Arkansas in the Civil War
Arkansas - Union and Confederate
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Population and Demographics
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Antebellum Arkansas
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Secession
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Conflict
- February 8, 1861 -
Seizure of the United States Arsenal at Little Rock, Arkansas
- February 12, 1861 -
Seizure of the United States Stores at Napoleon, Arkansas
- April 18, 1861 -
Seizure of the United States Stores at Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- April 23, 1861 -
Seizure of Fort Smith, Arkansas
- May 6, 1861 -
Adoption of the Ordinance of Secession
- March 10-May 22, 1864 -
The Red River Campaign
- March 23-May 3, 1864 -
Expedition from Little Rock to Camden, Arkansas
- March 23-March 24, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Benton Road, Arkansas
- March 27-31, 1864 -
Scout from Little Rock to Benton, Arkansas
[1] - March 29, 1864 -
Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- March 31, 1864 -
Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- April 1, 1864 -
Skirmish at Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- April 2, 1864 -
Action at Terre Noir Creek, Arkansas
- April 2-April 3, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Okolona, Arkansas
- April 3, 1864 -
Affair at Clarksville, Arkansas
- April 3-April 4, 1864 -
Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, Arkansas
- April 5, 1864 -
Skirmish at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
- April 18, 1864 -
Engagement at Poison Spring, Arkansas
- April 25, 1864 -
Engagement at Mark's Mills, Arkansas
- March 23-March 24, 1864 -
- May 18, 1864 -
Skirmish at Clarksville, Arkansas
- March 23-May 3, 1864 -
- July 6, 1864 -
Skirmish at Benton, Arkansas
- July 19, 1864 -
Skirmish at Benton Road, Arkansas
- July 25, 1864 -
Affair at Benton, Arkansas
- August 18, 1864 -
Skirmish at Benton, Arkansas
- September 6-September 7, 1864 -
Scout from Little Rock to Benton, Arkansas
- September 9-14, 1864 -
Union Scout from Helena, Arkansas
- September 22-28, 1864 -
Union Scout from Helena, Arkansas
- September 28, 1864 -
Skirmish at Clarksville, Arkansas
- October 1-4, 1864, 1864 -
Union Scout from Helena, Arkansas
- October 9, 1864 -
Skirmish at Clarksville, Arkansas
- November 2-November 3, 1864 -
Expedition from Little Rock to Benton, Arkansas
- November 27-30, 1864 -
Expedition from Little Rock to Benton, Arkansas
- December 10, 1864 -
Skirmish at Clarksville, Arkansas
Units from Arkansas (Union)
REGIMENTS
- 1st Arkansas Infantry (U)
- 2nd Arkansas Infantry (U)
- 3rd Arkansas Infantry (U)
- 4th Arkansas Infantry (U)
BATTALIONS
COLORED TROOPS
Units from Arkansas (Confederate)
Troops from Arkansas were transferred almost immediately to Confederate States Service after its secession, with the exception of the State Troops. These units were organized in June 1861, and although several fought alongside the Confederate States armies at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, they were disbanded in September without being transferred to Confederate States Service. Because many areas of the state were overrun by Union troops early in the war, no Local Defense Troops or Reserve units were formed.
Arkansas units are confusing to document. Many of the early units were sent east of the Mississippi River, and new units raised afterwards were given the same numerical designations but kept in the Western Theater. These "Trans-Mississippi" units also changed designations when new colonels took command, so many of the "nicknames" of these units were actual designations used in dispatches.
In addition to these peculiarities, the state's artillery batteries did not receive numerical designations until November 19, 1864.
Note that because of the confusing nature of Arkansas's units, the regiment histories often contain inconsistent information as well.
BATTERIES
- 1st Arkansas Artillery Battery
- (Clark County) Arkansas Artillery Battery
- (I) (Dallas) Arkansas Artillery Battery
- (Monticello) Arkansas Artillery Battery (Drew Artillery Battery)
- (Fort Smith) Arkansas Artillery Battery
- (Helena) Arkansas Artillery Battery
- (Jackson) Arkansas Light Artillery Battery (McCown Artillery Battery)
- (Pine Bluff) Arkansas Artillery Battery
COMPANIES
FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERIES
- 1st Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery (Adams Artillery Battery)
- 2nd Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery ((II) Dallas Artillery Battery)
- 3rd Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery (Pulaski Artillery Battery, Little Rock Artillery Battery)
- 4th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery
- 5th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery ((Memphis) Appeal Artillery Battery)
- 6th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery (Washington Artillery Battery)
- 7th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery
- 8th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery
REGIMENTS
- (Crawford's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry ((Crawford's) 10th Arkansas Cavalry)
- (Fagan's/Monroe's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry ((Fagan's / Monroe's) 6th Arkansas Cavalry)
- (Morgan's) 2nd Arkansas Cavalry
- 3rd Arkansas Cavalry (1st Mounted Volunteers)
- (Gordon's) 4th Arkansas Cavalry ((Gordon's) 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, 9th Arkansas Cavalry, 11th Arkansas Cavalry)
- 7th Arkansas Cavalry
- 10th Arkansas Cavalry
- 12th Arkansas Cavalry
BATTALIONS
- (Borland's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Brook's/Stirman's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- 13th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (16th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion)
- 15th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- 17th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- 18th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- 2nd Arkansas Cavalry ((Slemon's) 4th Arkansas Cavalry)
- 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Phifer's) 6th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion ((Phifer's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry Battalion)
- 2nd Arkansas Cavalry ((Slemon's) 4th Arkansas Cavalry)
- (Anderson's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Carlton's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Davies') Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Ford's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Gunter's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (McGehee's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Matlock's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Nave's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Poe's) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion
- (Robertson's) Arkansas Cavalry Squadron
MOUNTED RIFLES
REGIMENTS
- 1st Arkansas Infantry
- 2nd Arkansas Infantry
- 3rd Arkansas Infantry
- 4th Arkansas Infantry
- 5th Arkansas Infantry
- 6th Arkansas Infantry
- 7th Arkansas Infantry
- 8th Arkansas Infantry
- 7th Arkansas Infantry Battalion (7th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion)
- 9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (McCarver's) 14th Arkansas Infantry (4 Companies)
- 9th Arkansas Infantry
- 11th Arkansas Infantry
- 12th Arkansas Infantry
- 13th Arkansas Infantry
- (Mitchell's/Powers') 14th Arkansas Infantry
- 15th Arkansas Infantry ((Cleburne's) 1st Infantry)
- (Gee's/Johnson's) 15th Arkansas Infantry
- (Hobb's/Boone's) 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry
- 16th Arkansas Infantry
- (Rector's/Griffith's) 17th Arkansas Infantry
- (Carroll's/Daly's/Crockett's) 18th Arkansas Infantry
- (Marmaduke's) 18th Arkansas Infantry
- (Dawson's) 19th Arkansas Infantry
- (Smead's/Dockery's) 19th Arkansas Infantry
- 20th Arkansas Infantry
- 21st Arkansas Infantry
- (McCarver's) 14th Arkansas Infantry ((McCarver's) 9th Arkansas Infantry, 18th Arkansas Infantry Battalion)
- (Lemoyne's) 17th Arkansas Infantry (17th Arkansas Infantry Battalion)
- 23rd Arkansas Infantry
- (Adams') Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (Hughes') Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (Adair's) Arkansas Infantry Company
- 24th Arkansas Infantry
- 25th Arkansas Infantry ((Turnbull's) 30th Arkansas Infantry)
- 26th Arkansas Infantry (3rd (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry)
- 27th Arkansas Infantry
- 30th Arkansas Infantry (5th (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry, 39th Arkansas Infantry)
- 31st Arkansas Infantry
- 32nd Arkansas Infantry (4th (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry)
- 33rd Arkansas Infantry
- 34th Arkansas Infantry ((Brooks') 2nd Arkansas Infantry)
- 35th Arkansas Infantry ((Rector's) 1st Arkansas Infantry, (Rector's/King's/McCord's) Infantry Regiment, 22nd Arkansas Infantry)
- 36th Arkansas Infantry (2nd (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry, 28th Arkansas Infantry)
- 37th Arkansas Infantry (1st (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry, 29th Arkansas Infantry)
- 38th Arkansas Infantry
- 45th Arkansas (Mounted) Infantry
- 46th Arkansas (Mounted) Infantry
- 47th Arkansas (Mounted) Infantry
- (Johnson's/Hawthorn's/Cocke's) Arkansas Infantry (6th (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry, 39th Arkansas Infantry)
- (Peel's/Fitzwilliams'/Adams') Arkansas Infantry
BATTALIONS
- 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- 10th Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (Borland's) Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (Crawford's) Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- (Williamson's) Arkansas Infantry Battalion
SHARPSHOOTERS
MILITIA
- 1st Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 2nd Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 5th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 7th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 10th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 13th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 21st Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 45th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 50th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 51st Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 58th Arkansas Militia Infantry
- 62nd Arkansas Militia Infantry
RESERVES
STATE TROOPS
- 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Consolidated)
- 1st Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
- 1st (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
- 2nd (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
- 12th Arkansas Infantry
- Other units (unspecified)
- 3rd (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
- 11th and 17th Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
Casualties from Arkansas
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Recordkeeping in Arkansas
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Notes
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 997-1000)
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print.