Buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas. Graveside Memorial Sponsored by Col. Allen R. Witt Camp #615 Sons of Confederate Veterans PO Box 2096 Conway, Arkansas 72033     Portrait from brochure of Col. Allen Rufus Witt by Robert Swain. Colonel Witt's Grave Sgt. Major Sheldon Gately opening the ceremony. Invocation & Memorial by Bill Taylor.  Mr. Taylor has said that he would send us an article on Col. Witt and when we get that it will be added. Members of the 10th Arkansas & NW 15th Arkansas Re-enactors. Left to right: Captain Chris Ray, Sgt. Major Sheldon Gately, Pvt. Ron Cate, Sgt. Kent Crutchfield, and Pvt. Roger Mills. Three Volley Gun Salute   Memorial Page - One | Two