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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. <ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93</ref>
Serving in the Western Department it fought at Belmont, then moved east of the Mississippi River. The regiment suffered heavy casualties at the [[Battle of Shiloh]]. It lost thirty-three percent of the 306 engaged at 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 (Johnson's)]] which had had many of its soldiers captured following the [[Battle of Fort Donelson]]. The Regiment lost 6 killed and 23 wounded at the [[Battle of Richmond]], Kentucy. After taking an active part in the Kentucky Campaign, the unit was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 13th Infantry was then placed under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Lucius E. Polk]]. It was consolidated with the 15th (Cleburne's-Polk's-Josey's) Regiment at Murfreesboro The 13th/15th reported 68 casualties in the fight at Murfreesboro. The 13th was field consolidated with the 5th Regiment in September, 1863.<ref>[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], Confederate Arkansas Troops, 13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011</ref> The regiment took part in the [[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> The 5th/13th lost forty-five percent of the 450 at Chickamauga, had 21 men disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 321 men and 222 arms in December, 1863, and reported 112 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta. <ref>[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], Confederate Arkansas Troops, 13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011</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.<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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13th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
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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 13th Arkansas was formally organized on 29 Jul 1861 at Camp Ground in Greene Co, AR. Most of the soldiers were enlisted during the month of July in Harrisburg, Arkansas by Col. A. D. Grayson, who was appointed as the mustering officer. The regiment was composed of volunteer companies from the following 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 .

Its members were recruited in Phillips, Arkansas, and Monroe counties. The field officers were Colonels L. Featherston, James A. McNeely, John E. Murry, and James C. Tappan; Lieutenant Colonels A.R. Brown, R. A. Duncan, A. D. Grayson, and Peter V. Green; and Majors E. A. Howell and George B. Hunt.

Battles

Serving in the Western Department it fought at Belmont, then moved east of the Mississippi River. The regiment suffered heavy casualties at the Battle of Shiloh. It lost thirty-three percent of the 306 engaged at 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 (Johnson's) which had had many of its soldiers captured following the Battle of Fort Donelson. The Regiment lost 6 killed and 23 wounded at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucy. After taking an active part in the Kentucky Campaign, the unit was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The 13th Infantry was then placed under the command of Colonel Lucius E. Polk. It was consolidated with the 15th (Cleburne's-Polk's-Josey's) Regiment at Murfreesboro The 13th/15th reported 68 casualties in the fight at Murfreesboro. The 13th was field consolidated with the 5th Regiment in September, 1863.[2] The regiment took part in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Tullahoma Campaign along with many other major engagements.[3] The 5th/13th lost forty-five percent of the 450 at Chickamauga, had 21 men disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 321 men and 222 arms in December, 1863, and reported 112 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta. [4]


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.

Consolidation and Surrender

The remnants of ten depleted Arkansas regiments, along with one mostly-Arkansas regiment, in the Army of Tennessee were consolidated into a single regiment at Smithfield, North Carolina, on April 9, 1865.

The 1st Arkansas, was lumped together with the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 19th and 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiments and the 3rd Confedate Infantry Regiment as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry on April 9, 1865.[5] On April 26, 1865 the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment was present with the Army of Tennessee when it surrendered in Greensboro, North Carolina.[6]

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. ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011
  3. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.
  4. ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011
  5. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 93.
  6. ^ http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1starinf.htm 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
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