2nd Arkansas Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Spring 1861 - Organized
• May 26-June 26, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service by companies
• December 17, 1861 - Rowlett's Station, Kentucky
• April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
• April 1862-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
• May 25-September ?, 1862 - Portion of the 11th Arkansas Infantry not captured at Island #10 served as (II) Company E
• October 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
• August 29-30, 1862 - Richmond, Kentucky
• December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
• Summer 1863-Early 1864 - Field Consolidation with the 15th Arkansas Infantry
  • June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
    • June 24-25, 1863 - Liberty Gap
  • September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
  • September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
  • November 16, 1863-Early 1865 - Additional Field Consolidation with the 24th Arkansas Infantry
  • November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
  • November 27, 1863 - Ringgold Gap
  • May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
    • May 5-11, 1864 - Dalton
    • May 14-15, 1864 - Resaca
    • May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
    • June 27, 1864 - Kennesaw Mountain
    • July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
    • July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
    • August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
  • November 30, 1864 - Franklin
  • December 1864-Early 1865 - Additional Field Consolidation with the:
    • 1st Arkansas Infantry
    • 5th Arkansas Infantry
    • 13th Arkansas Infantry
    • 3rd Confederate States Infantry
  • December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
• Early 1865 - New Field Consolidation with the:
  • 1st Arkansas Infantry
  • 5th Arkansas Infantry
  • 13th Arkansas Infantry
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
• April 9, 1865 - Consolidated with the following units:
  • 1st Arkansas Infantry
  • 5th Arkansas Infantry
  • 8th Arkansas Infantry
  • 13th Arkansas Infantry
  • 15th Arkansas Infantry
  • (Dawson's) 19th Arkansas Infantry
  • 24th Arkansas Infantry
  • 3rd Confederate States Infantry
  • Consolidation re-designated as the 1st Arkansas Infantry (Consolidated)

DESIGNATIONS

• Upper District of Arkansas (August-September 1861)
• Indian Territory (September-October 1861)
• Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Hardee's Division / Hindman's Brigade (October 1861-March 1862)
• Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 3rd Corps / Hindman's Brigade (March-July 1862)
• Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Buckner's Division / Hindman's/Liddell's Brigade (July-August 1862)
• Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Left Wing / Buckner's Division / Liddell's Brigade (August-November 1862)
• Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Buckner's/Cleburne's Division / Liddell's Brigade (November 1862-September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Reserve Corps / Liddell's Division / Liddell's Brigade (September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / 2nd Corps / Cleburne's Division / Liddell's Brigade (October-November 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's/Brown's Division / Liddell's/Govan's Brigade (November 1863-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Thomas G. Hindman (Colonel)
• Joseph W. Bocage (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Eldridge G. Brasher (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Daniel C. Govan (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Reuben F. Harvey (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• A.T. Meek (Major)
• James W. Scaife (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Elisha Warfield (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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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 71-72)