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| 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery (Confederate) | |
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| Active | 1861 to 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States of America |
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| Branch | Artillery |
The 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery (1861-1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery during the American Civil War.
Organization
The Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, on June 15, 1861.[1] Most of the original members of the battery were from Jackson county, but there were men from neighboring Craighead, Independence, Lawrence, White and present-day Woodruff counties who also joined the battery at Jacksonport. Although officially named the Jackson Light Artillery, it was the practice in the Confederate army to refer to a battery by the name of its current commander; thus, it is variously indentified in most contemporary records as McCown’s Battery, Hubbard’s Battery, and Thrall’s Battery. In the “Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Arkansas,” the service records of these men are carried under “Thrall’s Battery,” Roll 42.[2]
At the battery’s organization, George W. McCown was elected captain, James C. Thrall was elected first lieutenant, George T. Hubbard was elected second lieutenant, and Robert S. Anderson was elected third lieutenant..[3] The battery marched to Pitman’s Ferry, near Pocahontas in Randolph county, where it enlisted in the Confederate service on July 25, 1861. A week earlier, on July 17, Captain McCown had resigned and returned to Jacksonport. Lieutenant Hubbard was elected captain in his place. [4]
A total of 165 men served in this unit from June 15, 1861, to May 11, 1865. A remarkable number of original members served with the battery through the entire. The battery had one of the lowest desertion rates in the Confederate army. Even among the large number of conscripts who joined the battery in 1863 there are relatively few deserters. From all contemporary accounts, it seems that the Jackson Light Artillery enjoyed competent leadership and high morale throughout the war.[5]
Battles
Along with the other Arkansas troops gathered at Pitman’s Ferry, the Jackson Light Artillery was sent east of the Mississippi River, and spent the rest of the war there, fighting in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. James C. Thrall succeeded Captain Hubbard as battery commander on May 12, 1862, and remained in command until the end.[6] The Jackson Light Artillery was involved in the following battles:[7]
- Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6-7, 1862.
- Siege of Corinth, April to June 1862.
Surrender
The Jackson Light Artillery was among the last of the Confederate troops east of the Mississippi to surrender. The Jackson Light Artillery aided in the defense of Mobile and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The battery spiked their guns and surrendered at Meridian, Mississippi, May 11, 1865.[8]
References
- ^ Watson, Lady Elizabeth, Fight and Survive!: a history of Jackson County, Arkansas, in the Civil War, Jackson County Historical Society, 1996, Page 9
- ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, Thrall's Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery, Accessed Jan 14, 2011, http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
- ^ Watson, Lady Elizabeth, Fight and Survive!: a history of Jackson County, Arkansas, in the Civil War, Jackson County Historical Society, 1996, Page 9
- ^ Howerton, Bryan R., "Jackson Light Artillery (Thrall’s Battery)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/jackson.html
- ^ Howerton, Bryan R., "Jackson Light Artillery (Thrall’s Battery)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/jackson.html
- ^ Howerton, Bryan R., "Jackson Light Artillery (Thrall’s Battery)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/jackson.html
- ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 118.
- ^ Howerton, Bryan R., "Jackson Light Artillery (Thrall’s Battery)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/jackson.html
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
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
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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