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15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Johnson's)
The 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was the designation of several units of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A .... They were: * 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Josey's), formed May 1861 as Cleburne's Regt. Became Josey's Regt in December 1862, served until April 1865 * 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Johnson's), formed January 1862 as Gee's Regiment. Finished at Ft Donelson February 1862. Reformed as Johnson's Regt, finished at Port Hudson July 1863 * 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, formed July 1861 as MacRae's Regt. Finished at Vicksburg July 1863 {{mil-unit-dis Military units and formations disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the newly chosen Confederate States president, Jefferson Davis (1808–1889). Davis was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, on the Hudson River at West Point, New York, and colonel of a volunteer regiment during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He had also been a United States senator from Mississippi and served as U.S. Secretary of War under 14th president Franklin Pierce. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of America, Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by U.S. state, states that had Secession in the United States, seceded from the Union. The Origins of the American Civil War, central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether Slavery in the United States, slavery should be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prohibited from doing so, which many believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Decades of controversy over slavery came to a head when Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 presidential election. Seven Southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Josey's)
The 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment or Josey's Arkansas Infantry Regiment (also known as "Polk's regiment" or "Cleburne's regiment") was an infantry formation in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was organized in May 1861 under the command of Colonel Patrick Cleburne. It served throughout the war in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, western theater, seeing action in the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia campaigns. Following its depletion in numbers the regiment was consolidated several times with other Arkansas regiments, finally merging in 1865 into the 1st Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment. There were two other regiments which also received the designation of "15th Arkansas". The 21st (McRae's) Arkansas Infantry was redesignated 15th Arkansas in February 1863, but to avoid confusion, was normally referred to as the 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, "Northwest regiment". This second "15th Arkansas" was surrendere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Johnson's)
The 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was the designation of several units of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A .... They were: * 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Josey's), formed May 1861 as Cleburne's Regt. Became Josey's Regt in December 1862, served until April 1865 * 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Johnson's), formed January 1862 as Gee's Regiment. Finished at Ft Donelson February 1862. Reformed as Johnson's Regt, finished at Port Hudson July 1863 * 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, formed July 1861 as MacRae's Regt. Finished at Vicksburg July 1863 {{mil-unit-dis Military units and formations disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units
This is a list of Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, or military units from the state of Arkansas which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The list of Union units is shown separately. Like most states, Arkansas possessed a prewar Militia organization, which consisted of seventy one regiments, organized into eight brigades, and divided into two divisions. In addition to its standard militia regiment or regiments, each county was authorized to create up to four Volunteer Militia Companies. While none of the prewar militia regiments were enrolled into Confederate service, many of the existing Volunteer Militia Companies were enrolled into new volunteer regiments. Other new Volunteer Companies were raised with no connection to the prewar militia. Immediately following secession, the State Military Board began organizing regiments of State Troops. Many of these regiments were eventually transferred into Confederate Service. Some Volunteer Regiments were orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment
The 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Northwest Arkansas, Northwest regiment", was an Line infantry, infantry formation of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was originally formed as the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion. After receiving the requisite ten companies, the battaltion was redesignated as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Upon discovery that there was already another "21st Arkansas," the Northwest Regiment was again redesignated as the 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. This was the third Arkansas regiment to bear the designation "15th Arkansas." The others are Johnson's and 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Josey's), Josey's Arkansas infantry regiments. Members of the Northwest Regiment fought both west and east of the Mississippi River before participating in the Vicksburg campaign, surrendering at Vicksburg, Mississippi, Vicksburg in July 1863. After being paroled and exchanged, the regiment was consolidated with other state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
