 Wiley F. Bowden, son of John Bodine and N.N..Born 1818 at Oglethorpe, GA/Oglethorpe, Macon Co., GA, died after 1854 at Crow Moutain, Pope Co., AR, at least 36 years [a58143.ged] [34592.ged] Wiley F. Bowden and his younger brother, Allen, went to Arkansas with their older brothers, Jackson, John and Charles in 1848. 1850 Census Pope Co., Arkansas 539/539 Willey Bowden 32 Farmer GA Susanah 29 NC William A. 9 TN John W. 6 TN Mary J. 5 TN Allen G. 3 TN William E. Pollock, Laborer 20 M TN Married to: N.N. Children: 1. William BowdenBorn 1840 at Lawrence, TN, died Nov 1, 1861 at Camp Walker, Van Buren Co, AR, 20 or 21 years Cause of Death: 2. John Wesley BowdenBorn 1842 at Lawrence, TN, died at Meridian. TX [a58143.ged] [34592.ged] John Wesley Bowden was a minister. He joined the Confederate Army on 15 July 1861, after the battle of Fort Sumpter. He was in Company E., 15 Northwest Arkansas Infantry, Captain Davis's Company of Pope County, Mc Rae's Battalion. Brother William was in the same company. They were both taken ill with measles and sent home. Brother, William, died of the measles in service. Later, John was returned to service but became ill with pneumonia. John was later promoted to Third Sergeant and his company was sent to Mississippi. There, John was captured, twice - first at Corinth and, later, loaded onto a wounded soldier train. He was kept prisoner at the Jackson, MS fairgrounds and then exchanged. John's second capture took place about 1 May 1863, near Port Gibson, MS> He was sent to Alton, IL Prison Camp, which Bowden called "the Alton Penitentiary". There were about a thousand prisoners at this prison from Arkansas. They were sent to Baltimore in June, 186, placed on a ship and exchanged at the mouth of the James River for Union soldiers, which occured at City Point, VA on 21 June 1863. John joined the Methodist Episcopalian Church, South after his marriage. He later taught school. John became a minister, serving churches in Van Buren Co., AR and then moving to North Texas. He continued to support his family by farming, since the churches he was sent to were very small and poor. 3.  Mary J. BowdenBorn 1844 at Lawrence, TN 4. Allen G. BowdenBorn 1846 at Lawrence, TN | |||