Edward C. Jordan, student 1847-1848

Jordan practised law in Person County, NC before moving to Arkansas sometime in the late 1850s. He was a lawyer in Little Rock, AR in 1860. In July 1861, Jordan joined the 12th AR Infantry, where he served as  Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. He served with this unit until the Battle of Island Ten in the Mississippi River, when most of the regiment was captured. Jordan escaped capture and fought with the 6th AR Infantry until the 12th AR Infantry was reorganized in late 1862 after the prisoners were exchanged. He became its lieutenant colonel, serving until his death in June 1863 during the Battle of Port Hudson, LA, when a shell fragment severed his right leg and backbone. He was buried on the field.