8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as (Jones') 1st Arkansas Infantry Battalion
- Early 1862 - Organized with 7 companies
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- October 3-4, 1862 - Corinth
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson
- July 8, 1863 - Surrendered at Port Hudson, Louisiana
DESIGNATIONS
- Department #2 / Army of the West / Jones'/Maury's Division / Rust's/Dockery's/Cabell's Brigade (April-September 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of West Tennessee / Price's Corps / Maury's Division / Cabell's Brigade (October 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Price's Corps / Bowen's Division / Cabell's Brigade (October-December 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Price's Corps / Bowen's Division / Craven's Brigade (October-December 1862)[1]
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Beall's Brigade (January-July 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Bart. Jones (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John Miller (Major)
- M.R. Wilson (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ As printed - should it be December1862 to January 1863?
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Florida and Arkansas. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 67, 84-85)
