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3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (other)
3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment may refer to: *3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) *3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Union) See also *3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (other) *3rd Arkansas Field Battery The 3rd Arkansas Field Battery (1860–1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery from Pulaski County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. The battery is also known as the Totten Light Artillery, Pulaski Light Artillery, the Weaver Li ... * 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)
The 3d Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army Cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. At the outbreak of hostilities between the north and south, Arkansas began raising troops to serve in the Confederate Army. The state raised some 48 infantry regiments, along with several cavalry regiments and artillery batteries. The 3rd Arkansas Cavalry was first organized in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 10, 1861, by former senator and soldier Solon Borland. Borland, who was at the time serving as a state militia commander for Northern Arkansas, was initially named a Colonel of the regiment. However, that post was "elected" by the members of the regiment, and Borland was not reelected in May 1861. On July 27, 1861, the regiment was mustered into the Confederate Army for one years service which they later extended, and sent to Corinth, Mississippi, but without Borland. Borland by this time had been replaced by Colonel Samuel G. Earle. The regiment was placed unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Union)
The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry (1864–1865) was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Arkansas joined the Confederate States of America in 1861, not all of its citizens supported secession. Arkansas formed 11 regiments that served in the Union Army. Organization The 3rd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry regiment was formed in October 1863 in Little Rock, Arkansas and was officially mustered in on February 10, 1864. Parts of the regiment originated from the Arkansas River Valley, with a company each from Lewisburg, Arkansas, and Yell County, Arkansas.The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, Third Arkansas Cavalry (US), Accessed 3 September 2013, http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7398 Attached to Post of Little Rock, Ark., 7th Army Corps, Dept. Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (other)
3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Confederate) * 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Union), a Union regiment that failed to complete organization * 3rd Arkansas Colored Infantry Regiment, a Union regiment * 3rd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment The 3rd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry (1864–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment is separate from and has no connection with the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment which served in the Confedera ..., a Confederate regiment * 3rd Regiment, Arkansas State Troops, a unit of the Provisional Army of Arkansas See also * 3rd Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (other) * 3rd Arkansas Field Battery * 3rd Arkansas Light Artillery {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Arkansas Field Battery
The 3rd Arkansas Field Battery (1860–1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery from Pulaski County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. The battery is also known as the Totten Light Artillery, Pulaski Light Artillery, the Weaver Light Artillery, Woodruff's Battery, and Marshall's Battery. The battery originated as a pre-war Militia company, initially enrolled in state service. After the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the battery was released from state service and eventually reorganized for Confederate Service. The battery provided the initial training for the leaders of numerous other Arkansas artillery batteries during the Civil War. The battery spent its entire service in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi. Organization The Pulaski Light Artillery was organized at Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, in December 1860. This was a time when sectional strife between the Deep South and the northern states caused the young men in many southern cities to form mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
