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Duty at Fayetteville, Ark., till April, 1863. Cabell's attack on Fayetteville April 18. March to Springfield, Mo., April 25-May 4, and duty there till July. Newton County June 14. Moved to Cassville July 6. Joined Army of the Frontier at Fort Gibson, C. N., August 17. Pursuit of Cabell to Perryville August 22-26. Perryville August 26. Devil's Back Bone, Back Bone Mountain, Fort Smith, September 1. Capture of Fort Smith September 1, and duty there till March, 1864. Moffatt's Station, Franklin County, September 27, 1863. Mt. Ida November 13. Scout from Waldron to Mt. Ida, Caddo Gap and Dallas December 2-7. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Prairie D'Ann April 9-13. Moscow April 13. Camden April 15-18. Jenkins' Ferry, Saline River, April 30. March to Fort Smith May 1-16. Garrison duty at Fort Smith and escort and duty on the Frontier till August, 1865. Skirmish, Bates Township, November 2, and Newton County, November 15, 1864. |
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Initially the regiment was attached to the [[Army of the Frontier]], under [[Brigadier General]] [[John Schofield]]. They saw minor action in the area of Fayetteville, and later near [[Perryville, Arkansas]], had minor skirmishes with Confederate forces under the command of [[Brigadier General]] [[William Lewis Cabell]]. They were then assigned scout duty in an area that included [[Mount Ida, Arkansas]] down to [[Caddo Gap, Arkansas]]. They were never engaged in any major combat actions, but took part in numerous skirmishes with Arkansas based Confederate forces. |
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==Mustered out of service== |
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The regiment was mustered out on August 10, 1865. |
The regiment was mustered out on August 10, 1865. |
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Revision as of 15:52, 20 September 2013
| 1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry | |
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.svg?lang=en) Flag of the United States, 1865–1867 | |
| Active | March 25, 1863–August 10, 1865 |
| Disbanded | August 10, 1865 |
| Country | .svg?lang=en){kind=small} United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
The 1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (1863–1865) was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Arkansas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, not all of its citizens supported secession. Arkansas formed some 48 infantry regiments to serve in the Confederate Army, but also formed another 11 regiments that served in the Union Army. [1]
Organization
Because it was utterly impossible to form a Union unit in Arkansas in the first two years of the war, most Union supporters traveled elsewhere to join. However, by 1863 Union forces were knocking at the door of Arkansas, and many Arkansans still loyal to the Union flocked to them to join.
The 1st Arkansas Infantry was organized at Fayetteville, Ark., and mustered in March 25, 1863. The 1st Arkansas Infantry was attached to District Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri to December, 1863. The 1st Arkansas was attached to 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, Dept. Missouri, to January, 1864. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Crops, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, District of the Frontier, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to August, 1865.[2]
Service
Duty at Fayetteville, Ark., till April, 1863. Cabell's attack on Fayetteville April 18. March to Springfield, Mo., April 25-May 4, and duty there till July. Newton County June 14. Moved to Cassville July 6. Joined Army of the Frontier at Fort Gibson, C. N., August 17. Pursuit of Cabell to Perryville August 22-26. Perryville August 26. Devil's Back Bone, Back Bone Mountain, Fort Smith, September 1. Capture of Fort Smith September 1, and duty there till March, 1864. Moffatt's Station, Franklin County, September 27, 1863. Mt. Ida November 13. Scout from Waldron to Mt. Ida, Caddo Gap and Dallas December 2-7. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Prairie D'Ann April 9-13. Moscow April 13. Camden April 15-18. Jenkins' Ferry, Saline River, April 30. March to Fort Smith May 1-16. Garrison duty at Fort Smith and escort and duty on the Frontier till August, 1865. Skirmish, Bates Township, November 2, and Newton County, November 15, 1864.
Mustered out of service
The regiment was mustered out on August 10, 1865.
See also
- Book:Arkansas Civil War Union units
- List of United States Colored Troops Civil War Units
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Arkansas in the American Civil War
References
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service
- ^ Report of the adjutant general of Arkansas, for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866. (Washington : Govt. print. off., 1867), by Arkansas. Adjutant-General's Office Accessed 13 September 2013, http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa&cc=moa&sid=95e3f6e828e116b80d4cccd93c806bc1&view=text&rgn=main&idno=ABF1097.0001.001
- ^ Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 999.
Bibliography
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
- Bishop, Albert W. (1867). Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas, for the Period of the Late Rebellion, and to November 1, 1866., (Washington : Govt. print. off., 1867).