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The regiment was transferred to Bowling Green, Kentucky, then fought at Perryville. It was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, and consolidated with the 13th Arkansas Regiment from August 1863 to April 9, 1865. The unit participated in the campaigns of the [[Army of Tennessee]] from [[Murfreesboro]] to [[Nashville]], then saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 722 officers and men and lost forty-two percent of the 336 at Murfreesboro. The 5th/13th lost forty-five percent of the 450 engaged at Chickamauga, had 21 men disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 321 men and 222 arms in December, 1863, and reported 112 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta.<ref name="nps"/>
The regiment to Bowling Green, Kentucky then at Perryville. It was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, and consolidated with the 13th Arkansas Regiment from August 1863 to April 9, 1865. The unit participated in the campaigns of the [[Army of Tennessee]] from [[Murfreesboro]] to [[Nashville]], then saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 722 officers and men and lost forty-two percent of the 336 at Murfreesboro. The 5th/13th lost forty-five percent of the 450 engaged at Chickamauga, had 21 men disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 321 men and 222 arms in December, 1863, and reported 112 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta.<ref name="nps"/>


The regiment took part in the [[Second Battle of Corinth]], the [[Battle of Chickamauga]], the [[Battle of Richmond]], the [[Battle of Stone's River]], the [[Siege of Chattanooga]], the [[Atlanta Campaign]], the second [[Battle of Franklin (II)|Battle of Franklin]], and their final [[Battle of Bentonville]]. They would also take part in numerous small [[skirmish]]es. [[Colonel]] John E. Murray, was [[killed in action]] during the Atlanta Campaign, and [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] William T. Jones would be awarded the [[Confederate Medal of Honor]] for valor during that same campaign.<ref name="confederate"/>[[File:David C. Cross.jpg|thumb|right|Colonel David C. Cross was the first commander of the 5th Arkansas]]
The regiment took part in the [[Second Battle of Corinth]], the [[Battle of Chickamauga]], the [[Battle of Richmond]], the [[Battle of Stone's River]], the [[Siege of Chattanooga]], the [[Atlanta Campaign]], the second [[Battle of Franklin (II)|Battle of Franklin]], and their final [[Battle of Bentonville]]. They would also take part in numerous small [[skirmish]]es. [[Colonel]] John E. Murray, was [[killed in action]] during the Atlanta Campaign, and [[Captain (United States)|Captain]] William T. Jones would be awarded the [[Confederate Medal of Honor]] for valor during that same campaign.<ref name="confederate"/>[[File:David C. Cross.jpg|thumb|right|Colonel David C. Cross was the first commander of the 5th Arkansas]]

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5th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
Arkansas state flag
Active1861–1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceConfederate States of America
BranchArkansas
Typeinfantry
Part ofColonel John E. Murray†
EngagementsSecond Battle of Corinth, Battle of Richmond, Battle of Stone's River, Battle of Chickamauga, Atlanta Campaign, Siege of Chattanooga, Second Battle of Franklin, and the Battle of Bentonville
Battle honoursSouthern Cross of Honor awarded to Captain William T. Jones [1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Colonel John E. Murray†

Template:Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments

The 5th Arkansas Infantry, also called the Fighting Fifth (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment organized in Arkansas to serve for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Organization

This regiment was organized for one year in state service at Gainesville, Greene County, Arkansas on June 28, 1861 and was transferred to Confederate service on July 27, 1861 at Pocahontas, Arkansas. Reorganized for the war at Corinth, Mississippi on May 12, 1862.[2] The field officers were David C. Cross, Lucius Featherston, Peter V. Green, and J. E. Murray; Lieutenant Colonels E. A. Howell and B. F. Sweeney; and Majors T. W. Ellsberry and Riddick Pope. The regiment would spend the duration of the war in the service of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, fighting in the western theater. The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:

  • Company A, Commanded by Captain S.L. Miller, organized at Pineville, Poinsett County, Arkansas on 15 July 1861.[3]
  • Company B, Commanded by Captain Lawrence R.Frisk, organized at Wittsburg, Arkansas on June 12, 1861.[4]
  • Company C, Commanded by Captain Henry C. Fisher, organized at Warren, Arkansas on May 14, 1862.[5]
  • Company D, Commanded by Captain W.G. Bohaning, organized at Wittsburg, Arkansas on July 13, 1861.[4]
  • Company E, Commanded by Captain W.C. Rayburn, organized at Gainesville , Arkansas on June 26, 1861.[4]
  • Company F, Commanded by Captain G.F. Smith, organized at Wittsburg, Arkansas on June 12, 1861.[6]
  • Company G, the "Brownsville Rifles", Commanded by Captain R.S. Gantt, organized at Brownsville, Arkansas on May 31, 1861.[7]
  • Company H, Commanded by Captain John L. Kuykendoll, organized at Gainesville, Arkansas on September 28, 1861.[8]
  • Company I, Commanded by Captain B.H. Cozart, organized at Brownsville, Arkansas on June 14, 1861.[9]
  • Company K, Commanded by Captain Augustus B., Washington, organized at Wittsburg, Arkansas on June 13, 1861.[10]
  • Unlettered Company, Commanded by Captain Poindexter Dunn.[11]

Battles

The regiment moved with the rest of General Hardee's Brigade to Bowling Green, Kentucky and then retreated through western Tennessee to nothern Mississippi. At the time the Battle at Shiloh took place, the 5th Arkansas was on picket duty along the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, about 7 miles north and west of Corinth. Colonel David C. Cross pleaded with Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston to permit the 5th Arkansas to take part in the movement towards Shiloh, but Johnston replied that "the post of duty was the post of honor," and kept the 5th Arkansas on picket duty.[12] When General Braxton Bragg led the Army of Tennessee on the Kentucky Campaign, the 5th became engaged in the Battle of Perryville. It was assigned to General Liddell's and Govan's Brigade, and consolidated with the 13th Arkansas Regiment from August 1863 to April 9, 1865. The unit participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Nashville, then saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 722 officers and men and lost forty-two percent of the 336 at Murfreesboro. The 5th/13th lost forty-five percent of the 450 engaged at Chickamauga, had 21 men disabled at Ringgold Gap, totalled 321 men and 222 arms in December, 1863, and reported 112 casualties at the Battle of Atlanta.[13]

The regiment took part in the Second Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Chickamauga, the Battle of Richmond, the Battle of Stone's River, the Siege of Chattanooga, the Atlanta Campaign, the second Battle of Franklin, and their final Battle of Bentonville. They would also take part in numerous small skirmishes. Colonel John E. Murray, was killed in action during the Atlanta Campaign, and Captain William T. Jones would be awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor for valor during that same campaign.[14]

Colonel David C. Cross was the first commander of the 5th Arkansas

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.[16] On April 26, 1865 the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment was present with the Army of Tennessee when it surrendered in Greensboro, North Carolina.[17]

Biblography

Barnhill, Floyd R., Sr. with Calvin L. Collier. The Fighting Fifth: Pat Cleburne's Cutting Edge, The Fifth Arkansas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. (Jonesboro, AR: The Authors, 1990).

References

  1. ^ 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, Page 974; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154629 : accessed February 07, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  2. ^ UPTON, EMORY, Bvt. Maj. Gen., United States Army; "THE MILITARY POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES" WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1912, Page 471, Congressional edition, Volume 6164, Google Books, Accessed 4 November 2011, http://books.google.com/books?id=2-tGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA471&lpg=PA471&dq=Confederate+conscription+law+reorganization+regiment&source=bl&ots=7ptDBF0n2D&sig=-K_6PQoHglmh_SOzuobv_JyNWUw&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Confederate%20conscription%20law%20reorganization%20regiment&f=false
  3. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY A,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcoa.html
  4. ^ a b c Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY B,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcob.html Cite error: The named reference "couchgenweb1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY C,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcoc.html
  6. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY F,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcof.html
  7. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY G,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcog.html
  8. ^ Gerdes, Edward H., "COMPANY B,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcoh.html
  9. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY I,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcoi.html
  10. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "COMPANY K,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infcok.html
  11. ^ Gerdes, Edward G., "UNLETTERED COMPANY,5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT" Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 30 January 2011, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/5infno.html
  12. ^ Yeary, Mamie. Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray 1861-1865 [1912]
  13. ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 5th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  14. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 79.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 93.
  17. ^ 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA

See also

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