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_th Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) (Union) | |
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United States of America | |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War |
The _th Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) (1862-1865) was a
United States War Department
on May 22, 1863. The unit was re-designated and the __th United States Colored Infantry on March 11, 1864.
Organization
The unit was enrolled on __________ at ________.[1] The unit was inducted into Federal Service on ______ at ________. The unit was composed of companies from the follwing counties:
- Company A, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company B, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company C, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company D, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company E, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company F, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company G, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company H, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company I, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
- Company K, Commanded by Captain , organized in , Arkansas on .
Battles
The _th Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) would go on to take part in the following battles:
- Battle of Arkansas Post, Arkansas January 9–11, 1863
- Battle of Helena, Arkansas July 4, 1863
- Battle of Elkin's Ferry
- Battle of Hill's Plantation
- Battle of Old River Lake
- Battle of Prairie D'Ane
- Battle of Saint Charles
- Battle of Whitney's Lane
- Battle of Reed's Bridge
- Battle of Bayou Fourche September 10, 1863
- Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863
- Battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 25, 1863
- Red River Campaign, Arkansas Mar-May, 1864
- Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas April 30, 1864
- Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas, April 18, 1864
- Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas, April 25, 1864
- Battle of Dardanelle, Arkansas,
- Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September, 1864
- Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Linn County, Kansas , October 25, 1864
Mustered out of service
References
- ^ The Civil War Archive, Union Regimental Histories, Arkansas, Accessed 3 September 2013, http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unartr.htm#4thinfad
- ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 25th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011
- ^ Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011
External Links
- Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
- The Encylopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
- The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
- The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas
See also
- List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Confederate Units by State
- Arkansas in the American Civil War
- Arkansas Militia in the Civil War
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service
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