12th Arkansas Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

• February 15, 1864 - Organized by the increasing of the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Battalion (State Troops)
• March-May 1864 - The Camden Expedition
  • April 18, 1864 - Poison Springs
  • April 25, 1864 - Mark's Mill
  • April 30, 1864 - Jenkens' Ferry
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

• Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Fagan's Cavalry Division / Crawford's/Slemons' Brigade (April-September 1864)
• Trans-Mississippi Department / Price's Cavalry Corps (or Army of Missouri from September 18, 1864) / (Fagan's) 1st Arkansas Cavalry Division / (Slemons') 2nd Arkansas Brigade (September 1864)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: John C. Wright (Colonel)
• James W. Bowie (Lieutenant Colonel)
• George M. Wright (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 60-61)