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Still other escapees of the 12th Arkansas were consolidated with the 14th and 23rd Arkansas regiments on Sept 10, 1862 at Saltillo, MS, to form the 12th/14th/23rd Arkansas consolidated regiment. Prisoners of the 12th Arkansas were delivered to Vicksburg on or about September 16, and/or Sept 23, 1862. The regiment was then reorganized by the election of new officers on October 2, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi. The [[11th Arkansas Infantry Regiment|11th Arkansas]]and 12th Arkansas regiments were consolidated after release.<ref>Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" |
Still other escapees of the 12th Arkansas were consolidated with the 14th and 23rd Arkansas regiments on Sept 10, 1862 at Saltillo, MS, to form the 12th/14th/23rd Arkansas consolidated regiment. Prisoners of the 12th Arkansas were delivered to Vicksburg on or about September 16, and/or Sept 23, 1862. The regiment was then reorganized by the election of new officers on October 2, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi. The [[11th Arkansas Infantry Regiment|11th Arkansas]]and 12th Arkansas regiments were consolidated after release.<ref>Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" 1890,</ref> |
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Because Col. Gantt was confined as a prisoner at Fort Warren, when the 12th Ark was exchanged & reorganized at Jackson, Reid, was elect to the Colonecy. The other regimental officers elected at the reorganization were:<ref>Odom, Danny, 12th Arkansas Infantry, Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 4 January 2007, 3:13 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14234</ref> |
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After the fight at Island Number Ten, many of its members refused to return to the comamnd |
After the fight at Island Number Ten, many of its members refused to return to the comamnd. There were too few men to bring the up to effective strength, so the officers were granted leave to return to Arkansas to recruit replacements, while the enlisted men were temporarily attached to the 11th Ark under Col. Logan. , . ,<ref> the The 12th Arkansas participated in the following engagements as a separate regiment:<ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 118.</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:21, 24 August 2011
| 12th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate) | |
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 Arkansas state flag | |
| Active | 1861 to 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | CSA .svg){kind=small} |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 12th Arkansas Infantry (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War.
Organization
12th Infantry Regiment was organized July 27, 1861 by E. W. Gantt. Many of the men were recruited in Dallas County. The field officers were Colonels Edward W. Gantt and T. J. Reid, Jr., Lieutenant Colonels W.D.S. Cook and E.C. Jordan, and Major J. S. Walker. The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:[1]
- Company A, Commanded by Captain J.M. RUFFIN, organized in Clark County, Arkansas.
- Company B, Commanded by Captain G.A. Hale, organized in Clark County, Arkansas.
- Company C, Commanded by Captain H.W.L. Johnson, organized in Ouachita County, Arkansas.
- Company D, Commanded by Captain E. Chandler, organized in Dallas County, Arkansas.
- Company E, Commanded by Captain Thomas Glasgow, organized in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
- Company F, Commanded by Captain J.C. Brewer, organized in Dallas County, Arkansas.
- Company G, Commanded by Captain B. Abernithy, organized in Sevier County, Arkansas.
- Company H, Commanded by Captain A.C. Lovett, organized in Columbia County, Arkansas.
- Company I, Commanded by Captain Mathew Archer, organized in Dallas County, Arkansas.
- Company K, Commanded by Captain Josh B. Davis, organized in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
Battles
It served in the Western Department, and later at Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The 12th had the unfortunate distinction of being captured in two engagements: Battle of Island Number Ten, and the Siege of Port Hudson. The bulk of the 12th Arkansas was captured at Island #10 and sent to prison with the other captured regiments from that post. At the prison camps, they joined with those regiments previously captured at Ft Donelson. As was the case with other regiments, there were escapees from the surrender of Island No. 10, including those in hospital or on detached duty, etc. The members of the 12th Arkansas who avoided capture at Island No. 10, were consolidated into two companies assigned on 16 Jun 1862 as second companies D and F of the 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and returned to the 12th Regt after it was reorganized 2 Oct 1862. Meanwhile, the 6th Arkansas embarked on Bragg's Kentucky campaign, and thus, these two companies were unable to rejoin the exchanged regiment until about December 1862:[2]
Still other escapees of the 12th Arkansas were consolidated with the 14th and 23rd Arkansas regiments on Sept 10, 1862 at Saltillo, MS, to form the 12th/14th/23rd Arkansas consolidated regiment. Prisoners of the 12th Arkansas were delivered to Vicksburg on or about September 16, and/or Sept 23, 1862. The regiment was then reorganized by the election of new officers on October 2, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi. The 11th Arkansasand 12th Arkansas regiments were consolidated after release.[3] The 12th Arkansas was offically "exchange" date of Nov. 10, 1862.[4] Because Col. Gantt was confined as a prisoner at Fort Warren, when the 12th Ark was exchanged & reorganized at Jackson, Reid, was elect to the Colonecy. The other regimental officers elected at the reorganization were:[5]
- Lt. Col. Ed Jordan,
- Maj Walker,
- Adjutant Hemingway,
- Quartermaster Jonas
The company commanders elected in this new organization were:[6]
- Company A, Cpt. Stewart;
- Company B, Cpt Donnell;
- Company C, Cpt. Johnson;
- Company D, Cpt. Linzee;
- Company E, Cpt.Glasgow,
- Company F, Cpt.Bowen;
- Company G, Cpt. Doggett;
- Company H, Cpt. J.E. Inge;
- Company I, Cpt.Archer;
- Company K, Cpt.Davis
After the fight at Island Number Ten, many of its members refused to return to the comamnd. There were too few men to bring the regiment up to effective strength, so the officers were granted leave to return to Arkansas to recruit replacements, while the enlisted men were temporarily attached to the 11th Ark under Col. Logan..[7] When the officers returned to the regt, the added recruits brought the regt's strength up to approximately 300 men in the ranks. The 12th Arkansas participated in the following engagements as a separate regiment:[8]
Following the capitulation of Port Hudson, the men were exchanged, but the officers were sent to Johnson's Island. The survivors of the regiment were consolidated with the remains of several other regiments surrendered at that place or at the Siege of Vicksburg and formed into the 2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment.[9]
Surrender
The 2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry was surrendered with the Department of the Trans-Mississippi by General Kirby Smith on May 26, 1865.
See also
- 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
References
- ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "12th Arkansas Infantry", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/12inff&s.html
- ^ Odom, Danny, 12th Arkansas Infantry, Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 4 January 2007, 3:13 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14234
- ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/pictorialhistory00hemp#page/406/mode/2up Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" St. Louis and New York, N. D. Thompson publishing company, 1890, Call number: 9197481, Page 406,
- ^ Odom, Danny, 12th Arkansas Infantry, Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 4 January 2007, 3:13 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14234
- ^ Odom, Danny, 12th Arkansas Infantry, Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 4 January 2007, 3:13 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14234
- ^ Odom, Danny, 12th Arkansas Infantry, Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 4 January 2007, 3:13 pm, Accessed 25 July 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=14234
- ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/pictorialhistory00hemp#page/406/mode/2up Hempstead, Fay, "A Pictorial History of Arkansas" St. Louis and New York, N. D. Thompson publishing company, 1890, Call number: 9197481, Page 406,
- ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 118.
- ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 12th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Accessed 27 January 2011
External links
- 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
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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