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30th Infantry Regiment was formed on June 18, 1862 with Colonel Archibald J. McNeill was the origional commander. The unit was raised as a mounted infantry or cavalry regiment and was origionally designated as the 5th Arkansas Cavarly.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 13 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069</ref> Major General Hindman, in a report of his activities in the Trans-Mississippi Department during the period May 31 to November 3, 1862, dated Richmond, Va., June 19, 1863, said, "The scarcity of supplies now caused great distress. Nearly two months must yet elapse before the new crop would ripen. To lessen the consumption of corn, I found it necessary to dismount four regiments of Texans and three of Arkansians. This produced much dissatisfaction, and there were many desertions in consequence." Colonel McNeill's regiment was one of those which were dismounted. The is little information about the regiment when it was first organized as cavalry.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069</ref>
30th Infantry Regiment was formed on June 18, 1862 with Colonel Archibald J. McNeill was the origional commander. The unit was raised as a mounted infantry or cavalry regiment and was origionally designated as the 5th Arkansas Cavarly.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 13 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069</ref> Major General Hindman, in a report of his activities in the Trans-Mississippi Department during the period May 31 to November 3, 1862, dated Richmond, Va., June 19, 1863, said, "The scarcity of supplies now caused great distress. Nearly two months must yet elapse before the new crop would ripen. To lessen the consumption of corn, I found it necessary to dismount four regiments of Texans and three of Arkansians. This produced much dissatisfaction, and there were many desertions in consequence." Colonel McNeill's regiment was one of those which were dismounted. The is little information about the regiment when it was first organized as cavalry.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069</ref>


Colonel Archibald J. McNeill resigned on November 12, 1862; was succeeded by Col. Robert A. Hart, who died of wounds recieved at the Battle of Helena on August 6, 1863; and was succeeded by Col. James W. Rogan.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2048</ref> The remaining field officers were Lieutenant Colonels G. W. Baldwin and Paul M. Cobbs; and Majors Martin Dawson and Joseph C. Martin.<ref name="Park Service"/> The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:<ref name="couchgenweb"/>
Colonel Archibald J. McNeill resigned on November 12, 1862; was succeeded by Col. Robert A. Hart, who died of wounds recieved at the Battle of Helena on August 6, 1863; and was succeeded by Col. James W. Rogan.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2048</ref> The remaining field officers were Lieutenant Colonels G. W. Baldwin and Paul M. Cobbs; and Majors Martin Dawson and Joseph C. Martin.<ref name="Park Service"/> The unit was origionally a "heavy regiment" composed of fourteen companies from the following counties:<ref name="couchgenweb"/>


* Company A - Unknown
* Company A - Commanded by Captain Cobb
* Company B - Commanded by Captain Bisco
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* Companies B&M -Unknown
* Company C - Unknown
* Company C - Unknown
* Company D - Unknown
* Company D - Unknown
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* Company G - Unknown
* Company G - Unknown
* Company H - Craighead County
* Company H - Craighead County
* Company I - Commanded by Captain James H. McGehee, was transferred to Major Chrisman's Arkansas Cavalry Battlaion and subsequently assigend as Company C of [[1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbin's) |Dobbins’ 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
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* Company I - Craighead County
* Company K - Unknown
* Company K - Unknown
* Company L - Green (currently Clay County). Company L was disbanded on September 8, 1862, and its members were distributed among the companies, most of them going to Company A.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Pressley Huckabay" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 22 August 2004, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=8226</ref>
* Company L - Green (currently Clay County). Company L was disbanded on September 8, 1862, and its members were distributed among the companies, most of them going to Company A.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Pressley Huckabay" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 22 August 2004, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=8226</ref>
* Company M - Commanded by Captain Hunter, was consoldidated with Captain Bisco's Company B on September 8, 1862.
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* Company N - Unknown
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* Company O - Unknown


==Battles==
==Battles==

Revision as of 23:25, 8 March 2012

30th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
Arkansas state flag
Active1862 to 1865
CountryConfederate States of America
AllegianceCSA Dixie
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Prairie Grove,
Battle of Helena,
Battle of Little Rock,
Red River Campaign,
Battle of Jenkins Ferry,
Price's Missouri Raid,
Battle of Fort Davidson,
Fourth Battle of Boonville,
Battle of Glasgow,
Battle of Sedalia,
Second Battle of Lexington,
Battle of Little Blue River,
Second Battle of Independence,
Battle of Byram's Ford,
Battle of Westport,
Battle of Marais des Cygnes,
Battle of Mine Creek,
Battle of Marmiton River,
Second Battle of Newtonia

Template:Infobox Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments

The 30th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. This Regiment was also called the 5th Arkansas Cavalry, the 5th Trans-Mississippi Regiment or 39th Regiment after April, 1863.[1] There were two regiments officially designated as the 30th Arkansas Infantry. The other 30th Arkansas served east of the Mississippi River, was redesignated as the 25th Arkansas Infantry. This regiment was converted to mounted infantry for Price's Missouri Expedition in 1864 and was know as Rogan's Arkansas Cavalry.[2][3]

Organization

30th Infantry Regiment was formed on June 18, 1862 with Colonel Archibald J. McNeill was the origional commander. The unit was raised as a mounted infantry or cavalry regiment and was origionally designated as the 5th Arkansas Cavarly.[4] Major General Hindman, in a report of his activities in the Trans-Mississippi Department during the period May 31 to November 3, 1862, dated Richmond, Va., June 19, 1863, said, "The scarcity of supplies now caused great distress. Nearly two months must yet elapse before the new crop would ripen. To lessen the consumption of corn, I found it necessary to dismount four regiments of Texans and three of Arkansians. This produced much dissatisfaction, and there were many desertions in consequence." Colonel McNeill's regiment was one of those which were dismounted. The is little information about the regiment when it was first organized as cavalry.[5]

Colonel Archibald J. McNeill resigned on November 12, 1862; was succeeded by Col. Robert A. Hart, who died of wounds recieved at the Battle of Helena on August 6, 1863; and was succeeded by Col. James W. Rogan.[6] The remaining field officers were Lieutenant Colonels G. W. Baldwin and Paul M. Cobbs; and Majors Martin Dawson and Joseph C. Martin.[1] The unit was origionally a "heavy regiment" composed of fourteen companies from the following counties:[7]

  • Company A - Commanded by Captain Cobb
  • Company B - Commanded by Captain Bisco
  • Company C - Unknown
  • Company D - Unknown
  • Company E - Captain M. J. Clay, Enlisted in Pulaski County, also known as Clay's Cavalry.[8]
  • Company F - Greene Co (Kuykendall's Co)
  • Company G - Unknown
  • Company H - Craighead County
  • Company I - Commanded by Captain James H. McGehee, was transferred to Major Chrisman's Arkansas Cavalry Battlaion and subsequently assigend as Company C of [[1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbin's) |Dobbins’ 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment
  • Company K - Unknown
  • Company L - Green (currently Clay County). Company L was disbanded on September 8, 1862, and its members were distributed among the companies, most of them going to Company A.[9]
  • Company M - Commanded by Captain Hunter, was consoldidated with Captain Bisco's Company B on September 8, 1862.
  • Company N - Unknown
  • Company O - Unknown

Battles

The 30th Arkansas initially served in Brigadier General Dandridge McRae's and then Brigadier General John Selden Roane's Brigade. Reassigned to Brigadier General James Camp Tappan's Brigade under Major General Sterling Price in April, 1863, the regiment fought in the Battle of Helena. The 30th Arkansas suffered a total of 102 casualties at Helena. The regiment's Colonel, Major and Adjutant were all mortally wounded in the engagement.

The unit was present in the defense of Little Rock on September 10, 1863 and then retreated with Genral Price into southwestern Arkansas, where the regiment was consolidated with the 32nd Arkansas in December, 1863.[10]

The 30th fought throughout the Camden Expedition and at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry on April 30, 1864. Later the unit was reorganized and mounted, Consolidated again with Hardy's Arkansas Infantry Regiment in April, 1864 and moved with General Sterling Price on his raid on Missouri. The 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment took part in the following battles:[1]

Colonel Robert A. Hart 30th Arkansas
Colonel Robert A. Hart 30th Arkansas
Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862,
Battle of Helena, Arkansas July 4, 1863
Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863
Red River Campaign, Arkansas March–May, 1864
Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas April 30, 1864
Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September–October, 1864
Battle of Fort Davidson, Missouri, September 27, 1864
Fourth Battle of Boonville, Missouri, October 11, 1864
Battle of Glasgow, Missouri, October 15, 1864
Battle of Sedalia, Missouri, October 15, 1864
Second Battle of Lexington, Missouri, October 19, 1864
Battle of Little Blue River, Missouri, October 21, 1864
Second Battle of Independence, Missouri, October 21–22, 1864
Battle of Byram's Ford, Missouri, October 22–23, 1864
Battle of Westport, Missouri, October 23, 1864
Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Linn County, Kansas, October 25, 1864
Battle of Mine Creek, Missouri, October 25, 1864
Battle of Marmiton River, Missouri, October 25, 1864
Second Battle of Newtonia, Missouri, October 28, 1864

Surrender

This regiment remained in service in southwestern Arkansas until surrendered with Major General Kirby Smith's army of the Trans-Mississippi, on May 26, 1865.

Bibliography

Shea, William L. Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8078-3315-5

Hess. Earl J.; Shea, William L.; Piston, William G.; Hatcher, Richard W.: Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove: A Battlefield Guide, with a Section on Wire Road, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. Bison Books 2006, ISBN 978-0-8032-7366-5

Bears, Edwin C. “The Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863.” Arkansas Historical Quarterly 20 (Autumn 1961): 256–297.

Christ, Mark K. Civil War Arkansas, 1863: The Battle for a State. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010.

Christ, Mark K., ed. Rugged and Sublime: The Civil War in Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1994.

Christ, Mark K. “‘We Were Badly Whipped’: A Confederate Account of the Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863.” Arkansas Historical Quarterly 69 (Spring 2010): 44–53.

Schieffler, George David. “Too Little, Too Late to Save Vicksburg: The Battle of Helena, Arkansas, July 4, 1863.” MA thesis, University of Arkansas, 2005

References

  1. ^ a b c National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 30th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Itinerary of Price's Army", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 8 July 2004, Accessed 5 December 2011, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=7843
  3. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 4, Correspondence, Etc., Book, 1893; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145061 : accessed February 14, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  4. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 13 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069
  5. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2069
  6. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2048
  7. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., 30TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/30index.htm
  8. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Clay's Co. Arkansas cavalry " Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 14 April 2005, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=10043
  9. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Pressley Huckabay" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 22 August 2004, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=8226
  10. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Col John McNeil" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 3 September 2002, Accessed 6 March 2012, http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/archive_index.cgi?noframes;read=2048

See also

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