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2nd Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
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Active1861 to 1865
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The 2nd Arkansas Infantry (Est. June, 1861) was an army regiment of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Organization

The regiment was first formed in Helena, Arkansas through the efforts of Thomas Carmichael Hindman who had only recently resigned from the United States Congress due to the Arkansas secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America. Initially organized with ten companies from eastern and central Arkansas, the unit was briefly expanded to a 22-company organization called the “Hindman Legion” – consisting of the 2nd Regiment Arkansas Infantry, 1st (Marmaduke’s) Arkansas Infantry Battalion, 6th (Phifer’s) Arkansas Cavalry Battalion, and the Warren Light Artillery (Swett’s Mississippi Battery). The Legion was subsequently broken up, and the component units resumed their original organization.[1] The regiment itself was initially commanded by lieutenant colonel J.W. Bacoge. However Lt. Col. Bacoge resigned shortly after his appointment and through most of its existence the regiment was commanded by Lt. Col. Elbridge Brasher.[2]

The Regiment was composed primarily of Soldiers from the following counties:[3]

Colonel Thomas C. Hindman
  • Company A, of Phillips County commanded by Captain T.C. Anderson:[4],
  • Company B, of Phillips County, commanded by Captain John Kane.[5]
  • Company C (old), of Phillips County. [6]
  • Company C, of Phillips County commanded by Captain John J. Foreman.[7]
  • Company C (new), of Phillips County.[8]
  • Company D, of Phillips County, commanded by James E. Richards.[9]
  • Company E, of Phillips County.[10]
  • Company E (old), of Phillips County, commanded by Barton Y. Truner.[11]
  • Company E (new), of Transfers from 11th Arkansas Infantry.[12][13]
  • Company F, of Phillips County, orgionally commanded by Daniel C. Govan,[14] later commanded by Captain Richard S. Boyd.[15]
  • Company G, of Bradley County, commanded by Captain William D. Mackey.[16]
  • Company H, the "Southern Guards", of Jefferson County, commanded by Captain Joseph W. Bocage.[17][18]
  • Company I, of Bradley County, commanded by W.J. McKinney.[19]
  • Company K, of Saline County, commanded by Captain M.D Brown.[20]

As a result of losses in the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862), Companies C and E were disbanded and consolidated with other companies. A new Company C was recruited from Marianna, Arkansas and a new Company E was formed from members of the 11th Arkansas Infantry Regiment who had escaped capture at the fall of Island No. 10. The 2nd Arkansas Infantry was part of Cleburne’s Division in the Confederate Army of Tennessee for much of the war. Two of the regiment’s officers, Thomas C. Hindman and Daniel C. Govan, were promoted to general. Hindman would later be wounded in action and receive a promotion to major general, ending the war as Arkansas' highest ranking officer.

Battles

The regiment was first posted near Memphis, Tennessee but within a months time it was moved to Camp Hardee in Arkansas. The regiment spent most of the war in the Army of Tennessee.[2] The unit was ordered east of the Mississippi River and fought in the Battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and Perryville. It then was assigned to Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. In September, 1863, the 2nd was united with the 15th (Cleburne's-Polk's-Josey's) Regiment, and in December, the 24th joined the consolidated unit. It participated in the many campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, moved from Hood into Tennessee, and ended the war in North Carolina. This regiment was organized with 742 officers and men, and lost 15 killed, 94 wounded, and 9 missing at Murfreesboro. The 2nd/15th/24th totalled 295 men and 202 arms in December 1863. At the Battle of Atlanta only the 2nd and 24th were united and this command sustained 130 casualties.[21]

The 2nd Arkansas Infantry took part in the following engagements:[22]

Daniel Chevilette Govan, began his service by raising a Volunteer Company in Phillips County, Arkansas, he would eventually command a Brigade under General Patrick Cleburne, Army of Tennessee
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.[23]
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 Peachtree 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

During the Battle of Chickamauga they were coupled with the 15th Arkansas Infantry due to both units having suffered heavy casualties.[22]

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 Confederate Infantry Regiment as the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry on April 9, 1865.[24] On April 26, 1865 the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment was present with the Army of Tennessee when it surrendered in Greensboro, North Carolina.[25] [26][27]

See also

References

  1. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "THE HISTORY OF THE 2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinf__hist.html
  2. ^ a b History - Arkansas Troops
  3. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "THE HISTORY OF THE 2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinf__hist.html
  4. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY A", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoa.html
  5. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcob.html
  6. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY C (OLD)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoc_old.html
  7. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY C", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoc.html
  8. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY C(new)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoc_new.html
  9. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY D", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcod.html
  10. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY E", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoe.html
  11. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY E(old)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoe_old.html
  12. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY E(new)", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoe_new.html
  13. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "THE HISTORY OF THE 2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinf__hist.html
  14. ^ Col. John M. Harrell, "Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States", Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas Clement Anselm Evans, Ed., Page 309, Accessed 21 July 2011, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2001.05.0254%3Achapter%3D11%3Apage%3D292
  15. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY F", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcof.html
  16. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY G", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcog.html
  17. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY H", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoh.html
  18. ^ Arkansas Military Department Records, Spanish American War, List of Commissioned Officers of the Militia 1827–1862, Arkansas History Commission, Microfilm Roll 38-8
  19. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY I", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcoi.html
  20. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY K", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 5 November 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinfcok.html
  21. ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  22. ^ a b Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, THE HISTORY OF THE 2D ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Accessed 3 January 2010. http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/2dinf__hist.html
  23. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 20, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1887; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154629 : accessed February 06, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  24. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 93.
  25. ^ 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
  26. ^ 2nd Arkansas Infantry Battalion
  27. ^ James River Publications - Arkansas Regiments cox.net/jreb/civilwar.htm
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