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==Battles==
==Battles==
The regiment suffered heavy casualties at the [[Battle of Shiloh]], losing in total exactly 100 soldiers killed, wounded and missing. During that battle Lt. Col. Grayson was [[killed in action]] while leading a charge. Grayson's second and third officers in command, Lt. Col. Charles Busby and Lt. Col. Stephen Stotts were both badly wounded thus lost to the regiment as well. The regiment then came under the command of Lt. Col. Alfred R. Brown and later Lt. Col. Robert A. Duncan. [http://www.mosocco.com/arkansas.html]
The regiment suffered heavy casualties at the [[Battle of Shiloh]], losing in total exactly 100 soldiers killed, wounded and missing. During that battle Lt. Col. Grayson was [[killed in action]] while leading a charge. Grayson's second and third officers in command, Lt. Col. Charles Busby and Lt. Col. Stephen Stotts were both badly wounded thus lost to the regiment as well. The regiment then came under the command of Lt. Col. Alfred R. Brown and later Lt. Col. Robert A. Duncan. <ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93</ref>



Despite their heavy losses at Shiloh the regiment continued to function as a part of the Army of the Mississippi. By the time they took part in the [[Battle of Perryville]] the regiment had received replacements from parts of the [[15th Arkansas Infantry]] which had had many of its soldiers captured following the [[Battle of Fort Donelson]]. The 13th Infantry was then placed under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Lucius E. Polk]]. The regiment would also take part in the [[Battle of Stone's River]], [[Battle of Chickamauga]] and the [[Tullahoma Campaign]] along with many other major engagements.
Despite their heavy losses at Shiloh the regiment continued to function as a part of the Army of the Mississippi. By the time they took part in the [[Battle of Perryville]] the regiment had received replacements from parts of the [[15th Arkansas Infantry]] which had had many of its soldiers captured following the [[Battle of Fort Donelson]]. The 13th Infantry was then placed under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Lucius E. Polk]]. The regiment would also take part in the [[Battle of Stone's River]], [[Battle of Chickamauga]] and the [[Tullahoma Campaign]] along with many other major engagements.<ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.</ref>
:[[Battle of Belmont]], Kentucky, November 7, 1861.
:[[Battle of Belmont]], Kentucky, November 7, 1861.
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:[[Battle of Bentonville]], North Carolina, March 19–21, 1865.
:[[Battle of Bentonville]], North Carolina, March 19–21, 1865.


Toward the end of the war, ten depleted Arkansas regiments, including the 13th Arkansas, were lumped together with the 1st, 2nd, 5th , 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 19th (Dawsons's) and [[24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment]]s as the [[1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry]] on April 9, 1865.
Toward the end of the war, ten depleted Arkansas regiments, including the 13th Arkansas, were lumped together with the 1st, 2nd, 5th , 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 19th (Dawsons's) and [[24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment]]s as the [[1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry]] on April 9, 1865.<ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.</ref>


==Surrender==
==Surrender==

Revision as of 01:47, 21 July 2011

13th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
Arkansas state flag
Active1861 to 1865
CountryConfederate States of America
AllegianceCSA Dixie
BranchInfantry

The 13th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War.

Organization

The regiment was first formed in Harrisburg, Arkansas. It was placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A.D. Grayson, and assigned to the Confederate Army of the Mississippi. The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:

Battles

The regiment suffered heavy casualties at the Battle of Shiloh, losing in total exactly 100 soldiers killed, wounded and missing. During that battle Lt. Col. Grayson was killed in action while leading a charge. Grayson's second and third officers in command, Lt. Col. Charles Busby and Lt. Col. Stephen Stotts were both badly wounded thus lost to the regiment as well. The regiment then came under the command of Lt. Col. Alfred R. Brown and later Lt. Col. Robert A. Duncan. [1]


Despite their heavy losses at Shiloh the regiment continued to function as a part of the Army of the Mississippi. By the time they took part in the Battle of Perryville the regiment had received replacements from parts of the 15th Arkansas Infantry which had had many of its soldiers captured following the Battle of Fort Donelson. The 13th Infantry was then placed under the command of Colonel Lucius E. Polk. The regiment would also take part in the Battle of Stone's River, Battle of Chickamauga and the Tullahoma Campaign along with many other major engagements.[2]

Battle of Belmont, Kentucky, November 7, 1861.
Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6–7, 1862.
Siege of Corinth, April to June 1862.
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, August 29–30, 1862.
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862.
Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 31, 1862 to January 3, 1863.
Tullahoma Campaign, June 1863.
Battle of Liberty Gap, Tennessee, June 24–26, 1863.
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19–20, 1863.
Siege of Chattanooga, September to November 1863.
Battle of Ringgold Gap, Georgia, November 27, 1863.
Atlanta Campaign, May to September 1864.
Battle of Dalton, Georgia, May 5–11, 1864.
Battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 14–15, 1864.
Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia, May 25 - June 4, 1864.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864.
Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864.
Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864.
Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31 to September 1, 1864.
Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.
Battle of Nashville, Tennessee, December 15–16, 1864.
Carolinas Campaign, February to April 1865.
Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19–21, 1865.

Toward the end of the war, ten depleted Arkansas regiments, including the 13th Arkansas, were lumped together with the 1st, 2nd, 5th , 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 19th (Dawsons's) and 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiments as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry on April 9, 1865.[3]

Surrender

This regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93
  2. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.
  3. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.
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