This information is taken from a book titled, "The Fort Smith National Cemetery", prepared under the direction of The Quartermaster General, US Army, 1942…. On Belle Point, 360 feet south and 100 paces west of the initial point or monument marking the dividing line of Arkansas and the Choctaw Nation a stockade fort was built by soldiers under the command of Major Bradford. No record has been found of the names of the men that accompanied Major Bradford to Fort Smith in 1817. The following names were men who were with the command in February 1822, when pursuant to the Army Reorganization Act of 2 March 1821, the Rifle Regiment was discontinued and the soldiers at Fort Smith were absorbed in Companies of the 7th Infantry………. MAJOR BRADFORD'S COMMAND 26 February 1822 COMMANDER: Major William Bradford SERGEANTS: Oliver Carter -- Hirum Riley -- George Gale CORPORALS: Bennet Webb - Jourdan Bernard -- Adam L. Lawyer MUSICIAN: Joseph Dykes FIFERS: Joseph Cross - Zacheus Waldo PRIVATES: Daniel Bower, John Brower, Mathew Brozier, Andrew Calhoun, Abiather Carroll, Andrew Cathrines, Peter Caulder, Joseph Clark, John Clay, George Crofiatuah, Mathew Cropland, John Crosley, John Crump, Robert Crump, William Crump, Withiarro Djeon, George Ducker, Samuel Ethan, David Friely, Simon Gibrohney, John Hale, William, Halliday, W.M. Harris, Daniel Holmes, John Hooper, Jacob Houghland, Joel Hughes, John Ingelhart, William Jones, John Kelley, John Kelly, Betess Lenn, Seth Leonard, Samuel Lord, Joseph Louiskie, William Loving, P. Moss, William Moss, David Mullins, William Newgent,Birjon Polk, William Richardson, Jacob Ross, James Shandow, Robert Slope, Andrew Smith, Eli Smith, Joseph Spencer, William Stubbs, John Tlitito, John Webb, Jonathan Westfield, Josiah Widdington, John Wilder, Elltons Wiltson, Jahol Wittson and Charles Wonderly... There was also a Surgeon named Thomas Russell . He was Post Surgeon from 1818 until his death at Fort Smith 24 August 1819.