Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
HOSMAN, Alfred, of Lincoln, Arkansas, was born in 1846 at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, the son of Sylvester Hosman and Mary Payne, daughter of William Payne of Kentucky. Subject was a Democrat and a Christian. He enlisted in Company E, Captain John Arrington, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, under Col. McIntosh and did full time service. On December 25, 1865, he married Mary Trout, daughter of Fillimon and Allie Trout of Cane Hill, Arkansas. Their children were William E. and Emma, both residing in Lincoln, Arkansas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]
Alfred Hosman filed Veteran Application #13228 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed August 10, 1914 at the State, citing service with Company D, 2ndArkansas cavalry from 1861 thru 1864. [State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives]