6th Arkansas (Field) Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as the (Washington) Arkansas Artillery Battery
- June 14, 1862 - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- July 4, 1863 - Helena
- September 10, 1863 - Little Rock
- March-May 1864 -
The Red River Campaign
- April 30, 1864 - Jenkins' Ferry
- November 19, 1864 - Designated as the 6th Field Battery
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Rains' Brigade (September-October 1862)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Roane's Division / Bradfute's Brigade (December 1862)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Hindman's/Price's Division / Shaver's/Tappan's Brigade (January-May 1863)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Walker's Division / Artillery (July-September 1863)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Price's Division / Fagan's/Tappan's Brigade (November 1863-March 1864)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Arkansas Division / Tappan's Brigade (March-April 1864)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Detachment from the District of Arkansas / Arkansas Division / Tappan's Brigade (April 1864)
- Tran-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Arkansas Division / Tappan's Brigade (April-September 1864)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / Unattached / 8th Light Artillery Battalion (September 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Chambers B. Etter (Captain)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 36-37, 44)