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| _th Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) (Union) | |
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| Active | 1861 to 1865 |
| Country | 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 Union Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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