12th Arkansas Infantry
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- July 27, 1861 - Organized
- April 6-7, 1862 - Island #10
- April 7, 1862 - Surrendered
- Men of this regiment who were not captured served in the 3rd Arkansas Infantry and 6th Arkansas Infantry until the regiment was reorganized
- Late 1862 - Exchanged
- October 2, 1862 - Reorganized at Jackson, Mississippi
- Siege of Port Hudson
- July 8, 1863 - Surrendered
- Paroled later that month
- January 11, 1864 - Consolidated with other unspecified units and re-designated the 2nd (Trans-Mississippi) Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / New Madrid (January-February 1862)
- Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / McCown's Command / Gantt's Brigade (February-April 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Beall's Brigade (March-July 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Edward W. Gantt (Colonel)
- W.D.S. Cook (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Edward C. Jordan (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas J. Reid (Jr.) (Major, Colonel)
- John Walker (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 69, 93)