35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

The 35th Arkansas Infantry (1862–1865) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. Having gone through multiple prior reorganizations, it had previously been known as the 17th (Griffiths) Arkansas Infantry Regiment, the 35th Arkansas, and the 22nd Arkansas.[1]

Main article: 22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment
35th Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
Active1862–1865
CountryConfederate States of America
AllegianceCSA Dixie
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Pea Ridge

Battle of Prairie Grove

Battle of Helena

Red River Campaign,

Battle of Pleasant Hill,
Battle of Jenkins Ferry,
Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments
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Organization

35th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 and later redesignated as the 22nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment.[2] It was organized from remnants of the 17th (Griffiths) Arkansas Infantry Regiment and former Militia members who enlisted in the summer of 1862. It was also known as the 1st (Rector's War Regiment) Arkansas Infantry. The unit was placed in Fagan's and A. T. Hawthorne's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department.[3] Its commanding officers were Colonels Frank Rector, James P. King and Henry J. McCord, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Wallace, and Majors John J. Dillard and Mark T. Tatum.[2]

Service

Under the command of Colonel James P. King, the 35th Arkansas fought at the Battle of Bayou Fourche and the Battle of Helena where it reported 75 casualties. Later, under the command of Colonel Henry J. McCord, the unit saw action at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.[2]

See also

References
  1. Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas Facts on File, 1992, ISBN 978-0-8160-2288-5, page 69 and 101
  2. National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 35th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. United States. War Dept. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 4, Correspondence, Etc., Book, 1893; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145061 : accessed February 14, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
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