The 4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was a
cavalry regiment
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of the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, 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 ...
from the state of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. The regiment was designated at various times as Carroll's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, Thompson's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, and Gordon's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry. During the same time it was also known as 1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, 9th Regiment Arkansas Cavalry and the 11th Regiment Arkansas Cavalry.
Organization
The 4th Arkansas Cavalry was mustered into Confederate service at Camp Massard, Arkansas, on July 11, 1862, for three years or the war.
[Howerton, Bryan R., "Re: 4th Regiment AR Cavalry", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 23 July 2005, Accessed 8 February 2011, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?read=10575 ] The unit was composed of volunteer companies from the following counties:
* Company A, of Madison County
* Company B, Originally commanded by Captain (later Colonel) Anderson Gordon, from Conway County, enlisted at Lewisburg, Arkansas, on June 14, 1862.
* Company C, of Yell County
* Company D, of Johnson County
* Company E, of Pope County
* Company F, of Washington County
* Company G, of Benton County
* Company H, of Benton County (Contains many former members of the 10th Regiment Arkansas Militia)
* Company I, of Sebastian County
* Company K, of Franklin County
Service
4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment served in General Cabell's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and took an active part in the
Camden Expedition
The Camden Expedition (March 23 – May 3, 1864) was the final campaign conducted by the Union Army in Arkansas during the Civil War. The offensive was designed to cooperate with Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks' movement against Shrevepo ...
and during the
Battle of Marks' Mills
The Battle of Marks' Mills (April 25, 1864), also known as the Action at Marks’ Mills, was fought in present-day Cleveland County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Confederate Brigadier-General James F. Fagan, having made a forced m ...
, twenty-one percent of the 117 engaged were disabled.
Later it participated in
Price's Missouri Expedition
Price's Missouri Expedition (August 29 – December 2, 1864), also known as Price's Raid or Price's Missouri Raid, was an unsuccessful Confederate cavalry raid through Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the Ame ...
and reported 106 casualties.
The unit participated in the following engagements:
*Devil’s Backbone, AR 1 Sep 1863
*Pine Bluff, AR 25 Oct 1863
*Camden Expedition March–May 1864
**Elkin’s Ferry, AR 3 Apr 1864
**Near Prairie D’Ane, AR 8 Apr 1864
**Prairie D’Ane, AR 9–12 April 1864
**Poison Springs, AR 18 April 1864
**Camden, AR 20 Apr 1864
**Marks' Mill, AR 25 April 1864 (4 k, 15 w)
*Dardanelle, AR 16 May 1864
*Pine Bluff, AR 30 July 1864
*Price's Missouri Raid September–October 1864
**Lewisburg, AR 7 September 1864
**Glass Village, AR 8 September 1864
**Arcadia, MO 27 September 1864
**Pilot Knob, MO 27 September 1864
**Franklin, MO 1 October 1864
**Moreau Bottom, MO 7 October 1864
**California, MO 9 October 1864
**Booneville, MO 11–12 October 1864
**Lexington, MO 18 October 1864
**Little Blue River, MO 21 October 1864
**Independence, MO 22 October 1864
**Westport, MO 23 October 1864
**Marais des Cygnes, KS 25 October 1864
*Fayetteville, AR 2 November 1864
Surrender
During the spring of 1865 the 4th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment disbanded.
See also
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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 ...
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Arkansas in the American Civil War
During the American Civil War, Arkansas was a Confederate state, though it had initially voted to remain in the Union. Following the capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Abraham Lincoln called for troops from every Union state to put dow ...
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Arkansas Militia in the Civil War
The units of the Arkansas Militia in the Civil War to which the current Arkansas National Guard has a connection include the Arkansas State Militia, Home Guard, and State Troop regiments raised by the State of Arkansas. Like most of the United ...
References
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External links
Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home PageEncyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110718122909/http://arkansascivilwar.com/ The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas{{American Civil War , expanded=CTCBS
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Arkansas
1865 disestablishments in Arkansas
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Military units and formations in Arkansas
Military in Arkansas
1861 establishments in Arkansas
Military units and formations established in 1861